A very merry festive season to all and may 2010 be all you expect of it!

If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive. ~American Quaker Saying This black Velvet Spider has lived in the bark of a...

The Southern Red Bishop Male The Southern Red Bishop ( Euplectes orix ) is common within Southern Africa, found in marshy grasslands and wet...

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'...