previous Previous post: Ou Oewerwagter River Bushwillow (Combretum erythrophyllum) He has stood here longer than most can remember, his roots woven deep into the riverbank like the threads of an old storyteller’s cloak. He has seen the floods rage and the waters retreat, felt the weight of the sun and the whispers of the wind. The river tries to pull him in, year after year, but he holds fast, unmoved, unbroken.