Visiting birds such as malachite sunbirds bring their own festive features to the garden in the year-end summer holidays. There will be no snow lying round about, no blazing Yule before us, or halls decked with boughs of holly. But oblivious of all that, the birds are donned in gay apparel. Fa la la la la and all that 🎶
Continue reading “Fine feathers for the festive season in an Overberg garden”
There are two dictionary definitions of cheerfulness: first, the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic; and second, the quality of causing happiness. Continue reading “Holiday cheerfulness: The sunshine colours of yellow”
Some Christmas decorations, still popular today, are adopted from old winter solstice traditions. Continue reading “Festive decorations in the garden”
