I read an interesting article about the dangers that are facing insects. You will see a male Banded Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa caffra), and he is a very good pollinator (7 shots). Then I will also show you

Please note; This post must not be read by sensitive souls. I really abhor days like this as it always results in placing us in a sad mood. We all know that life is short, but there is certainly no need

I had to find out what the difference is between twilight and dusk. You will see some early twilight photos in here (10 shots). There are mountains that block the sunrise, and I took all of the photos

Everyone is preparing for the El Nino system to arrive, and our dry weather has already started. Clouds as white as snow now here in our early summer season. I will show you three stages of the day, early

...and they remind us that we all have that same beauty inside of us. It is the first day of the new month, and we wish all to have a blessed and peaceful 4 weeks ahead. Flowers are the music of the ground.

That flower was at a guess about 10-15 meters up in the air. At first, I have a cactus plant, that we think is a Torch Cactus (Echinopsis Trichoncereus spachianus) to show you opposite the road from us.

...as this guy was waiting for his girlfriend, and my wife put a dead small fly down for him. The Cape dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus capensis; 'lygodactylus' = 'flexible fingers') is a species of dwarf gecko

At first, I thought it was playing with a little ball, as he chucked it down in front of him. And then the long wait, until the snail came out of its shell (4 shots). Then I will show you what the crows

No, they are not our squirrels, as I found these all over the place. This post is about some squirrels that we saw during the day (10 shots). We pulled our car out and started to drive down the road, when

I just had to combine the gulls with the sunset, as it made sense to me. I start with a sunset shot, and then you will see some flying sea gulls (4 shots). In the second half of the post, I wanted to show

...and yes, the rain came down the next day, as you will see in the second part of the post. Something different in here, as at first I will show you two examples about the contents of this post. First

By turbulent I mean that the weather was again very unsettled. I just had to show you what the hidden mountain looked like when we left our house. In here you will see some early morning skies (4 shots),

I really thought that we would have a lovely clear day, but the day had other ideas. So, I will show you some morning views (5 shots), and then some late afternoon shots (5 shots). Unfortunately, I couldn't

Crows like to fly in strong winds, and I upset a pair, as I was standing below their nest. In here you will see how the crows behave when they sense danger (7 shots). Then you will see a tree that I was

The weatherman has booked the next 3 days for rain storms, and we are happy. Even though the temperatures drop, we are happy as we need the rain to fill our dams. In here you will see how the winds play

...one must just to know where to find them, and by grace I do. By now I think that you know the male Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa), and his iridescent colors was on show (5 shots). Then I have

With summer knocking on the door, it is time for our 24-hour flowers to appear. Every year this time these magnificent flowers start to appear, and a few years ago we had twenty something flowers that

An early summers day, and one can really feel sprightly with these views. The winds started to gather the clouds in some amazing forms, and I could only run around with my camera in amazement at the sights

...as I wanted to jump for joy when I saw this little fellow. Yep, he is a very scarce Amethyst Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina), and you will see how lovely he is (5 shots). Then I have a Cape Sugarbird

As in life, some days can be dark, and other days can be light. In here you will see the drastic beauty of a dark day. I have some of the morning views at our home (5 shots), and then a bit later the views