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and the occasional thought, question or inspirationGena Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16503314612136106904noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418341940999492045.post-34964746305623076952011-06-21T09:52:00.002+02:002011-06-21T09:52:00.289+02:00Rose tipped Succulent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrWD-UYSY_AydNB35Ej4FwYbD3A9eesPojSKzQTR8ihj23_24CQmSs8vRlCsKKfhhffwYwOQFo8BiOB9Ru_wxlyTiM7v0sdJGQHM6UyNl1gt0-B8lNFVn6k3s5hlYsVCdFpd-0AmidSVT/s1600/IMG_8082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrWD-UYSY_AydNB35Ej4FwYbD3A9eesPojSKzQTR8ihj23_24CQmSs8vRlCsKKfhhffwYwOQFo8BiOB9Ru_wxlyTiM7v0sdJGQHM6UyNl1gt0-B8lNFVn6k3s5hlYsVCdFpd-0AmidSVT/s640/IMG_8082.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What is it about succulents that makes them such interesting specimens to photograph?! Not sure if it's the</div><div style="text-align: center;"> shape, colours or even the various textures - but they sure make for pretty pics and even greater abstract </div><div style="text-align: center;">shots. This one lives on a friend's patio amidst a whole lot of others from the species... </div><div style="text-align: center;">Image(s) All Rights Reserved Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and <a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/">Gena D Photography</a> for thinking aloud</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Go on admit it... are these not the most beautiful cupcakes you have ever come across??</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>These gorgeous creations are made my Lindie of "The Bread Bin" - I met Lindie </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>briefly whilst taking <a href="http://www.facebook.com/genadphotography?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=36214&id=143909228976281">photographs</a> at the recent Irene <a href="http://www.kamersvol.com/">Kamersvol Geskenke</a> event.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>As I walked around, I was drawn to this stall, by the vibrant colour and texture, and a </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>certain pretty lacy detail....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>My curiosity piqued I hovered closer. I could not believe the beauty of </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>these cupcakes .... In fact too beautiful to eat, I think ....the fine rose petal detail </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>and vibrant colour, all simply displayed</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>on a cake stand and a wonderous lace covered "dome"nearby ...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>and then to top it off, they also had an array of fresh breads, displayed in true </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>European style - bread baskets and little chalk labels .... </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>This stall completely filled my senses, and in fact for an instant, I felt transported </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>away to another place, another time. What bliss to photograph. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Wishing you all the best Lindie and Johann</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Lindie and Johan of the "The Bread Bin" can be contacted at <a href="mailto:lindie.crumpton@gmail.com">lindie.crumpton@gmail.com</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Previous posts on this event <a href="http://tobethinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2010/12/rooms-full-of-gifts.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tobethinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2010/12/topiary-creations-for-christmas.html">here</a></b></div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and a full <a href="http://www.facebook.com/genadphotography?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=36214&id=143909228976281">photographic "journal" over here</a></b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and<a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/"> {Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
