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An aunt gave us this plant, and now I know the reason why. We have many succulents and aloes in our small garden, in our effort to match the surrounding nature. It was a small plant in a pot when she gave

I always reserve Fridays for squirrel posts, but not this time. He waits for us at 5pm every day, and over time got used to us. It is a little Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) and he is called a

We awaited the landing of the first of two cold fronts coming in. This time round the weather predictions were correct, as a couple of hours later, all was black and wet. A strong cold wind arrived, and

I loved how the sun reflected on the wet beak of a White Eye drinking water. I have three bird species in this post, and you can tell me which is the specie that you like the best. It is a bit unfair,

I have a few sunrise shots, and then some sunray shots to share. At 13 Celsius, it was no joke to stand outside, and a very cold wind made things a bit unpleasant, but as usual, I just did my thing with

...and with raindrops now drumming down on the roof, my soul pines for another warm day. The first of two new cold fronts from the Atlantic Ocean has landed, and we will soon fall asleep at night with

We are still in the late winter season, but the wildlife thinks that it is Spring. This guy was having a nap in the late afternoon sun, and as I came a bit too close, he opened his eyes to give me an irritated

As I walked out of the house this guy landed on a lamp post. It is a Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides typus), and further down in the post I will show you why we call him the pirate. Every late winter season

Many don't like to sit and wait for a 20-minute stop, but I am different. To all of my readers and supporters, and also everyone on Hive, we wish you a great new month! I will show you below what I do

Our winter is slowly drawing to an end, but a tree thought that spring has arrived. It also happened last year when we were officially still in winter, but the bees don't mind, as they happily pollinate

Sounds a bit puzzling right? Come and let me show you. I will show you mountain shots during the morning, afternoon, and evening on the same day. What a July month, and thankfully the month is almost over

On that one clear day that we had, I managed to get these photos. Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus), has an interesting history. There are many species across the globe, and they are closely related to coots.

I said in yesterday's post, that it was almost a wind still day. So, from the farm we popped down to a dam on the local golf course. It is still cold here, but ever so slowly winter has started to lose

I have some great landscapes to share with you today. A lovely warm day, with clear skies, and almost wind still. Crop rotation means that the same crop, such as sunflowers are planted every spring season.

...as we saw a little bird wearing a crown like a king or a queen. It is a Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) so come and watch its antics with that crown. Like the last winter season, they are now again

Especially if one looks forward to the weekend. So, let's have fun with squirrels today. According to this one, it was hidden behind the new plant. The squirrels know that I chase them off the flowerpots,

We didn't expect the drastic view changes, but they were all beautiful. The Bizweni campus was our destination, and as usual, I took a photo of the mountain behind the campus. Papillon supports the Bizweni

The culprit was a storm wind and look what it did. Shake rattle and roll, is the way that I would describe the result of a fierce wind that shook this camellia tree. But one can even find beauty in the

Some amazing late afternoon shots for me to share. For a change there were no clouds about, but that did not prevent the setting sun, to still throw up lovely colors. July is known to be the coldest and

Not often that I get this famous bird with its catch on camera. Why is the bird famous? Its attacking dive is the fastest in the world. No other bird can dive as fast as the (Falco peregrinus). Here below