Thinking Aloud: outdoor wednesday

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Simplicity .....

Today's title pretty much sums up this post .... just simple images taken in the

country ... they truly speak for themselves .....

An Outdoor Wednesday post

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Stone Houses of Chrissiesmeer

one the original Stone houses of Chrissiesmeer, with a newer addition

(note brickwork) and other detail below ...

these are mostly abandoned - at the time I visited I was unable to ascertain

what is intended with these old homes, which surely

qualify for heritage status. It would be wonderful to see them restored and used.

I have soft spot of old homes, buildings, structures - so am inclined to want to a

capture their beauty, even though they look worse for wear - it's as if feel I need to

record a memory in their honour!? These just spoke volumes, still standing

proud and steadfast, with their weathered detail and colours -

amidst wild grasses and solid large oak trees ...

An Outdoor Wednesday Post

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Sunrise Over Stone Barn

A selection of images taken at sunrise over Stone Barn (yes, that's what it's called)

at Florence Guest Farm, Chrissiesmeer. See more pictures in previous posts on

this area and guest farm.

a My World Tuesday post
and Outdoor Wednesday post
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Garden Bed

Confused? The title of this post is a play on words and yet it's also

what it is ..... a gorgeous metal bed ensconced in the middle of a garden,

surrounded by loads of indigenous plants, trees and grasses.

Why? Well it's part of a project that my friend Donovan from Nature and Beyond

(landscaping) is working on - the idea is to create a "Bed of Roses"....

I look forward to the final result.

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Rosemary Hill

I came across info on a wonderful Farm market out in the Donkerhoek part of Pretoria,

called Rosemary Hill.... It's obviously a working farm, but they also run a wonderful tea

garden and an organic market twice a month.

On arrival you are greeted by a very neat and orderly parking area and this

"speed" sign - 30kms - dead slow - a sign of things to come?

some of the gorgeous Nguni cattle on the property

wild grasses amidst fruit trees, blowing in the gentle breeze

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Through this door ....

during a recent outing in Johannesburg, I came across this old building with the

most glorious doorway .... perfect arch with fine detail - the best part (for me)

was the weathered and worn look....

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

With an African Touch

This is one of the many old homes in Parktown - a suburb of Johannesburg.

A vast number of them are heritage homes i.e. they have historical and heritage value.

The others?

Well, people buy them, renovate them and make the best of the vast spaces ....

This is on of those such homes, where the style of the house and the large patio

(with it's columns) retains the old world architecture.

The difference?

The use of old, rustic and african items, to make this space individual and

special to it's owners. I particulary adore the upholstery on the patio furniture,

being a traditional South African fabric called Shweshwe - a great blend of styles,

I think ...

a close up view of the upholstery and some of the african styled influences...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A Tranquil Spot

the perfect spot to enjoy tea

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

At the end of a long day

a quiet spot in the garden to rest a while at the

end of along day .... gardening, maybe?!

Postcript - featured on Bright, Bold, Beautiful Blog Apr 24th, 2010

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Melon Rouge

Autumn and Spring have the most marked changes in terms of lighting,

colours, details (in my mind anyway), so it's a time when I start

pondering all the wonderful places to visit in order to capture

the great detail that nature provides.

In my planning I was thinking to spend a day over in Magaliesburg (about
an hour out of Johannesburg) visiting some of the wonderful places there,
and it reminded me of the review I did on Melon Rouge entitled

"Kick off Your Shoes" last May - link here.
And that ... brought me to post a collection of images from
that outing ..... enjoy!!!

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Blue Shutters 2

another glimpse of the gorgeous property and garden previously featured
on my blog ... this time a view of one of the kitchen windows and
the vibrant garden just outside of it.
Here is another Blue Shutter post and more images of the garden here

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