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19 times South African skies simply blew us away with their beauty
From spectacular cloud formations, to glorious sunsets and frightening thunder and lightning storms, South Africa’s skies have seen it all. We’ve compiled a few of the most arresting pictures to prove it
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All those who leave South Africa, even for the shortest of whiles, dream of the beautiful pictures swirling about in our blue skies. Like tireless hamsters on a wheel, so we keep spinning forward, focusing on what lies ahead, instead of the magnificence unfurling above us. Hopefully these pictures will remind you to loosen up, clear your mind and look up more often.
Ink spills in the Jozi sky as a storm brews
A soft blanket tucks Lion’s Head to bed
Stars shower the Drakensberg sky
Sardinia Bay’s waters steal colours from the sky
Roodekrans Ridge is impossibly electric
Pink clouds try outdo the city lights at Wilson’s Wharf
Lightning rains down on a dark, moody Joburg
A fluffy ocean rests gently upon another ocean
Storm clouds collect over Hout Bay
Sunrays illuminate Madiba’s hometown, Qunu
A ceiling of clouds presses down on an orange sunset
A wave of mist tightens its grip over a sparkling city
An aeroplane flies into the stormy blue
The clouds are so chilled in Durbs, they roll themselves into joints
Fiery skies stop strollers in their tracks
Purple clouds shock Jozi from every which direction
Splashes of cloud reflect like leopard spots in the Kommetjie waters
Not even the clouds can trap the colour of this city
White wisps stroke across a bluer-than-blue Kalahari sky as a wildebeest stands by
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