I took a walk along the trails in the Baakens Valley for the first time in ages this morning. The veld is very brown and grey due to it being winter, the fact that we're going through a drought and the fire that burned through the valley a few months ago. There are patches of flowers though like these yellow and purple ones I encountered along the way.
The Latin name for the Red Hot Poker is Kniphofia and its also sometimes known as a Torch lily or Poker plant. According to Wikipedia, it is a genus of plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, that includes 70 or more species native to Africa. This specific one I found close to Schoenies.
I haven't been to the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve for a few months so I think it's time to swing by again to see what is in flower. This is a picture from a little while ago with Pincushions in flower.
Behind the South End Cemetery is an old footbridge over the narrow gauge railway line which most people probably have never seen. It's not really something significant but I know of it because I have a Geocache hidden there. I went to check up on it the other day after the recent fire and snapped this pic.
A weekend or two ago we went for a photo shoot in St Georges Park. No, I don't mean I went to take photos in St Georges. In February the Damselfly gave me a voucher for a couples shoot with Champayne Creations for Valentines Day and we were in St Georges to have our photos taken. I'm not one who always like photos being taken of me, especially posed ones, but Lundi did an amazing job and the pics look stunning.…
A patch of yellow flowers along the Sacramento Trail at Schoenmakerskop
Vygies come in all shapes, sizes and colours. These little ones I found on the mountain above Matatiele on a visit to the Matatiele Mountain Lake. I have two types of vygies in my garden, both creeper type plants with tin green leaves. This specific one has ticker and rounder leaves and look a more like a typical succulent. A little search on the internet gave me the following: Stone plants - Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering…
Life returning to the Fynbos Trail at Schoenmakerskop after the devastating fire of late 2016
While the KidZ were negotiating the Labyrinth at The Edge in Hogsback in the rain, I was photographing flowers
I don't know why but when I think of Hogsback I either think of streams and waterfalls or forests, ferns, lilies and fog. I think I nailed the latter in this picture.