Happy Tuesday! And apologies in advance that I don’t have more World Cup related pictures! We don’t have tickets to the games, but perhaps I’ll take some pictures of the “fever” when we’re showing my brother and his girlfriend around — they get here Friday! Whoo-hoo!
Anywho, not long after HH, the Bear and I arrived in SA we went for a wee hike on a lovely trail in the nearby Helderberg Nature Reserve. I can’t believe I’ve forgotten to show you pictures before now! It is indeed picturesque, and makes me miss the long summery days in these parts since we are in the throes of short days and chilly winters. Not as short as the days in Scotland, and usually not as chilly, but nevertheless, I’m too much like my Dad. I don’t like wearing socks much either. Side note: Helderberg means “Clear Mountain” in Afrikaans. The “Helderberg” is one particular peak that is often clear and free from cloud when the rest of the nearby Hottentots Holland mountains are swimming in clouds.
These shots are pretty self-explanatory, so I think I’ll let you explore at your own pace today. As usual, if you let your cursor linger over a photo, you’ll see the title and that may give you a bit of insight… maybe not!
I interrupt briefly to mention: There are some amazing flowers in this part of the world. Lots that aren’t found anywhere else!
Look out little Bear!
Do you think the one on the right is pregnant or just well fed?
So that’s a slice of life around here when the sun is shining and the weather’s warm. But I can’t complain because we were outside for a while in t-shirts one afternoon last week. 🙂
Hope your week is off to a great start and that you’ll enjoy wherever your journey takes you next!
xCC
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Hi Caroline,
The Helderberg nature reserve is the thing I miss most of living in Somerset west, second only to our amazing friends! (we moved to the Southern Suburbs of CT about 18 months ago)
Thanks for the beautiful photos!
Incidently the Helderberg also boasts a very rare type of Protea, called “Blushing brides” and they bloom in winter! For reference, “blushing brides” are sold in Woolworths, but those come from flower farms. Happy Protea hunting!
Nix
Wow Nicola! I just googled the blushing bride protea and they are beautiful! I’d like to go look for some but it is just a little cold for that right now! 🙂
Those flower photographs are simply amazing – Love them!!!
Thank you! It has been a while since they were taken and I can’t remember for sure, but it was most likely my husband’s doing — he has much more skill than me! 😉 I thoroughly enjoy se7en {+1!!}, by the way!! 🙂
I think Im falling in love with this beautiful country more every single day! I love that hike up to the top of Helderberg, got to do it earlier this year!
Can’t wait to be back in the Cape next week! Love that place 🙂
I perform tons of number crunching for these types of games because I think that the past will usually give us an insight of what may happen in the future. As you may or may not know it may be impossible to decipher the winning team in the NFL. This is why I consider using trends for basketball.