Swartberg plaashek

Suid-Afrika bied inwoners sowel as besoekers 'n ongelooflike verskeidenheid van landskappe om te verken, geniet en foto's van te neem. Hierdie foto is geneem oppad na die Swartbergpas vanaf Oudtshoorn.

Sun dials

How many people still wear watches today? I stopped wearing one when I got my first mobile phone and it had the time on it. But before wrist watches, cuckcoo clocks and grandfather clocks there were clocks that didn't go tick tock. Sun clocks dials. And that is the topic of my "Random ... " post today. … Continue reading Sun dials →

Church fence

Looking at the Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk Moedergemeente) in Oudtshoorn through its ornate fence.

Swartberg mountains

The Swartberg Mountains just after sunset seen across a field full of ostriches

Love dance

Ostriches pair up for life and during the mating season a male ostrich would do a love dance for his female. He would go down on his haunches, open his wings and sway from side to side to get her attention. Its always funny when you visit one of the ostrich show farms at Oudtshoorn … Continue reading Love dance →

CJ Langenhoven

When we visited Oudtshoorn in December I got to go to the museum in the home of the former Afrikaans writer CJ Langenhoven for the first time since I was in primary school. His house, Arbeidsgenot ("the pleasure of work") was left to "all people with a love for Afrikaans" by his widow after her … Continue reading CJ Langenhoven →

Schoemanshoek

Schoemanshoek is a fertile valley just outside Oudtshoorn on the way to the Cango Caves. The area is mainly a farming area with ostriches and tobacco being farmed here historically. Even though most of the farmers in the valley still farm with ostriches and some crops, most have developed guest houses and restaurants on their … Continue reading Schoemanshoek →

Swartberg Pass toll house

The ruin of the old toll house on the Swartberg Pass (here and here) can be found at the start of the pass on the Oudtshoorn side of the mountain. I would have wanted to spend some more time at the ruin getting photographs, but it was hot (around 40 degrees Celsius) and the family … Continue reading Swartberg Pass toll house →

Baby ostriches

A couple of baby ostriches at one of the ostrich farms just outside Oudtshoorn

Old grave yard

I was driving around the Klein Karoo town of Oudtshoorn looking for something interesting to photograph when I came across this old cemetery. It was surrounded by businesses and a couple of houses with a stone wall and old steel gate in the front. Cemeteries, especially old historic ones, fascinate me, so this was a … Continue reading Old grave yard →