– 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...

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...