Our front gate was very busy.

During strong winds, mother nature sends her smaller residents to cling onto the spikes of the gate.

In fact, the smaller beauties cling to anything that they can, as they face of the severest struggles against the high winds.

Today I will show you how well equipped the smaller residents of nature are to overcome obstacles in their lives. All of us, in our human lives, are also loaded with talents to help us with problem solving. But these little guys operate on instinct, especially in severe weather conditions. Not only that, but they also have to be aware of their surroundings as predators lie in wait around every corner.
Come and see how they cope.

The shield bug cast his shadow onto the gate spike, as he clung for life in the wind.

First was a left shot, and here is a right shot.

Pleadingly, he looked at me but I am sad that I cannot help him.

But the bottom of the gate was also busy.

The Citrus Swallowtail butterfly handled the wind a bit better, and it was amazing to watch as I thought, with those big wings, it will be blown right out of the gate.

Wisely, it was lower down near the ground, but you can see the wind whipping its wings back there.

Did I tell you that we had a strong wind going?

Now watch this female in the wind.

Almost a backflip here, as the wind tried to scoop it off the branch.

She took up the challenge to fight the wind, by landing on an even smaller flower and she won!

Finally, I keep an eye on the water bottle, as my dream is to catch a dragonfly taking a drink.

The South Easter wind, that is known here as the Cape Doctor, can blow pedestrians off their feet. It is a sad narrative, of this famous wind's strength, especially of the sailing ships in history that were sunk all along our coastlines. Thankfully, nowadays, all the bigger ships run on motors and they can lie in wait outside the harbor for the wind to subside.
The following was said by the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres; "Humanity has waged a war we can only lose: our war with nature. It is a crazy fight to pick". And he is 100% correct, as humankind only has itself to blame for the destructive weather that occurs now all over the world.
But those that do not listen must feel, as the warning bells about pumping toxins into the atmosphere, were rung many years ago, and nothing was done. Not only toxins, but also contaminating the rivers and the oceans.
Such is life.

I hope you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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