We wish all our friends here at de Wets Wild a Merry and richly Blessed Christmas!
We’ve returned safely from our visits to Umlalazi Nature Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, and will be spending Christmas Day celebrating one of the cornerstones of our Christian faith with family here in Pretoria.
These pictures of the beautiful scenery in the Hluhluwe section of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park were taken on our way home yesterday.
View from Siwasamikhosikazi picnic site
View over the valley of the Nzimane River
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We were blessed to be able to comfort more than one family during the holidays, families who had deaths, or debilitating diseases because of terrible epidemics. The hardest to bear was the death of a five month old girl who had bacterial meningitis and then infection after infection after the months and months of antibiotics.
One man, less than 50 years old, had a massive stroke because he let his blood pressure medicine laps two days. A lady passed away with a heart attack.
We felt blessed just to be alive and to be needed.
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Such terrible ordeals to have to deal with at a time of year when everyone is in a joyous mood.
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Merry Christmas to you – enjoy the break.
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And you, thanks Maamej!
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Belated best Christmas wishes to you all, and all good wishes too for 2019. May it bring you much joy in nature and happy travels.
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And to you very much of the same, thanks Carol!
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I hope you have enjoyed a good day with your family and I look forward to your posts during 2019.
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We had a beautiful Christmas day, thank you Anne, and I hope you as well?
Here’s hoping 2019 is a good year for all of us!
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Merry Christmas!😊
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Merry Christmas, John!
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Merry Christmas
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Thank you Sharon – we hope you had a Merry Christmas too!
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Thank you
May you spend a very nice Christmas
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We did, thanks Caroline, and we hope you did too?
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Geseënde Kersfees vir jou en jou gesin, de Wet.
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En vir julle ook, baie dankie Una!
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Happy Holidays! 🙂
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And to you thank you!
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Merry Christmas from Sweden 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Jesper!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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And to you as well, Montucky!
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Blessings to you and your family too.
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Baie dankie Ineke – hoop jul het n spesiale dag gehad daar?
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Dit was BAIE nat maar verder heerlik omdat dit nie meer so koud is nie.
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So bly om dit te hoor!
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Ek dink nie ek het dit vir jou genoem nie maar ek het een oggend vroeg by die skool n “bell bird” gesien. Dis n baie skugter voëltjie en hy het sommer hier by my op n takkie gesit voordat hy weggevlieg het. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA7JlTJtJ2U
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En dan nog sulke pragtige kleure daarby! Dit het seker jou dag gemaak, Ineke?
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Dit het beslis. Ek het al heelwat van hom gehoor Ek het dadelik opgesoek om te sien watter voëltjie dit was omdat hy heeltemaal anders gelyk het as die gewone of normale voëls in die tuin.
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Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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Thank you, Hien – and to you the same!
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