All photos and text Copyright © 2005 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com
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Cumulonimbus band at sunset from Rondebosch
On 22 Dec 2004 floods devastated parts of the Southern Cape
Goslings crossing road soon after hatching
I waited several days in January to catch them on film
Sunrise on cirrus over mountains and Cape Flats
Small burned area above Kalk Bay (11 Jan 2005)
On 13 Jan 2005 a huge fire started above Muizenberg, and burned to Ou Kaapse Weg
Helicopters water-bombing the fire above Muizenberg
A gale-force south-easter meant these efforts were futile
Smoke plume as fire raged up the mountainside
The aftermath of the fire showed a huge area of burned mountainside
The fynbos may take more than 5 years to recover (based on the 2000 Silvermine fire).
Burned areas of Muizenberg and Steenberg Peaks from Zandvlei
Burned Muizenberg Peak - closeups and wide-views
Closeups of burned areas on Steenberg Peak from Boyes Drive
Burned areas of Steenberg Peak and Silvermine Reserve from Ou Kaapse Weg
Closeups of burned areas on Steenberg Peak from old Navy land
Back of Table Mountain and Constantia Nek from Hout Bay
Constantiaberg, Hout Bay and Karbonkelberg from back of Table Mountain
Devil's Peak from edge of Newlands Forest
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