The Almshouses in Bethelsdorp was built in 1822 and formed part of the Bethelsdorp Mission Station. The houses can still be seen just behind the Van Der Kemp Memorial Church. An interesting feature of the Almshouses is the original cornerstone which is still visible.
I found this unusual bug on one of my succulents by the pool the other day. As usual I ran to get my camera and got a couple of pics. Referring to my Wildlife of Southern Africa book, I found out that it is a Twig Wilter Bug (Family Coreidae). It seems that they literally live on the plants and feed on sap in twigs which causes wilting. Their eggs are also laid on stems of plants. When threatened they…
Lions cups at the Seaview Game and Lion Park just outside Port ElizabethToday is the one year blogoversary since I took over Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Wow! How time has flown. It has truly been an enjoyable ride so far and doesn't feel like one year. Here is to many more. Cheers.
Wendy Isaacs-Martin e-mailed me over the weekend with some pics she had taken at Friday night's Pro20 final at St Georges. Seeing that my camera is in for repairs and I couldn't take any pics at the match, I decided to post one Wendy's pics from the night. The on field umpires were flown into St Georges Park by helicopter and dropped off right on the field. I must say that it was quite a spectacle and very different from…
Today is 88 days to the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. About a week or so ago to celebrate 100 days to the World Cup, we had a couple of activities at work. One of the things we did was the Diski Dance. The word Diski is South African township lingo for "soccer". The Diski Dance is a line dance and incorporates soccer moves in its steps. I am sure anybody watching the World Cup on television in…
A mosaic decorated fountain in the fish pond at the luxarius Singa Lodge in Summerstrand. The lodge is named after the mystical dragon-lion of Indonesian mythology. The lodge is a luxurious modern fusion of Eastern & African architecture and décor is an artistic masterpiece and each one of the 12 suites are decorated differently.
Today is a big cricket day here in Port Elizabeth. Our local team, the Chevrolet Warriors, are playing in the Pro20 final against the Highveld Lions. The Warriors already won the 40 over competition this year, their first trophy since the mid 1990's, and start as favorites. This is the first domestic final played in Port Elizabeth in many years and the stadium has been sold out since early in the week. As I am posting this I am getting…
Today is another Random ... theme day and the theme is Random Country Churches. Some of the smallest towns in the middle of nowhere will have magnificent old Dutch Reformed Churches dating back from the early days. In most cases these churches were built in the late 1800's and early 1900's not to only service the town, but also the surrounding farming community. This means that some of these small towns today have huge churches. The Dutch Reformed Church in…
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