The GEMSBOK or gemsbuck (Oryx gazella) is a large African antelope, of the Oryx genus. The name is derived from the Dutch name of the male...

THE HEDGEHOG'S NEST Unlike most mammals, hedgehogs lack the insulation of a warm fur coat. And keeping the body warm requires a lot of e...

Aardwolf ( Photo © Ken Watkins ) When early Dutch colonial settlers arrived in Southern Africa, they were confronted by a strange sight,...

Some of my pets, current and past, as well as some garden residents ... Jacko and I, our Fox terrier x - he's just turned 3 in September...

Cosmos in Mpumalanga, South Africa Every March and November respectively our countryside explodes with colour when pretty pink and white ...

(Click on image to enlarge to read it) A note of condolence I received from the Vet where I had Pappa Goose euthanized on the 5th September...

'Namaqualand Daisies' watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree© (Click on image to enlarge) In nature there are many phenomenon'...

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, Not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude w...