Autumn will soon be upon us … and it cannot arrive soon enough. We are experiencing a mini heat wave here in Johannesburg and temps have been approaching 30c. I am too young to be having hot flushes, and probably the wrong sex! It seems the only cure is an ice cold beer and a … More Bits n’ Bobs
It’s been raining for the past three days here in Johannesburg and I presume over most of the country if the report of a large low pressure system I read about is accurate. Therefore, aside from the occasional sortie when the rain has abated for a few moments it’s been pretty much Confined to Quarters. … More Bit n’ Bobs
Yes, it most certainly has been a while. Some photos as a sort of catch up. Let’s start with a few of my garden friends. Masked Vlei Orb Weaver Weevil, perhaps? Not sure of the species. Robber fly with prey. Dragonfly – Red Darter on the wing. White Crab Spider -Thomisidae. Tri- Colour Tiger … More bits ‘n Bobs
Photo credit Ems. African Woodhoopoe. After a evening delivery the boss and I stopped to do a little late shopping at this pretty centre. Black Collared Barbet Common Fig Blue. A few of my red onions had begun to bolt so out the ground they came. Drying off in the sunshine. Nothing beats the … More Bits n’ Bobs
Common Fig Blue, spotted among the raised beds yesterday. Forget the name of this plant. The flowers turn blue after this show of Yellow Gazania and temporary resident. Last of the Pumpkins. Almost time to seed some more! One of the Young Carrots in the ‘straight experiment’. Winter Display of Jasmin on the … More Bits n’ Bobs
Over at Travel With Me, the topic is Picking Favourites. To pick three fav. photographs is a daunting task, though after some rifling through my files I managed. Naturally, such choices are entirely subjective and thank goodness the word ‘best’ is not included in the challenge. This is a shot of my father taken sometime … More Picking Favourites. A Lens Artist Challenge.
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On the day before my 18th birthday, I realised something that in combination with all of my other doubts pushed me over the edge and made me an atheist. The being I claimed to love more than anything else in the world, the being who I worshipped,…
Topping Jacarandas on Ridge Road on a chilly winter morning Wood Chipper. Just what I need for all the chopped wood at our spot. I forgot to ask these blokes if the council hired this machine out. Max has been quite poorly this past week. She may have Merek’s disease but with a little bit … More Birds bits n’ Bobs
Fresh from the garden for lunch. Onions, Carrots and a baby beetroot. A man and his dog – After lunch snooze. Well the dog was snoozing. Honest! Ark
My favourite Arsenal supporter, the taciturn Prof. T, posted a picture of what looked like a species of crab spider. However, even with the best eyes in the world positive ID is proving well nigh impossible, even with the help of Google. It also meant trawling my spider files to find a match up. During … More Incy Wincy
Fiscal Flycatcher giving me the eye. Crested Barbet. Not too many sightings of this colourful and somewhat noisy visitor this year. Young Rain Spider discovered in one of the outbuildings. Burger Cake. Butterfly Cake Shark Cake I Shark Cake II Cape White Eye Common Bulbul Rare Sighting: Female Cardinal Woodpecker. Out and About… Baby on … More Bits n’ Bobs
The sunbirds are back… Amethyst Sunbird. Male. White Bellied Sunbird – Female. Green Woodhoopoe in the Nectarine tree. Bubble on the pond floating sedately past. Crab Spider with Hoverfly, or band-eyed drone fly ( Eristalinus Taienops) Had a go at growing some Horseradish … Finished Product. Certainly cleared the sinuses! Very tasty if I … More Bits n’ Bobs
A Tale Unfolds 