You can also now subscribe on email through Google, or in a Reader.</div>Gena Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16503314612136106904noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418341940999492045.post-79605088740989154182010-12-13T08:23:00.008+02:002010-12-13T11:50:52.301+02:00Succlent Rose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hbtSC4kW9PebXHR_eV4-YNotSgcZGWDPW-orMNbNQ_9i64F1LR84hFlL08LY_24msnrZT8_aIQUMlNDnNaoDU08VNKMN3qcTFmUVtGb8G_QqJ9_896RE55G3AB0OtMn6lbh5TWYyOxgq/s1600/IMG_1978+PS-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hbtSC4kW9PebXHR_eV4-YNotSgcZGWDPW-orMNbNQ_9i64F1LR84hFlL08LY_24msnrZT8_aIQUMlNDnNaoDU08VNKMN3qcTFmUVtGb8G_QqJ9_896RE55G3AB0OtMn6lbh5TWYyOxgq/s640/IMG_1978+PS-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To me the gorgeous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echeveria">Echevaria </a>looks like another form of a rose. In fact I'm convinced</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> that some people refer to these succulents as "desert rose" but, I may be wrong ....</b></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NZXatvL49pbKsRYmdN92rP9faxoYJ7BfFOFA1HrIhn-eIuSonntVu_2crPd3ASq4Pu05ehthtKNtJjTAcPWUKPI5Gb-BInGweSe-p8p325fP4zA4mCWlAaTUNcPaZ2J67lnyObmUJ0v0/s1600/IMG_1979PS-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NZXatvL49pbKsRYmdN92rP9faxoYJ7BfFOFA1HrIhn-eIuSonntVu_2crPd3ASq4Pu05ehthtKNtJjTAcPWUKPI5Gb-BInGweSe-p8p325fP4zA4mCWlAaTUNcPaZ2J67lnyObmUJ0v0/s640/IMG_1979PS-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ...the shape and almost delicate look about them ....</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq3TWGsdJs9YbRV3JFUEOkGXH5KCqHh_RkHKNeTENvtu8-qSR8kjc94SRmZNbXIqMoZzUfgCZGmVPF7L52a3hElsxS3k-jwLYqBhqq5VpUDO4rK4vNqlMKkSGTp6mqXUBTXzFps_-Wx7D/s1600/IMG_1988PS-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq3TWGsdJs9YbRV3JFUEOkGXH5KCqHh_RkHKNeTENvtu8-qSR8kjc94SRmZNbXIqMoZzUfgCZGmVPF7L52a3hElsxS3k-jwLYqBhqq5VpUDO4rK4vNqlMKkSGTp6mqXUBTXzFps_-Wx7D/s640/IMG_1988PS-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and not only do they remind me of a rose, I think they go well with roses too, even </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">through technically speaking they are on opposite ends of the plant spectrum .... </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was "playing" around, as I like to do... and put this collage together ..... now tell me</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> they don't look good together!?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKlplYuX-f2dNcEhY440AP0u2SdNXFzI19jhajPfLnz26cLxE49YnRzgD0burpakrHaqJVeiqsU8gIl5u1aV7PuH4y-tepXzQCgl07prVl5G0va3VIy-BYUqwBMxl5R2iNcCMnwBpLzNq/s1600/Collages3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKlplYuX-f2dNcEhY440AP0u2SdNXFzI19jhajPfLnz26cLxE49YnRzgD0burpakrHaqJVeiqsU8gIl5u1aV7PuH4y-tepXzQCgl07prVl5G0va3VIy-BYUqwBMxl5R2iNcCMnwBpLzNq/s640/Collages3.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>A <a href="http://lisaschaos.com/">macro Monday post here</a> and<a href="http://sundaystills.wordpress.com/"> here</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Flowers Today</a> post</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/"><b>Mosaic Monday post</b></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and <a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/">{Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
You can also now subscribe on email through Google, or in a Reader.</div>Gena Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16503314612136106904noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418341940999492045.post-26809511366358102972010-12-12T09:04:00.001+02:002010-12-12T09:05:40.719+02:00"Topiary" creations for Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTG4cjYIXyij2n1dtXsHGIYKnHofN5TnTNhJz_XzLtjwtLamlSPFAQ4MYKVSc8dtPM6gybVhRPMCxPuZpNa-dpeBpLC3qLEBZZWJG5jjJr1WGYvZMQqTW9xKzuQjP3ZIdgI1HwZ2-ESsE/s1600/IMG_8519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTG4cjYIXyij2n1dtXsHGIYKnHofN5TnTNhJz_XzLtjwtLamlSPFAQ4MYKVSc8dtPM6gybVhRPMCxPuZpNa-dpeBpLC3qLEBZZWJG5jjJr1WGYvZMQqTW9xKzuQjP3ZIdgI1HwZ2-ESsE/s640/IMG_8519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As I've blogged about before, I recently attended the Kamersvol event in Irene, </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gauteng (<a href="http://tobethinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2010/12/rooms-full-of-gifts.html">click for previous post</a>). It was haven of creativity and gorgeous things ... </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so, whilst there I chatted to a numbers of the vendors who had amazing items on </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">display. Andrea Topiary creations was one of them. Andrea and Kate run a business </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">making wreaths, topiary balls and other festive items, all from an <a href="http://www.elginvalley.co.za/">Elgin</a> based farm. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those who don't know, that means it's based in the wonderful Cape.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I simply adore the texture and overall look and feel of these products ... so much nicer</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> than the fake, tinsel things you get in most stores .....</b></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> L-O-V-E.... even words are available - just perfect for that xmas table or other event ....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and lovely reindeer, which are bound to delight any little one...</span></b>..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and <a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/">{Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
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I was recently writing a post about time - </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>that fact that at this time of year it appears to be such a "big issue" - I have a few </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>perspectives on that thought, but that's for another post. </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> The reason time came up, was that in looking thru my archives (in fact whilst </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>"cleaning" out), I came across a folder with photos taken from a road/ country trip we </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>did exactly a year ago (you see, I told you time flies!!). As I've not blogged or posted</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>much about this trip and since there are some really scenic shots, I decided, now is as </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>good a time as any.....</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>So, we were on the road to Nelspruit (a main town in the Eastern Transvaal, now called</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> Mpumalanga) and the largest town before heading out to Mozambique. These pics </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>were of our first stop on the way to Nelspruit, at Milly's just outside Machadodorp. The</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> area is renowned for it's trout and trout fishing, and it's truly gorgeous, so Milly's was </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>the place we chose to stop at. The picture above and below give a very good idea of </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>what the surrounds look like ....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMml7U79q8pdtH9ikKk7aNS7y9UFTgRe2DlVQm7ELp7ObJ6PBoB4mSxos5jX1XoJiCfyreM1oLoKVBGYMZ0K_9FxcTKMy2TJQqU4c1F-MD0kycfxEADUYGTCXOTcwe6u0GZ2KKMp0dvrD/s1600/IMG_9675-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMml7U79q8pdtH9ikKk7aNS7y9UFTgRe2DlVQm7ELp7ObJ6PBoB4mSxos5jX1XoJiCfyreM1oLoKVBGYMZ0K_9FxcTKMy2TJQqU4c1F-MD0kycfxEADUYGTCXOTcwe6u0GZ2KKMp0dvrD/s640/IMG_9675-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> Blue skies, rolling hills of green, lots of water .... to top it off a wonderful mud house </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>and nguni cattle - this has got to be one of my favorite pictures of rural south africa .....