Happy Valley lilies

I don't think there is anybody who have grown up in Port Elizabeth that didn't visit Happy Valley as a child. With the summer season apon us I was curious to see what kind of shape it is in and decided to take a walk up the valley. It was a stunning early summers day … Continue reading Happy Valley lilies →

Vygies in bloom

Vygies blooming so brilliantly in the sun that it hurt your eyes

Game drive or flower drive?

The wonderful winter rains we had in the Eastern Cape have turned dry arid areas into a spring wonder land. On our game drive at Kuzuko Lodge we saw the most beautiful wild flowers growing in areas that are usually brown and dry. During this specific drive we passed through a low lying area where … Continue reading Game drive or flower drive? →

Colours of nature

Purple vygies, green grass with white(ish) and orange moss growing on the grey rocks. Pity I didn't get more yellow flowers in the shot like those on the left. Isn't nature and its natural colours amazing?

St Georges Park gardens

One of the departments in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality that does wonderful visible work are the guys who tend the gardens along some of the city's roads as well as in some of the parks. St Georges Park is no different and doesn't matter what time of year you go there the gardens are … Continue reading St Georges Park gardens →

Fygies at St George’s Park

The Fygies, a type of flowering succulent, is in full bloom at the moment, both around the city as well as in the adjacent interior. (Saying it like that makes me sound like a weatherman) This specific bush totally covered in flowers caught my attention in St Georges Park.

Lower Guinea Fowl Trail

I'm always in awe when I read Helen's blog, Walking the Cape, to see how many trails and walks there are around Cape Town. But living in Port Elizabeth doesn't mean that we don't have trails around the city. It just seems that the locals over here either tend to rather walk on the beach or … Continue reading Lower Guinea Fowl Trail →

Testing 1-2-3

I've been fiddling with the blog's layout all evening, changing dimensions so that I can add bigger pictures and redesigning the title masthead. I think I may have it now so the flower with the fly on it will act as a test run. I do still have a number of pictures that have been edited … Continue reading Testing 1-2-3 →

Wall of flowers

A wall of pink flowers on the Lower Guinea Fowl Trail along the Baakens Valley, just some of the many different types of flowers we saw on the trail the other day.

Free State church flowers

Flowers in front of the Dutch Reformed Church in the small Free State Town of Wepener.