Kopje - what a strange but well-travelled little word. Pronounced ‘kop-ee’ and meaning ‘little head’ the word is derived from Dutch and arrived in southern Africa along with the first colonists. Like islands in a savannah sea, kopjes are rounded free-standing granite boulders and rocky outcrops, often balanced on ridges or hill summits. I recall looking out over such a landscape, burnt red at sunset, and feeling like a mere brushstroke in a masterpiece.
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