Aloe Trail plants and flowers

A weekend or two ago I took the family and joined a guided walk along the Aloe Trail in Port Elizabeth. The trail is situated between Bluewater Bay and Amsterdamhoek and consist of 2km as well as 7km trail options. Because we had the Rugrats with us we decided just to do the 2km section which … Continue reading Aloe Trail plants and flowers →

Random Moss

I think its time to do a "Random theme" post for a change again. The topic today, Random Moss.

Rain drop beads

I found these rain drop beads clinging to this particular plant on a morning walk up the Tugela Gorge after lots of rain the previous night. It was quite amazing how it clung to the plant in perfect beads even though it had fallen off most of the other plants by now.

Bloomingdales

Its that time of the year when most of us actually dare to venture into the garden (often with a lot of persuasion from the wives) and do some work towards making the yard look a little bit prettier. Port Elizabeth has a number of excellent nurseries where avid gardeners (and the rest of us) can … Continue reading Bloomingdales →

Bonsai drops

Pin Cushion Proteas

We headed out to the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve west of Port Elizabeth the other day and found lots of Pin Cushion Proteas (Leucospermum cordifolium) in flower. Caroline has pointed me to the PlantZAfrica website which has great information on South African plants and flowers. Pin Cushion Proteas are part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, better known as … Continue reading Pin Cushion Proteas →

Banana drops

Spike

I found this spiky critter outside the office front door the other day. The early sun made long shadows and I thought a bird flying over would think twice about taking him down with a shadow like that.

Mossy log

I love forests. They are peaceful, specially if there is a stream running through it. They also offer countless photo opportunities of things even as simple as a moss covered tree trunk.

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