whistlejacket (58)in #aloes • 6 years agoThe Joy of AloesWinter here in the southern hemisphere is the time when aloes begin to bloom. I just love the vibrant red and…whistlejacket (58)in #photography • 7 years agoAction Shots in the DunesThere are some wonderful dunes in between Fish Hoek and Noordhoek in Cape Town. My young niece and nephew are…whistlejacket (58)in #teamsouthafrica • 7 years agoDiscovering the Secret Caves of Cape TownFew people know that in the sandstone mountains behind Kalk Bay and Muizenberg in Cape Town there are hundreds of…whistlejacket (58)in #teamsouthafrica • 7 years agoAnother painted rock - LARGE SPOTTED GENETI decided I wanted to paint an entirely different animal than the usual suspects on this particular rock. I chose a…whistlejacket (58)in #hairshares • 7 years agoI'm donating my hair to CANSAFor the last few years I've been growing my hair. Here's a pic from October last year at a picnic near a stream…whistlejacket (58)in #crypto • 7 years agoThe Rebellious Token - awesome new crypto giveawayThe rebellious token is a brand new token that, like the incredible community around Steem, is trying to build a true…whistlejacket (58)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoTuesday Orange - Beautiful Mountain DahliaThe Mountain Dahlia is one of my favorite wild flowers of the fynbos. Flowering at a time when most everything else…whistlejacket (58)in #photography • 7 years agoBaby Chameleons - Delights found in the gardenIt is summer here in the southern hemisphere and reptiles are all getting more active. I've recently spotted quite a…whistlejacket (58)in #art • 7 years agoTiger Tiger Burning Bright! Painted Rock.It has been some time since I painted a stone or a rock. However, I found the perfect stone to act as a doorstop…whistlejacket (58)in #cheetah • 7 years agoToday is WORLD CHEETAH DAYThis amazing cat is surely one of the most beautiful. To celebrate WORLD CHEETAH DAY today, I'd like to show some…whistlejacket (58)in #teamsouthafrica • 7 years agoFlowers after FireThe fynbos vegetation of the western Cape of South Africa has a fire-driven ecology. This means that the plants have…whistlejacket (58)in #teamsouthafrica • 7 years agoA Rare Flower IndeedRecently I spent a few days in the Breede River Valley of the Western Cape of South Africa and walked in some of the…whistlejacket (58)in #flower • 7 years agoPainted Lady FlowerI photographed this beautiful Painted Lady flower ( Gladiolus debilis ) in the Silvermine area of the Table…whistlejacket (58)in #spider • 7 years agoFlower Crab Spider and LavenderI absolutely loved these spiders when I was a child and would spend hours looking for them. We used to have a big…whistlejacket (58)in #tortoise • 7 years agoAngulate Tortoise and Arum LilyThe angulate tortoise ( Chersina angulata ) is endemic to South Africa, but fairly common in the western Cape. I…whistlejacket (58)in #teamsouthafrica • 7 years agoHow I got a bluebottle sting in my mouth, or DON'T MESS WITH STINGING SEA-CREATURES!I was on the beach the other day and there were several bluebottles that had washed up on the shore. I thought it…whistlejacket (58)in #photography • 7 years agoTuesday Orange - Flowering OrchidsI have never seen such an abundance of orange Satyrium orchids Satyrium coriifolium . This must be a post-fire…whistlejacket (58)in #photography • 7 years agoA BUNCH of HAIRY caterpillarsI came across this bunch of hairy caterpillars this afternoon and thought it would be a great entry to @papa-pepper's…whistlejacket (58)in #art • 7 years agoFYNBOS FANTASY - An Original Oil PaintingIt has been a long time since I completed a large-scale oil painting and recently I felt inspired again. I chose to…whistlejacket (58)in #photography • 7 years agoWILD FLOWER BLOOMS ON THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICAEvery year at around this time, the west coast of South Africa explodes into bloom in a spring flower display. It is…