Week in Pictures: Winter is Coming

Gradually, quietly, the thick summer jungle is thinning out, bronzing, and revealing the timber beneath its leaves. Could it be true? Winter is coming. It seems a particularly difficult summer to let go of this year, after last year’s drought, which all but strangled the life out of Kruger. The summer months brought relief when the skies finally succumbed to the heat building up in the clouds, and the cracked earth was finally nourished and resuscitated. Months later, the Kruger had blossomed and flourished, and the days were thick with humidity as moisture clung to the earth and baked under the sun.

Now, we are looking around at a landscape of yellowing grass, and falling leaves. Change is once again upon us. The chill in the early morning air is full of winter’s promise of cooler days and nights, while the golden hues developing in our surroundings are warning us of the dry months to come… Just like we do every year, we watch in awe as nature carries on regardless of what we think, feel, or desire. We are here for the show, and this week, we’ve noticed winter is entering as the next Act.

nThambo Tree Camp, Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger