Tag Archives: winter

New painting: The Messenger

Posted on: September 2, 2013

2009 – August 2013 I started this painting back in 2009…well, I say ‘started’ but really I just did the vaguest of backgrounds and then left the board to stand around gathering dust (and a shocking amount of cat fur…) … Continue reading →

Posted in Art
Tagged acrylic, art, aurora, birds, crow, dark, fantasy, girl, harbinger, lake, memories, message, messenger, mystery, night, nights, oil, outdoors, outside, painting, portrait, raven, sky, stars, surreal, weather, wind, winter

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Winter roses

Posted on: July 2, 2013

Wednesday 22 May 2013 While I spent my birthday feeling miserably with flu, I really enjoyed the day before which included a walk around the beautiful roses at Chart Farm.

Posted in Out & about, Photography, pretty things
Tagged beautiful, cape town, chart farm, close up, farm, flower, leaves, macro, nature, outdoors, plants & flowers, rose, south africa, winter, winter days

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Fox Comet ‘Blazing Trails & Fiery Tales’ Album launch, with Al Bairre and Grassy Spark at Zula

Posted on: June 3, 2013

Saturday 1 June 2013 There had been warnings all week that a huge storm was to hit Cape Town on the first weekend of June, and the warnings had been right. The rain was almost relentless and Saturday was was … Continue reading →

Posted in Gigs/Live Music
Tagged al bairre, album launch, brass, cape town, captain stu, favourites, fox comet, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, indie, jumping musicians, launch, long hair, long street, music, photography, rock, saxophone, ska, south africa, south african, weekends, winter, zula

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Dutch tall ships at the Waterfront

Posted on: May 27, 2013

12 & 14 May 2013 Following pretty closely after last month’s Russian Sedov, two weeks ago the V&A Waterfront docks were graced by 3 more tall ships, this time Dutch – the Tecla, Europa and Oosterschelde. We checked them out on Mother’s Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography
Tagged 3 anchor bay, cape town, dutch, europa, events, greenpoint, harbour, international, ixus, ocean, oosterschelde, outdoors, photography, point and shoot, sail, sailing, sea, sea point, ship, sky, south african, tall ship, tecla, the tallest man on earth, v&a, water, waterfront, winter, winter days

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Little yellow butterflies

Posted on: May 11, 2013

Friday 10 May 2013 These little guys seem to be all over Cape Town at the moment, I think they’re called Common Dotted Border Butterflies. They’re very sweet :)