Yesterday morning was a stunning morning and I headed down to the beachfront before work for a short walk. The weather was stunning with no wind and the sun warming up. Summer is around the corner and one of these days people will be flocking to the beaches. Kings Beach stretches away from McArthur's pool to the harbour in the picture above and is still empty... for now.
As we entered Johannesburg on our recent visit, Chaos Boy asked if we were in Soccer City now. I was very impressed that he associated Soccer City with Johannesburg. He was of cause not refering to the city itself, but to the soccer stadium where the final of the recent 2010 FIFA World Cup took place. We dicided to fit in a quick stop at Soccer City during our stay in Jozi.Even though most people refer to the stadium as…
This is a section of the upper Baakens Valley just above the 3rd Avenue dip looking from Newton Park towards the Moffat Retail Park where Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket is located. This section of the Baakens Valley can be explored by taking the Upper Guinea Fowl Trail between the dip and Sunridge Park.
This is the time of year that Clivias are in full flower. The Clivia (pronounced Clee-via) is a flower that is indigenous to Southern Africa where they grow wild in forested woodland areas. The Clivia plants are all members of the Amaryllidaceae family.The plant's flowers are carried in clusters on stout stems and range in colour from yellows to rich oranges and shades of deep red. The leaves are strap shaped, fleshy and even when not in flower the foliage provides excellent dark…
This past weekend we took part in Newton Park Primary School's annual fun run. A day or so before the event I was asked by one of the organisers if I wouldn't mind taking pictures as their regular photographer wasn't available. As a parent who doesn't always have the opportunity to be too involved in the school (plus the excuse to take pictures) I jumped at the opportunity. I had a marvelous time running (well, actually racing on my scooter) up and down the…
Today I just want to post a couple of big bird photos I took at the Johannesburg Zoo to end of the Jozi Zoo trilogy of posts.The Greater Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus roseus) at Jozi Zoo has their own enclosure.A heron in the Buffalo enclosureOk, not quite a bird, but the angel... ... on top of the war memorial at the Military Museum next to the Johannesburg Zoo. The memorial is visible from the top section of the zoo.
Walking down one of the paved walkways in St Georges Park towards the St Georges Park Cricket Stadium. The part of the stadium visible is the Duckpond Pavilion which is named after the old duckpond situated under the palm tree on the left. Unfortunately there are no ducks still living there today.
Following yesterday's post on the Johannesburg Zoo, I decided to post a couple of random animal photos I took on our visit. I have said so before and I will say so again (and again and again and again) that I much rather prefer to visit a game reserve and look for the animals in their natural environment. The problem is that not everybody in society gets the opportunity to visit game reserves and thus zoos will always be the…
The Cape Recife Lighthouse guarding the western point of Algoa Bay
On our recent trip up to Gauteng we stayed with friends in Johannesburg for a couple of days. The Sunday we was a stunning day and our friends suggested that we go to the Johannesburg Zoo for a picnic. I have had an opportunity to visit Jozi Zoo on a previous visit, but my family has never been there and even though I personally prefer game reserves over zoos, I though the kids would really enjoy it. Plus any trip with…