Seeing a Sun Dog 03 Sun and Dog

Seeing a Sun Dog

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November 1st 2010
Geo: -26.153, 27.8657This morning I met Paul's friend Lindin, who came over for a visit. We were all called outside by Paul's parents to see something strange. It was called a 'sundog'. It looked like a double round rainbow that went around the sun. It was an amazing sight. I had never seen one before. At first the rainbow colours were quite bright and then it slowly faded. We had ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg » Roodepoort

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more