It’s sugar cane burning season in South Africa and here in KwaZulu Natal, it starts late-winter (July/August) and continues into early-summe...

It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments. By the time I turned my back, went inside and closed...

  What does a Mole have to do with a Leatherleaf Fern? you might ask.  My Leatherleaf Fern is suffering from root-burn (I think) because I p...

Mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers . They are typically about 10 cm (3.9 in) in body length, wi...

  For about a week I've been watching these caterpillars as they crawled up the wall after some heavy rain. (This is my next-door neighb...