Category: Nature & Nurture

WAT JOU DIERE VAN JOU SÊ

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Diere en hul welstand is iets wat my baie na aan die hart lê. Geen dier, net soos geen mens, behoort te ly of sleg behandel te word nie. Nederland het die eerste land ter wêreld geword waar daar geen rondloperhonde is nie. Die probleem…

GEELBEKVLEI BIRDING DRIVE

Another wonderful birding drive in the Garden Route starts near Klein Brak River, a route that is most rewarding in summer, when the non-breeding migrants are back from Europe and Asia (from November to April). Geelbekvlei Birding Drive This…

AMAZING GRACE

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Grace is a cream, longhaired dachshund who turns six in May. She’s sweet but protective and fiercely independent. She’s active too and looking back, I should’ve put up ramps around our house and supervised her more, but at the end of the…

LET’S GO BOSSIES!

As empty erven within the Garden Route are steadily transformed for housing there is genuine concern from long-time residents whether any green areas will be left at all. Clearing of areas rich in biodiversity is often met with animosity, which…

RESTORE YOUR SENSE OF INNER PEACE

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Relationships are the foundation of life, and the one we have with ourselves is paramount. Unfortunately, many of us take it for granted. Here are three research-backed ways to calm your inner demons and approach life with a heightened sense…

VOËLKYK TUSSEN DIE GROOTVOETE

Ek begin hiermee ’n reeks artikels van ’n paar puik voëlkykplekke wat net te ver van die Tuinroete is vir ’n gemaklike dag-uitstappie, maar tog naby genoeg vir ’n naweek se wegbreek. Die Addo Olifant Nasionale Park is een van hierdie…

VAN NUUSKIERIGHEID IS DIE ALBUMS VOL

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My ouers, oom en tannie het ons land oor die jare deurkruis. Hulle het ’n menigte plekke besoek, interessante goed beleef en wonderlike mense ontmoet. Ek kan my verluister aan hul vertellinge van plekke en unieke belewenisse wat hul op hul…

HEROLD’S BAY AND ITS LABYRINTH

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One of the most peaceful places along the Garden Route is to be found in Herold’s Bay where a beautiful garden filled with birdsong, flowers, milkwood trees and the aromatic scent of coastal fynbos boasts a new labyrinth. Labyrinths have been…

GOOD PHOTOS OF THE MOON

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When a full moon rises, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get a worthy photo, but unfortunately the moon is a really challenging subject to photograph. Two reasons: it is very far away and unless you have a telephoto…

AGRICULTURE – HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN AROUND?

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Recently the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture visited the Mossel Bay District to meet with the Western Cape Women’s Agricultural Organization, whom he calls “the backbone of the agricultural sector”. With agriculture still very much…

PARADYS (KLOOF) THROUGH THE EYES OF DYLAN LEWIS

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Overwhelming. Awesome. World class. These are all words that describe South African sculptor Dylan Lewis’s sculpture garden on Mulberry Farm in Paradyskloof (a very apt name, that!), Stellenbosch. The artist started the garden himself way…

FOTO FOCUS – A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT

Most of us want to take photos that have impact, that are somehow different, especially when visiting popular landmarks and tourist sites. Take the snapshots and selfies but then go walkabout – survey the scene, look for different angles…