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKswViGcAPZQPqouu7xKGtjKJaEax5JbBqp4twbq2bVXaHXuCXSOgf_Ott1qO8i-LeNiGGqPE5uAbUHrIdvxgdHovrcx_y-iTXkrigI01g7Gh4dYeFBJJAooMj1mrRRJiMG0brCjyqEJZ/s1600/IMG_9695-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKswViGcAPZQPqouu7xKGtjKJaEax5JbBqp4twbq2bVXaHXuCXSOgf_Ott1qO8i-LeNiGGqPE5uAbUHrIdvxgdHovrcx_y-iTXkrigI01g7Gh4dYeFBJJAooMj1mrRRJiMG0brCjyqEJZ/s640/IMG_9695-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> after lunch we continued onto our destination and stopped by an old friend for coffee. He happens to live high up on a hill, and these two images </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>are some of the wonderful views he enjoys on a daly basis. There was a storm coming in so clarity was not at it's best. Still scenic nevertheless..... </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4S1Xy2dJmPQXPt-WNOKhd95X_MuE7fnQSUvSFBz2xHTStBmyI4ufEYyKgnadMtpYy5msz6RlaDlnOYlp6AogFJ82fEot2phwBOrNrPYDliae8TWvu4bndM5jZhb8y03ccLBZvfKNYQSp/s1600/IMG_9702-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4S1Xy2dJmPQXPt-WNOKhd95X_MuE7fnQSUvSFBz2xHTStBmyI4ufEYyKgnadMtpYy5msz6RlaDlnOYlp6AogFJ82fEot2phwBOrNrPYDliae8TWvu4bndM5jZhb8y03ccLBZvfKNYQSp/s640/IMG_9702-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>WelI I hope you enjoyed that ... I'll be posting more of this trip over the forthcoming weeks ..... </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"><b>A skywatch post</b></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/"><b>a LATSOF post</b></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/"><b>Scenic Sunday post</b></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved Copyright 2010 </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Gena D Images and <a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/">{Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
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<b>come together to sell their wares to the public. This is now an annual event in the Cape. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCiic3HcM3jqTBhklghEDyM8FBvWwFQklhrqDCMJLmACEFOuDYkEi0leTBfuwwJGEqg8Tq12swgqjZty3hFwQeNJgAENw6bNk9Nx2D17PHbkTaSV1d2_Ueik2dYteEY5olIFC9XXZ4gMn/s1600/IMG_8536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCiic3HcM3jqTBhklghEDyM8FBvWwFQklhrqDCMJLmACEFOuDYkEi0leTBfuwwJGEqg8Tq12swgqjZty3hFwQeNJgAENw6bNk9Nx2D17PHbkTaSV1d2_Ueik2dYteEY5olIFC9XXZ4gMn/s640/IMG_8536.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>This year, Kamersvol Geskenke (translates Rooms Full of Gifts) had it's Gauteng debut event in Irene, a few weeks back. </b><br />
<b>They opened their doors, and no sooner than they did, were they overwhelmed with people. I had made arrangements </b><br />
<b>to go through and enjoy the sights and sounds, but also hoping to capture images of the detail, the vibe, the look and feel of this awesome event. </b><br />
<b>Quieter is was, but the vibe was still very apparent.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PUQ_viPn6bBNMWcjeZoNfjwadDCXzLMcO07i4hbsa25jyLm7b2crRRVXwgXcRhVof5CgBEuTTmCdM_s0Aa1Ue9PbbcgneSxiYD_S0nJEmL6P4LyAlbjIyLIzqigU9FGVKwIkMcXD4yYi/s1600/IMG_8343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PUQ_viPn6bBNMWcjeZoNfjwadDCXzLMcO07i4hbsa25jyLm7b2crRRVXwgXcRhVof5CgBEuTTmCdM_s0Aa1Ue9PbbcgneSxiYD_S0nJEmL6P4LyAlbjIyLIzqigU9FGVKwIkMcXD4yYi/s640/IMG_8343.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Let's set the scene ... a gorgeous property with loads of texture (cement, stone, metal, glass), a wild indigenous garden, </b><br />
<b>loads of handmade artefacts and other goodies on display throughout (indoor and outdoor), wonderful music, wine tasting, </b><br />
<b>cupcakes, coffee..... Okay - you get the picture? </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9HxTzAIJbv4Kdn7geLbklTTAhmtCNcFBT9VJcwehUS-zBn7NnTF8wgaVdIuEETnNdZESM6j5Kl9fL3pj4Lb-Cl-n5TgLShAMBZbcliYi16CK2bQs-_WIYPBsCxB373lWHnnhEPZCDjvp/s1600/IMG_8342-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9HxTzAIJbv4Kdn7geLbklTTAhmtCNcFBT9VJcwehUS-zBn7NnTF8wgaVdIuEETnNdZESM6j5Kl9fL3pj4Lb-Cl-n5TgLShAMBZbcliYi16CK2bQs-_WIYPBsCxB373lWHnnhEPZCDjvp/s640/IMG_8342-1.jpg" width="428" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>I have always adored handmade items, crafts and things with an old world, vintage feel. It appears that I have </b><br />
<b>quite a nostalgic side to me. To top that I adore texture, pattern, colour .... Well needless to say I was in my element - everywhere</b><br />
