One of my favorite things about this time of the year (early winter) is the fact that the aloes are in bloom. A little road trip through the Karoo Heartland had me stop once or twice to snap a few pictures, but mostly I just enjoyed the sight of them next to the road.
A lot of the flowers are just starting to open up so give it another week or two three and they will be blooming in all their glory.
They are magnificent.
The aloes are magnificent in town even , one of my neighbors have a whole row of them.