DOU.

Dawn

Fynbos at Cape St Francis, on 35mm film

Before the sun rises over the Cape mountains, dew settles on the Fynbos. In the stillness of that hour, the oils held in Buchu, Helichrysum, Cape Chamomile and Restio lift into the air. The first breath of morning reaches the senses. It’s petrichor. The smell of rain, without a drop of rain.

That moment is what DOU. makes. Not the plant in bloom. Not the plant in harvest. The plant at dawn. Quiet. Peaceful. It connects us back to where we come from. A quiet, undeniable truth.

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