01 May 2015

Skywatch Friday - The day the sky came down to earth

My, my but the week has flown by quickly.

With two long weekends in a row and a short week in between, with only three working days, it been a manic time, trying to get through all my work.

Last weekend Suzie-K and I did a spontaneous trip to the Mountain Zebra National Park. What was just going to be a day visit turned into an overnight stay, when we secured a chalet as a result of a cancellation. Unless you book well in advance accommodation in the Park is not available over a long weekend.

But for that we would never have seen the sky come down to earth.............



This picture was taken three years ago looking in the same direction at the endless vista of rolling hills that disappeared when the sky came down.


Two mountain zebras having a drink in a pool, reflecting their images and the sky. These rare animals may at a first glance look like their cousins, the burchell's zebra, but they are quite different with denser stripes, a brown muzzle, a dewlap and slightly larger ears.


More pictures from around the world can be seen at the Skywatch site.

7 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful skies and views! And I love the zebra and their reflections! Enjoy your weekend!

Sylvia K said...

What an awesome sky, Max! And a superb capture as well!! Yes, I love the zebras, too!! Thanks for sharing the beauty!! Hope you have a great weekend!!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Fantastic shots of the mountain zebra!! Thanks for sharing.

Stephanie said...

Wonderful shots! Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Raj said...

Fab shots

kell said...

That sky is amazing! And how lucky you are to see those zebras, I love your photos. Thanks for dropping in to my blog, enjoy the weekend!

Firefly the Travel Guy said...

I really need to organize a couple of days at Mountain Zebra