As the season drew to a close there was a lot of speculation over when the Great Ruaha river was going to start flowing again. This has been one of the longer years on record where the river has stayed dry and normally by this time of year it should be a raging torrent.

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The winter flowering Sennas are already in full bloom giving a splash of yellow to the drying environment. At night time the leaf litter provides much food for the imagination as the many different nocturnal animals make their way around in the early hours of the cooling mornings.

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After the disappointing rains Jongomero opened up to what is looking like a very dry season indeed. Some big thunderstorms and heavy rain was had but they were infrequent and sporadic, not the massive deluges we are accustomed to at that time of year.

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In the mornings we awake to subtle shades of pink as the sun rises and in the evenings the sunsets streak the skies with red and orange , the annual controlled burning of the bush committed by the game department provides us with these picturesque scenes.

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