African Sunsets

In Africa many people comment on the magnificent sunsets we have. Which is true, every night the sunsets are brilliant and different. One of the reasons the sunsets are so good on the Highveld at the moment is the amount of veld fires. Fires sometimes deliberately set alight, some by mistake and others through negligence such as throwing cigarette butts into grass. We have so many fires that it is changing the face of South Africa. A fire once every 4 years is probably good, it clears debris and allows new growth. Some systems, such as the Fynbos in the Cape, need fire to continue but fires every year destroy young trees. Soon there will only be grasslands. Watch what you are doing, whether it is burning garbage or throwing cigarettes away.