Finding bracket fungus while out caching

On my way home this afternoon I stopped to pick up a few Geocaches and at one of the cache locations on Kragga Kamma Road I found this very distinctive bracket fungus growing on the back of the tree. Polypores are a group of fungi that form fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the … Continue reading Finding bracket fungus while out caching →

Little Miss Cricket

Today's post is a more personal one. Why? Because I can and I feel like bragging a bit.When your daughter's idols are Kagiso Rabada, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Imran Tahir then you know she's a cricket fan. The difference from other girls who are just cricket fans though is that mine has a … Continue reading Little Miss Cricket →

The Untitled Woman on the Donkin Reserve

Standing at the top of the Donkin Reserve stands a lone woman on a pedestal holding a chair while looking across the square. She is one of the art pieces which is part of Route 67 and is the work of well known artist Anton Momberg. Do you know what she represents? Take a guess. … Continue reading The Untitled Woman on the Donkin Reserve →

The Donkin Mosaic

Isn't the 470 square meter mosaic on the Donkin Reserve just the most awesome piece of mosaic art in the city? The piece represents the multi-cultural, the heritages, the diverse histories and the abundant fauna and flora that characterises the city and province.

Camping in the Drakensberg

The general holiday question is always, BEACH or BUSH? I will probably choose bush over beach 7 out of 10 times but that's because I live on the coast. It's also because I love getting away to a forest, the bush, a game reserve or the wide open spaces of the Karoo. Although I feel … Continue reading Camping in the Drakensberg →

The UFO has landed

One of the Route 67 art pieces that gets the most discussion by visitors is artist Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta's bird-like statue. The Fish-Bird looks like a UFO that has landed and visitors would be excused if they looked around for little green men running around. The Fish-Bird represents the fish in Algoa bay and the … Continue reading The UFO has landed →

Memorials in the Donkin Memorial Garden

Visitors to the Donkin Reserve will notice a number of memorials located next to the lighthouse building in a memorial garden made up of spekboom and euphorbia. This section of the Donkin Reserve has been dedicated to the memory of municipal councilors who have died while serving the city. The garden was unveiled to remember … Continue reading Memorials in the Donkin Memorial Garden →

NMMU mass line dance – 2013

I came across this video of a mass line dance that was done at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on 21 February 2013. Don't know how I haven't seen it before, but I just have to share it with you for today's Video Friday post.

A Mandela quote for today

The time for healing of the wounds has come,The moment to bridge the chasm that divides us has come,The time to build is upon us.These words were spoken by Nelson Mandela in 1994 and is on display along Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve. Words which are as appropriate today as it was back in … Continue reading A Mandela quote for today →

Chomp up the city

If you stand at the right angle it really looks like one of the seats on the Donkin Reserve is chomping away at the city behind it. The art is by well known Port Elizabeth graffiti artist Joff,