"Crocodile River 1" - watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree©
Runs all day but never walks
Often murmurs, never talks.
It has a bed but never sleeps,
It has a mouth but never eats.
Crooked as a snake,
Slick as a plate
Ten thousand horses
Can't pull it straight.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
- Mark Twain
Just before the Crocodile River flows into the Hartebeespoort Dam (North-West Province, South Africa), it makes a quirky little bend, flowing past some houses on a hill-top. These residences don't have a view of the dam, but the view of the river must be equally pleasing. How blessed are those with stunning views like this!