The Chaircat's Blog

News and opinions from the born free, critters and their human friends as overheard by Duma Duke

A Picture Painted by Nature

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Wildfires are known to be one of nature’s most destructive forces but is the charred and lifeless vegetation that remains a poignant ending or a fascinating new beginning? Miraculously, a brilliant spectrum of colours can be seen from afar within weeks. Hundreds of species of wild flowers and plants have reappeared on Mount Kenya dispersed by wildlife [...]