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Before we met Sirius, he’d spent a week on his own, abandoned by his previous owners in a tiny courtyard with nothing but a bowl of water. Now we make sure he gets lots of walks in nature and a never-ending supply of love – as you can tell, he’s very happy about how things turned out, and so are we!
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In one of the world’s largest game reserves, Central Kalahari in Botswana, springbok herds on the vast plains still number in their hundreds and thousands, as described by the early explorers.
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Leucadendron lights.
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Lifeguards chair on Mbotyi beach.
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A homeless cat that visits everyday.
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Hawaan forest which has been impacted by the toxic chemical spill.
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Pollinators delight! Lots and lots of nectar.
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Windless autumn days in Simon’s Town.
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Wednesday The pride of the South African Navy, an Arms Deal corvette, returns to Simon’s Bay.
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Mountains move me. Cathkin Peak, Drakensberg.
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On the drive to Bettys Bay.
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Daily Digger Dance, Zandvlei, Muizenberg.
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Early morning, Orange River, Richtersveld.
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Bateleur, Kgalagadi National Park.
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Soul Food – hiking along the Wild Coast in the rural Eastern Cape, not another human in sight and vistas that go on and on.
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The vivid red of the Celandine-Leaved Pelargonium. Pelargonium fulgidum catches your eye amoungst all the other flowers Cape West Coast.
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The Swartberg near De Rust in the Klein Karoo.
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Mbotyi sunrise at the end of the road.
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Mr Beetle in his jazzy suit at the West Coast National Park flower festival.
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Astute Heron: human signs do not apply… 2021.08.15 Durban, Point Canal
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Very early hints of Johburg Spring.
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De Kelders magic
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Spring has sprung early – the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.
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Spring has sprung early – the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.
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Spring has sprung early – the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.
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Spring has sprung early – the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.
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Frosty Sunrise at Bushman´s Nek 16.8.2021.
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The Beautiful Cape Point.
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The Beautiful Cape Point.
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The Beautiful Cape Point.
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The Beautiful Cape Point.
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The Beautiful Cape Point.
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Cape Point Baboons waking up.
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Good Morning Cape Town.
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Mist rising off the water
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Sunset in a glass – Camps Bay.
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Perfect rainbow with its 7 colours in Camps Bay.
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Tokai Lower Forest.
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Perfect early morning sunshine in Bakoven after the icy cold weather
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Bush sundown
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“Walking away from paradise”. Taken on Zanzibar Beach in front of Marafiki Bungalows.
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Fort Mistake signage enroute Newcastle KZN. (The history of the fort has different versions).
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A nation at work: rebuilding our ruins.
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Letaba River, Kruger Park.
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Keimoes Bridge during rainy season