Need some perspective to gauge the size of the reptile clambering over what appear to be boulders? Continue reading “Reptile atop boulders”
Usually seen buzzing about collecting pollen from flowers, I spotted this carpenter bee taking a walk. Continue reading “Unusually Pedestrian”
Going with the flow of nature is such a natural choice when it comes to gardening. Yet many of us were brought up in a tradition where gardens are controlled and orderly spaces. Continue reading “Live and let live gardening”
A layered look is definitely in for this Olive Sunbird. Although she is slightly dishevelled after preening, one stray feather randomly adds panache to a style where fluffy wins out over sleek. Continue reading “This season’s layered look”
This Brownhooded Kingfisher is patiently waiting and watching for potential prey. Continue reading “Waiting and watching”
Brightening the drab floor of our mini woodland in our dry winters, this member of the Amaryllidaceae family flowers freely. Continue reading “White Paint Brush: A winter-flowering woodland favourite”
The visible structure of bracket fungus growing on dead wood in our garden; the whorls and striations are complex and striking. Continue reading “Wonderful whorls”
Birds sunbathe too – not all species, but many do. Continue reading “Birds do it – sunbathe that is”
I have always regarded this plant as a mountain dweller, as I first fell in love with it in the Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal. Continue reading “From mountains to gardens: Scarlet flowers that brighten winter drabness”
