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 Post subject: The scent of the bush
Unread postPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:55 am 
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I have only experienced the African Bush (in the eastern cape and limpopo) after recent rain. The smell is enchanting - especially when you wake up at 4am and there has been overnight rain.

These occasions have always been during the summer, incuding during an unusually wet period near Port Elizabeth.

How does the smell of the veld change from season to season?

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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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I have only been able to smell the bush during winter (July in the Kruger) and it is the most wonderful,refreshing,invigorating
smell ever. I have often remarked to my family that if only we could bottle the smell. I think the smell of the bush can vary season to season because of the deifferent types of plants/bushes that are in bloom that time of the year and of course if it is during the rainy season or not

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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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When we drove into KNP last August my oldest son was returning after a break of nearly 10yrs. The first thing he did was wind down the window, take a deep breath and say 'Gee I've missed that smell!'

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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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The scent of the bush is the most primal experience for me. I will often travel and stop to breathe in. There are "Please Pass, Birders" stickers. I need a "Please Pass, dreamer", sticker. :wink:

Sound and smell are what gives the bush its atmosphere. It brings it to life and connects deeply with emotion. Interestingly, it is our olifactory nerves that have the shortest pathway to our brain.

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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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for me, the smell of Kruger is the thatch of the huts - just getting a whiff of that makes me relax. Only problem is that sometimes the smell of thatch from somewhere other than Kruger makes me depressed!


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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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Hi

There is nothing like driving around with the windows wide open. The smell (even if it is yeuch) and the noise
makes it part of an amazing experience.


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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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Graham 5000 the smell of the bush in Kruger very early on a winters morning just before and during sunrise is great :D. I think the smell is different in summer though, perhaps there is more humidity in the air that makes a difference :thumbs_up:

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 Post subject: Re: The scent of the bush
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... particularly on foot , as you walk the aroma of the plants , the dung - rhino in particular ...

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