A small patch of little wild flowers I encountered on the Sardinia Bay Golf Course the other day. Crawling around on the grass and in the flowers didn't do my hay fever allergies any good, but anything for the picture.
The Cuyler Manor Museum in Uitenhage was built as a homestead for General Jacob Glen Cuyler, who was the Landdrost of Uitenhage from 1806 to 1827. Recent years have seen the Cape Dutch Style house been lovingly restored to its former glory, and furnished in the style of its period. The museum feature a variety of farm buildings, equipment and old wagons. In the picture is the old mill building which still has a working water driven mill.
I have featured Fort Frederick before (also here). I just though I'll show a slightly different angle. This of an alley between the old block house and the outer wall of the fort.
What are the difference between fishermen and anglers? In my book, fishermen are the guys who actually catch fish and anglers are those who ... well, get home and tell you about the big one that got away. Here my Boet (sitting) and his buddy Phil is fishing angling on the banks of the Gamtoos River. The previous day they went out with the boat for about 3 hours and got nothing. On this morning they got about 6 tiny…
Halloween isn't the biggest thing around here in South Africa. There are a couple of shops that sell some Halloween party decorations and gimmicks, but other than the odd Halloween party here and there, it kinda passes us by without much of a hoohaa. But I do want to wish my American and Canadian blogging friends a Happy Halloween though. At a loss of anything scarier to post, I'm featuring a picture taken in the historic St Mary's Cemetery.
I don't get much chance to play golf. Perhaps twice a year, which means I'm anything but a skilled golf player. I normally play a (half) round with my brother when I get a chance and then just share his clubs as well. What makes my game worse is that although I'm right handed, I hold a cricket bat left handed. This means that I play with right handed clubs and a left handed grip which makes my swing look…
As you may know, every now and then I deviate a little off my normal photography routine to post something significant that has happened in my family.My nephew Jacques Ryan was born on 24 May 2009. His christening took place two weeks ago (yes, yes, I realise its been a while, but I just haven't come round to posting it) at St Marks church here in Port Elizabeth. He was brought into the church by my Boet's future mother-in-law who…
This last weekend we went camping next to the Gamtoos River. The camp site is situated between the river and a hill side covered in River euphorbia. The first picture was taken early morning (facing south) before the sun came over the ridge and the second photo was taken just after sunset (looking north). I like the way the Euphorbia made silhouettes against the sky.For more super shots and views of the sky, visit Skywatch.
Sunset behind the Duckpond Pavilion at St Georges Park, South Africa's oldest test cricket stadium.St Georges Park is the grounds of the second oldest cricket club in South Africa, the venue for the first Test, the first women's international Test, the last Test before South Africa's expulsion from world cricket, the first ever Test series win against Australia, the first Rebel Test, the first Test with the resumption of 'normal' cricket. . . and the sixth oldest cricket ground in…
While camping last weekend I was out early one morning looking for something interesting to photograph. For me interesting could be anything from a big landscape to the smallest little bug. I was keeping my eyes open for a spider's web with dew on it when I noticed something different. On closer inspection I found it to be a web full of baby spiders.I headed back that way just before sunset to see if I can get a nice sunset…