After all the rain we had late last year the Maitland Nature Reserve trail was a little overgrown when I did it in December. What was nice though was the fact that everything was green and there were lots of flowers. We did have to bundu bash a bit every now and then, but it … Continue reading Flowers along the trail
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Montagu Church roses
Whenever I find a beautiful historic building I like to take at least two kinds of photos. One straight on to show the building itself and a second one with something in the foreground so that the building forms the background of the picture. I would have preferred the white roses in front of the Montagu Dutch … Continue reading Montagu Church roses
Old Mission Church rose
The Montagu Museum in the Klein Karoo town of Montagu is housed in the town's Neo-Gothic style Old Mission Church which was built in 1907. At the end of 2011 we spent 10 days in the town and decided to return at the end of 2012. After our 2011 visit I did a blog post about the … Continue reading Old Mission Church rose
Shark River Lily
Not everybody likes arum lilies but I have a special fondness for them, specially when they grow wild somewhere in nature. I found this one growing along the Shark River in Happy Valley.
Happy New Year
The sun rises on a new day and a new year. HAPPY NEW YEAR! (hope I didn't say that too loud for those who were out celebrating last night) to all the readers of FireflyAfrica: The Firefly Photo Files. May 2013 be a year of happiness, prosperity and sommer everything else you would like it … Continue reading Happy New Year
Mouth Trail lily
I know that not everybody loves arum lilies like I do, but I just can't get enough of them specially when they grow wild somewhere in a forest or next to a stream. This one was growing next to the Storms River Mouth Trail in the Tsitsikamma National Park.
Asterix and Obelix in Happy Valley
The summer is upon us and soon thousands of sun seekers will be flocking to the beachfront with both locals as well as visitors enjoying the sunshine. One of the places that many will visit is Happy Valley next to Humewood Beach with its story characters and colourful lights in the evenings.
Addo flowers
After the rains we had in the Eastern Cape this past winter the veld is looking really good. Its no different in the Addo Elephant National Park with lots of yellow and purple flowers all over.
Addo fygies
Addo Elephant National Park is looking stunning after all the rain the area had during winter and spring. The veld is green with swaths of yellow flowers and purple fygies while there are a lot young animals about as well. Unfortunately my visit was a quick one for business so I didn't have time to … Continue reading Addo fygies
Botanical Garden flower
The remains of a Red Hot Poker next to the pathway in the Walter Sesulu Botanical Garden in Johannesburg
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