"Mating Season" watercolour on Bockingford 150gsm watercolour paper - Maree©  Here in South Africa, we are blessed with thes...

– Hot, sunny weather  – afternoon thunderstorms   – a warm, earthy, uniquely African smell in the air. ::

Sir John Lubbock : Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching...

Every spring my Rattail Cactus has the most prolific, beautiful blooms. I bring it inside every winter, as it does not tolerate any fros...

"To plant trees is to give body and life to one's dreams of a better world."  -- Russell Page As a gentle reminder o...

Trees are beautiful in their peace, they are wise in their silence. They will stand after we are dust. They teach us, and we tend them.  ...

W&N watercolour on DalerRowney 220gsm (135lb) Smooth heavy-weight sketching paper  This is Chook, my other rooster (besides Artem...

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. ~ Helen Keller  I felt all...

  Windmill Palm Sept 2012 Not being a palm tree lover, I nevertheless planted my Windmill Palm in November 2006 on the advice of...

“I am enamoured of my journal!”  - Sir Walter Scott  For half the year my garden lives a life of it's own. Then it's Spring a...