A bit of festive fun with one of my sketches - The CAPE GLOSSY STARLING (Lamprotornis nitens) having a wonderful festive season with his...

Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) building his nest.  Camera : Canon EOS 550D . We’ve all met different kinds of gardeners. There are o...

Mid-winter (July) in South Africa and the Aloes flower fiery-red against the white of frost. I've been dreading the frost, as some y...

Now that we're over the worst of summer (and it really was the pits, with extreme heat-waves, temps in the 40℃'s and drought) and...

If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.   Our egos tells us we're the only ones that have any kind of feelings. ...

The middle of winter here in S.A., and while the rest of the garden is snoozing, the Cape Reed Grass is growing as if it's spring, se...