“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.”   ― Isaac Newton  The Magalies River. Pic taken at Magaliespark, North-...

Here in South Africa we have a weed-type of plant growing wild all over the country-side which has been harvested for centuries by the i...

  (Syzigium cordatum - a.k.a Umdoni) Our indigenous trees in South Africa are a good source of food; they’re both beautiful, and bounti...

Never yet was there a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.   — Margaret Elizabeth Sangster The 1st of September is officiall...

You might think that I — a lifelong nature lover — would automatically have been an environmentalist. But it wasn't until late in my ...

We all love to hear the sound of birds in the garden and the sight of butterflies, but few of us design a garden that attracts them. Th...

Faithful Black Eagles continue to breed Photo by Garth Heydenrych   At the Walter Sisulu botanical gardens in Roodepoort (Gauteng, So...

This morning I went out early to let my girls out and, as usual, Chi-Chi was the first out, followed by the others, with Missy last, always ...

Rhabdomys pumilio : Common name - Four-striped grass mouse. Streepmuis in Afrikaans A Striped Field mouse in my garden. He's qu...

My rooster Artemis announcing the start of day  Normally, at 4am like clock-work, I'm awakened by Artemis announcing the start of ...