Life Wonderings of a Nature Lover: November 2020 Sitamani Country Diary
December 3, 2020
November has been a gloriously wet and verdant month, we’ve recorded rain on 22 days of the 30, a total of 196,5mm. The hillside is green with a wealth of flowers. The only flowering plant that doesn’t seem to enjoy the wet, cool conditions are the orchids, only one seen this November. The coolest temperature was on the 19th at 8C and the warmest 33.5C on the 8th. Most days were overcast and often misty.
Here are some of the wonderful flora and fauna seen during the month.
Monday 2
Tuesday 3
Although the light was poor, I couldn’t resist taking these late afternoon photos
Saturday 14
Monday 16
I was so excited to see that an Ochna arborea had self-seeded in the little indigenous shrubbery I planted. Normally I’ve seen these beautiful, slender trees with beautiful ‘dappled’ bark in the mountains, their distinctive red and grey green, turning to black, seeds sparkling in the green foliage.
Tuesday 17
Monday 23
Although I didn’t manage to take a photo, as we were having early morning coffee a russet orange Slender Mongoose, with a black tipped tail, darted across the lawn into the longer grass, so lovely!
Thursday 26
Friday 27
As I was wandering through the grasses I disturbed a Common Reedbuck. He stood up, watched me, then cavorted, before settling to observe me once again.
Saturday 28
The most gorgeous dawn
Monday 30
To round off the month, the sky was filled with vibrant colour in the evening after a storm.
So much rain! x
and it’s still raining lightly now. Although I know it’s not a return to historic weather patterns, very grateful for the soil soaking! xxx
Without apology, once again . . aaaah! and wow!
Do you post to iNaturalist.org? Hope so.
Glad to ‘see’ you here again! Thanks! Yes, I am on iNaturalist, post the interesting, unusual plants.
wonderful! I post for th4e Palmiet Nature Reserve, Westville, group.