Daleen Matthee Memorial

One of my favorite writers is the late Daleen Matthee and it is because of the 4 books she has based in the Knysna forest that I have such a fascinating interest in the forests of the Southern Cape. All four of these books (Circles in the Forest, Fiela's Child, The Mulberry Forest and Dream Forest) … Continue reading Daleen Matthee Memorial →

Forest fairy realm

This scene presented itself to me while exploring the Knysna forests and I just had to take a photo of it. Looking it it and then closing my eyes I can imagine being in the forest. The shades of green and brown all around, the moist forest smell, the cool forest air on my face, the … Continue reading Forest fairy realm →

Sedgefield Easter Egg Drop

One of the events that was held during the recent Sedgefield Slow Festival was an Easter Egg drop on the beach next to the Swartvlei lagoon. The crowd that turned up exceeded the wildest expectations of the organisers, so the kids were split up into three groups according to age and size.After the splitting of … Continue reading Sedgefield Easter Egg Drop →

Sedgefield Slow Festival parade

The town of Sedgefield on the Garden Route was confirmed as Africa’s first Cittaslow Town by the International Cittaslow movement at the end of 2010. Inspired by the concept of ‘slow food’, Cittaslow is a worldwide membership organisation promoting quality of life and resisting fast-lane lifestyle. As part of their continued celebration of being a Slow … Continue reading Sedgefield Slow Festival parade →

Steam Whistle Stop at Sedgefield Station

The Sedgefield Station was a popular spot with tourists while the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was still running past there twice a day, but since the tracks were damaged in the floods of 2006, traffic to the station has slowed down... drastically. This wasn't good news for Joe and Louisa who own the Steam Whistle Stop coffee shop in … Continue reading Steam Whistle Stop at Sedgefield Station →

"Heads up", its an urchin…

Sea urchins are normally found in rock pools and when alive have sharp spikes all over... so watch out not to step in one cause it may lead to jumping around on one leg holding on to a painful foot. I found this urchin that has already lost it's spikes in a pool near the Knysna … Continue reading "Heads up", its an urchin… →

George Rex grave

I recently paid my respects at the grave of George Rex in Knysna, I thought I'll share his story with all of you. George Rex (29 August 1765 - 3 April 1839) is generally known as the founder of the town of Knysna. He came to the Cape Colony from Britian in 1797 and held various high … Continue reading George Rex grave →

Knysna War Memorial

About a month or so ago I stated in a post on the Mossel Bay War Memorial that each and every town seems to have a war memorial of some kind. We spent a couple of day in the beautiful town of Knysna and I made sure that I stopped by the Knysna War Memorial … Continue reading Knysna War Memorial →

Shimmering Knysna Lagoon

If stunning views across South Africa had to take part in a beauty pageant, the view from the Eastern Head in Knysna would be the beautiful blond with the long legs that makes it into the top five and at the least walks away with one of the crowns and sash.

Wading at sunset

I was busy taking sunset pictures across the Knysna lagoon, but was struggling to find something interesting to place in the foreground when Chaos Boy came wading along. Aha, just what I was looking for. I had to keep on running ahead of him to get him in the right position, but by now my … Continue reading Wading at sunset →