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Each day we post a new photo taken somewhere in or around our beautiful city, Cape Town, along with a few snippets of information. So come and explore with us!
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Pretty birdie
Meet the Vulturine Guineafowl, the largest (and almost certainly prettiest) member of the guineafowl family. This one lives with a friend or two at Monkey Town in Somerset West. As Paul mentioned in a...
Dunes at West Beach
We visited a friend for a braai (a.k.a. barbecue) last night. A little while before sunset I dashed out of his West Beach house and up a sand dune to take this photo. The clouds in the background are ...
Thumbs-up graffiti
Koeberg Road leads from the N1 national highway in the Table View direction, passing by the Caltex oil refinery, a dismal awful-smelling area. One of the few rays of sunshine while passing the billowi...
Speak to me
Around 70% of South Africans carry cellular phones these days, but we still have a fair number of these bright green public telephones in malls and on street corners. I can't recall when last I used a...
Visiting family
Yes, I know that the likeness is uncanny - so Kerry-Anne keeps telling me. As part of the MINI toy run (mentioned in a previous post), we visited my supposed family at Monkey Town in Somerset West.Mon...
Cloudy moon
Kerry-Anne's dad called earlier this evening to tell us about the unusual cloud formation in the sky. The clouds were moving pretty quickly and about 5 minutes after I was finished taking photos they ...
Horsing around
That sure does look like some mighty tasty grass - if you're a horse that is. I've tasted grass and, well, I guess that it's a lot like whiskey, an acquired taste.The photo was taken somewhere out the...
The colour of spring
These purple flowers cover the fields and verges in and around Cape Town in springtime. We're not too sure what they actually are (anyone care to shed some light on this?), although they're generally ...
A bird in distress
This picture finds three strangers working together to remove a tightly wound piece of fishing line from a Egyptian Goose's leg. The bird, clearly in pain, initially put up a fight - trying desperatel...
Slimy friends visit our garden
Go to the Snail thou Sluggardby Gus FergusonThe snail, most people think a pest,It spins no web nor weaves a nest.Its morals make the prudes uptight:Low, languid lust! Hermaphrodite!It bares no fang n...
There's no need for gym in Clifton
Those of you who've visited Clifton's part of the coastline will know that it's located along the slopes of Table Mountain. These steep slopes and allure of the white beaches offer beach-goers an exce...
Cold 'n rainy
I spent part of the morning scouting the area for a few photographs. Today has been on the cool side with patches of rain catching me mid-photo every now and again. Looking carefully, you'll spot at l...
Climbing to the clouds
It was a glorious day today, so we decided to head off to the Cape Outdoor Adventure Expo for the afternoon. We saw all kinds of things, from luxury tents and quad-bikes to paintball guns and climbing...