Yellow mountain flowers

Picture take on the Swartberg Pass where there currently is very little rain and temperatures that easily reach into the upper thirties Celsius

White and Blue flowers

Aloe at Van Der Kemp’s Kloof

An Aloe Ferox in full bloom in Van Der Kemp's Kloof in Bethelsdorp

Black Wattle

The Black Wattle is an invader specie that was introduced to South Africa from Australia. The first Black Wattle was planted in 1928 and it was hoped that it would provide fuel, building materials, and shade In the early days the Black Wattles were also grown in a controlled environment to harvest its tannin. Unfortunately … Continue reading Black Wattle →

Shades of pink

Wild orchid

I found this flower out walking a couple of weekends ago and it looks like some kind of wild orchid. Unfortunately I can't find it in my book, although you don't need to know exactly what something is to be able to photograph it.

Drops

Red succulent flower

I have a number of succulents and plants in pots around my pool and the other day I noticed that one of the small succulents had a couple of flowers in bloom. I liked the little "frog" peeking at me from below the flower

Green, white and blue, with some pink

For some reason my hay fever is a lot worse this year than in previous ones. More like a sinus allergy. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that I have been crawling amongst the flowers a lot more this year looking for nice photos.

Pretty little flowers

A small patch of little wild flowers I encountered on the Sardinia Bay Golf Course the other day. Crawling around on the grass and in the flowers didn't do my hay fever allergies any good, but anything for the picture.