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It was on 2nd November seven years ago that I found myself ensconced in a tiny room adjacent to a school hall. The room was only large enough to hold a single school desk and two chairs. This is where a Grade 11 pupil was in the throes of writing a Life Orientation examination. I had read the question… Continue reading OBSERVATIONS WHILST INVIGILATING AN EXAMINATION
Michael Hagedorn A client’s White Pine was in the studio this week for a quick cut back and rewire. About every three years a nip and tuck with scissors is needed on this tree. We didn’t pick up the concave pruners for this cutback. Most of the wire sizes were 16-20, with a few branches needing size 10 (copper sizes). These were light adjustments on … Continue reading White Pine Rewire—
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This post is dedicated to those readers experiencing extremely cold conditions in the northern hemisphere. To brighten your lives, we are going to look at some elephants today. Eating deep in the bush – where it is easy to disappear from view in seconds. Testing the clean water at a waterhole. Eating spiky thorns with no apparent discomfort. Everyone… Continue reading LET US LOOK AT ELEPHANTS
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One of the most striking birds seen around here is the Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus). They are fairly secretive birds, which makes them difficult to see in my wooded garden. These photographs have been taken in the Addo Elephant National Park where one is more likely to see one perching on the top of a bush in the more open… Continue reading BOKMAKIERIE II
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Every time we visit one of our national parks I am reminded of how fortunate we are to enjoy seeing a wide variety of wildlife. The poaching of white rhino is an ongoing concern in South Africa – even in our protected areas – and so I always feel privileged to see one of these creatures in the wild.… Continue reading OUR RICH WILDLIFE
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