“Peter stood, cleared his throat, and began to hum softly, then sing, slowly building up the song as his voice cleared. He found the old tune, the song of the Sunbird. And as he sung, as his rich voice echoed off the tall cliffs, the birds and the faeries lent him their voice and soon the tune drifted throughout the garden.”
― Brom, The Child Thief
I dedicate this post to the resilience of nature and human nature in light of the devastating fires we’ve experienced this month in Knysna and along our beautiful Garden Route.
All the tragic stories, loss of lives, homes, belongings and precious wildlife. Happily, there were others stories too – of bravery, miracles, generosity, selflessness and compassion, they are the stories I want to remember.
Knysna, you are still beautiful, let the healing begin,
Love
moi du toi photography 
Beautiful post. I’m currently writing about how Knysna is rebuilding and hope after the terrible fires. Please check it out if you’ve got a moment, will be up shortly! Plenty of other SA and Garden Route related posts too.
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Thanks I will do, I see you’ve been exploring our part of the world recently, were you in Knysna or one of the surrounding areas during the fire?
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I’m based in Mossel Bay, but we did have fires that began here, and could see Knysna’s fires from the Point, I’ve been here the past month, and have got to know Knysna better and better – a beautiful area.
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Knysna, rising like a phoenix is up now! Please let me know what you think!
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Moira – you are such a wonderful person. What a lovely post. I will forward it to my friend Cheryl who works at the caravan park in Knysna. On the Saturday after the fire she and Chippy went out and when they got home, a tree had fallen over the place where they park their car. Thankfully their car was gone so there was no damage.
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See what I mean? A miracle for Cheryl and Chippy 🙂 I glad you like the post xxx
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