Various landscape and seascape images of South Africa.
“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.” ― Robertson Davies The Santos Pavilion in Mossel Bay was built on the Santos Beach in 1906 by a local architect who… Continue reading The Pavilion in morning light
We set off last week to explore the Mossel Bay Harbour and hopefully get some lovely nautical images. We did manage to get into the harbour and discover a fantastic frozen fish shop but sadly we were not allowed to take any photographs. As a wonderful compensation we ate a delicious lunch of calamari, hake… Continue reading Gulls & Grub at the Gypsy
Click on any image to view a SHARPER version. A selkie is a shy, shape-shifting faerie creature that lives as a seal in the sea but sheds its magical seal pelt to take human form and walk on land. The female selkies are notoriously beautiful and bewitching and if the seal skin becomes lost or stolen, the selkie is… Continue reading The Selkie Children
Moira had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Moira went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, but… Continue reading Moira had a little lamb
Click on any image to view the LARGER version. But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often awry, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy! Excerpt from "To a mouse, on turning her up in her… Continue reading The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men
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