She turned to the sunlight and shook her yellow head... and whispered to her neighbour, "Winter is dead”. - A A Milne ::

Rainy days in the empty forest. Smoke rises late as I steam greens And boil millet to take to the paddies. Above the foggy waterfi...

I’ve got too many interests. I love painting and sketching. I love gardening . I love nature . I love succulents . I love my memories ...

Did you know that I make jewellery? It started way back in the 1980's, when I used to do stained glass - panels, lampshades, trinket ...

Just as I was giving up hope, yesterday, 15th October 2015, I heard the musical call and chuckling of my Swallows as they flew over the h...

Camera : Canon EOS 550D - ©Maree Clarkson NATURE rarer uses yellow Than another hue; Saves she all of that for sunsets, Prodigal of b...

It’s already the first week in October and I haven’t seen my Swallows yet. Usually they are here middle-September. Could it be that they’...

05:30 Empty nest of my Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) The inevitable has happened - The Robin's babies are gone... Early this ...

The Robin babies as at 9am 4th October 2015 Ever since my Robin's babies hatched a couple of days ago, I've been on tenterhooks...

Since I photographed my Robin's eggs (Cape Robin-chat - Cossypha caffra), on the 24th September 2015 , I've been keeping track of...