Category: Nature & Nurture

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…

FOREST BATHING

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Since the creation of man, humans have long recognised the importance and benefits of the natural world for our health. The fresh air, the filtered sunlight through the canopy, the subtle whistling of birds – these things offer an eco-antidote…

Spekboomsensasie

Annlerie van Rooyen Wie sou kon dink dat ons inheemse spekboom so gewild sou raak dat 164 000 bome gebruik sou word om in Stellenbosch die grootste labirint in Afrika mee te beplant? En met reg ook, want hierdie plant beskik oor kenmerke…