Day: October 20, 2022
Classics From The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum – Stone Lantern
Hagedorn Hemlock, And Others – Stone Lantern
Reel Bonsai – Stone Lantern
An Omnibus Scrapbook of the BirdLife100 Global Congress & 100th Birthday – BirdLife International
BROWN SAGE II
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
Since coming across this shrubby evergreen perennial for the first time on the Rhodes University campus about four years ago, I have seen Brown Sage/ Brown Salvia/Beach Salvia (Salvia Africana-lutea) growing successfully in other gardens – including our favourite refreshment stop, the Nanaga Farm Stall. Each time I am struck by the beautiful contrast between the grey-haired leaves and… Continue reading BROWN SAGE II
A WALK THROUGH KRONENZICHT
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
The Kronenzicht Estate, situated on the western side of the Hout Bay valley, is a pleasant area to walk through. There is an air of permanence about the brick-paved streets lined with trees and shrubs – and the ever-present view of Chapman’s Peak. As the afternoon draws to a close, clouds begin to flow over the mountain tops. An… Continue reading A WALK THROUGH KRONENZICHT
SPRING FLOWERS IN …
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
… The Great Fish River Reserve. There might not have been enough rain to fill our storage dams so that we still have to deal with the water supply being on for one day and off for two, but … the light early spring rains have turned the grass green and the brought out the indigenous flowers. The veld… Continue reading SPRING FLOWERS IN …
CATTLE EGRETS
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
I am used to seeing Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) where I live – usually in the company of cattle and, in the nearby national parks, in the company of animals such as buffalo and herds of zebra. Sometimes one sees these birds congregating around water sources such as dams or on the edges of a farm reservoir. These ones… Continue reading CATTLE EGRETS
OCTOBER SESTET
Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
My untidy, overgrown garden is akin to a poem – a poem that changes with the seasons and the light. On this hot afternoon I walked across the unmown grass to admire this clambering rose that has wound its way through a tangle of undergrowth from the terrace below to grace the top of the Dais cotinifolia trees. From… Continue reading OCTOBER SESTET
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