<b>I looked there was something else to see, to touch, to enjoy .... oh and by the way, loads of really friendly people too!!! </b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The vendors really excelled at creating and displaying their wares.... All in all it was a resoudning success leaving the local people wanting more. </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbkbwPu43T8N7A8vpREp9I7zUHx2RKB6Ya0-3zwyEI5gKIcD5T4z4ym5fNYr0xpNE3oBrChObc0s4fiiTzBJc0l-379oMF_EaLXIE0qpVIuBwIxPH5teR89tIGbWcHiUr31IyW4SOGib-/s1600/IMG_8153-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbkbwPu43T8N7A8vpREp9I7zUHx2RKB6Ya0-3zwyEI5gKIcD5T4z4ym5fNYr0xpNE3oBrChObc0s4fiiTzBJc0l-379oMF_EaLXIE0qpVIuBwIxPH5teR89tIGbWcHiUr31IyW4SOGib-/s640/IMG_8153-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b> I look forward to next year's event ..... In the meantime, I will be blogging about some of the vendors that I interacted with ..... so watch this space!</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Link to their facebook page : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Kamersvol" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&ref=mb#!/Kamersvol</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>as well as the link to their website : <a href="http://www.kamersvol.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kamersvol.com/</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>Late afternoon on the way home from the country .....</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"><b>a Skywatch post</b></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crazyworkingmom.com/"><b>a LATSOF post</b></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/">Scenic Sunday post</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and<a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/"> {Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NsnpPm7Hym_LjALmVWwvkTfA5ZEqnC9aVHokKAeLJGkt1z9kHTWXw2ECl47scTLgSL3TM7DJDs2q2P-9mc3OunC7vBAtYa7pRmiDG2wk7wCcaMVajHVCSGi9_Iv6YUxP367rPIAcBakd/s1600/IMG_4003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NsnpPm7Hym_LjALmVWwvkTfA5ZEqnC9aVHokKAeLJGkt1z9kHTWXw2ECl47scTLgSL3TM7DJDs2q2P-9mc3OunC7vBAtYa7pRmiDG2wk7wCcaMVajHVCSGi9_Iv6YUxP367rPIAcBakd/s640/IMG_4003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://ramblingwoods.com/"> A Nature's Notes post</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved </b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and <a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/">{Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEVEvfgWz2K9CAkKkhoP5i7ywh8lajajaJ8N8eKkeXNEIEYQMypVCg6Z6N-iIh_QiDcSn-KUxhMkvQpCikSuPpGF0d7yS4eEl2Cwa0F9o87R0MLQrX0AYFjYBc_FnZVhYSpJqQKVV4BO0/s1600/IMG_3561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEVEvfgWz2K9CAkKkhoP5i7ywh8lajajaJ8N8eKkeXNEIEYQMypVCg6Z6N-iIh_QiDcSn-KUxhMkvQpCikSuPpGF0d7yS4eEl2Cwa0F9o87R0MLQrX0AYFjYBc_FnZVhYSpJqQKVV4BO0/s640/IMG_3561.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">An Outdoor Wednesday post </a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Image(s) All Rights Reserved</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> Copyright 2010 Gena D Images and <a href="http://www.genadphotography.co.za/">{Gena D Photography}</a> for thinking aloud</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like this post? Forward to your friends and leave a comment or feedback below the post (on blog).
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> indigenous (African) look and feel .... </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I adore these glimpses taken during late afternoon - they are truly african ...</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the sky, the golden colour, the grasses, aloes, and more ....</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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- <a href="http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/famous/ralph_waldo_emerson">Ralph Waldo Emerson</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>A Macro Monday<a href="http://lisaschaos.com/"> post here</a> and<a href="http://sundaystills.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/macro-monday-for-11-22-10/"> here</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>A Today's Flower<a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"> post here</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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