W&N watercolour on Aqua 300gsm
The beach at Zinkwazi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
The beach at Zinkwazi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Zinkwazi – home of the Fish Eagle – is a small village of unspoilt
sub-tropical beauty. It is 85kms north of Durban, 6 hours from Gauteng
and 45 minutes from Durban International. A 7km lagoon is situated among
the lush sub-tropical vegetation of the Zinkwazi conservancy. It is
reported to have 180 species of birds and is an excellent stepping stone
to the Zululand birding route. There are endless unspoilt beaches both
north and south and a safe protected beach in front of the lagoon. I
just love sitting in the shade of the beach vegetation, listening to the
call of the Fish Eagle and watching the waves, which are quite wild on
this stretch of coast.
Sprinkle, squish between my toes,
The smell of ocean to my nose.
I can feel each grain of sand,
It falls from air into my hand.
The shells I find along the shore,
Picked up by birds that fly and soar.
They sparkle like the ocean’s waves,
And carry sand from all the lakes.
I walk along the tip of the sea,
That’s where my feet leave prints to be.
I walk all the way to the end of the land,
The land that holds this beautiful sand.
- Morgan Swain
The smell of ocean to my nose.
I can feel each grain of sand,
It falls from air into my hand.
The shells I find along the shore,
Picked up by birds that fly and soar.
They sparkle like the ocean’s waves,
And carry sand from all the lakes.
I walk along the tip of the sea,
That’s where my feet leave prints to be.
I walk all the way to the end of the land,
The land that holds this beautiful sand.
- Morgan Swain
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Hello Maree:) That must be a wonderful place to be. Painting, reading, whatever, all alone, just the sound of nature, mmmmm. You made a beautiful painting again with those wonderful warm colors. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteHi Renate! It really is, I SO enjoy sitting there and haven't been for quite some months, need another dose! Thank you for your lovely words, appreciate your stopping by!
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