Category Archives: Out & about

Journey to the land of Windows desktops: visiting the canola fields

Posted on: August 20, 2012

Friday 10 August 2012 I made a long weekend out of last Thursday’s public holiday, and spent Friday exploring the canola fields and farms around Malmesbury.

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Tagged accident, animals, beautiful, canola, cape town, clouds, farm, favourites, fields, holiday, landscape, nature, photography, plants & flowers, sky, trees, weekends, winter days

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Bikini Beach Books in Gordon’s Bay

Posted on: July 31, 2012

Sunday 29 July 2012 The first and last time I visited Gordon’s Bay’s Bikini Beach Books – an old beachfront house overflowing with books – was around 2 years ago, so I figured a revisit was long overdue… EDIT: I’ve … Continue reading →

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Tagged beach, bikini beach books, books, cape town, family, favourites, gordon's bay, harbour, out in the country, outdoors, photography, sea, shop, south africa, special places, store, treasure, trees, weekends, winter days

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June in the Company’s Garden

Posted on: June 18, 2012

Saturday 16 June 2012 I’ve been calling it ‘The Company Gardens’ for years but the area surrounding the National Art Gallery, Museum and Planetarium is actually called ‘The Company’s Garden’. Oops. Anyway, like many Capetonians, I’ve visited the gardens often … Continue reading →

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Tagged autumn, beautiful, cape town, city centre, company gardens, company's garden, favourites, garden, ginkgo, history, holiday, japanese, leaves, macro, memories, nature, nostalgia, outdoors, photography, pigeon, plants & flowers, public holiday, south africa, special places, squirrel, trees, voc, weekends, winter, winter days

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Comfort in feathers

Posted on: March 16, 2012

Monday 12 March 2012 I’ve been having a bit of a tough time lately – I’m stressed and miserable and generally not cracking it, it’s pretty bleak. A bit of escapism can go a long way in dark times, even … Continue reading →

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Tagged birds, cape town, day off, favourites, feathers, hout bay, ibis, macro, memories, nature, nostalgia, outdoors, owls, pelican, personal, photography, plants & flowers, portraits, south africa, starlings, summer, taking a break, trees, water, world of birds

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Blouberg after sunset

Posted on: February 22, 2012

The only times I really enjoy going to the beach are on overcast days and in the evening. This beach near Big Bay was pretty empty, the perfect temperature and really beautiful on Sunday evening.