Merry Christmas 2013
Merry Christmas 2013 Merry Christmas 2013 from Noordhoek (Cape Town), South Africa! Merry Christmas 2013 The above photo for my “Merry Christmas 2013″ Greeting to all of you features Chapman’s Peak...
View ArticleEmerald Color of the year 2013
Emerald Color of the year 2013 Not surprisingly and in tune with the change of vibrations and the shifting of energies after the spectacular planetary alignment experienced just recently at the end of...
View ArticleHolly enjoys a Noordhoek Sunset
Holly enjoys a Noordhoek Sunset Holly enjoys a Noordhoek sunset from my garden, while the sun has started moving back on its course until it will disappear behind Chapman’s Peak until around 15...
View ArticleNoordhoek Sunset with Agapanthus
Noordhoek Sunset with Agapanthus A Noordhoek Sunset with Agapanthus that could well go into my series “Good Evening from Noordhoek”! Noordhoek Sunset with Agapanthus On this digital photo “Noordhoek...
View ArticleBest Food in Noordhoek
Best Food in Noordhoek Following my article on “Spring in Noordhoek“, the next topic that definitely interests our three little goslings and their parents is where to get the best food in Noordhoek!...
View ArticleCape Sugarbird
Cape Sugarbird We have so many varieties of birds in our garden in Noordhoek, South Africa, but it is the Cape Sugarbird?? (Promerops cafer) that always accompanies us when the years end – and when a...
View ArticleFlowering peach in white
Flowering peach in white While in Nature it’s always the’ right time’ for digital photography, spring in Noordhoek, South Africa, is just too special and the stunning flowering peach in white I...
View ArticleFull Moon over Noordhoek Beach
Full Moon over Noordhoek Beach While we are used to a beautiful Full Moon over Noordhoek Beach – I was amazed at the ‘super moon’ photos posted officially on BBC and elsewhere on 6 and 7 May 2012 …...
View ArticleSpring in Noordhoek
Spring in Noordhoek Finally, after an aweful period or heavy storms, hail, rains and icy temperatures, spring has arrived in Noordhoek, South Africa! Spring in Noordhoek Nature is perfect: punctually,...
View ArticleExploring new features on Photoshop CS6
Exploring new features on Photoshop CS6 While I believe in good digital photography right from the start, where more or less nothing needs to be added, changed, tweeked or altered, I enjoy exploring...
View ArticleHolly from Noordhoek
Holly from Noordhoek Holly from Noordhoek is a beautiful border collie puppy that lives with us until she’s ‘old’ enough to follow her ‘parents’ to Germany. Border collies are known as herding dogs,...
View ArticleFirst March Lilies
First March Lilies The first March Lilies (Amaryllis belladonna) 2013 greeted me early this morning when I stepped into my garden! The ideal moment for some flower photography: a bright pink bouquet of...
View ArticleGood Evening from Noordhoek
Good Evening from Noordhoek The last visible sunset at Chapman’s Peak is a good reason to send everybody a cheerful “Good Evening from Noordhoek” – in gold ! On its path – depending on who’s looking...
View ArticleFresh Honey
Fresh Honey Today was the day to get fresh honey from the honey coombs in a wild tree in my garden – what a privilege to capture the delicious golden liquid bearing in mind that honey bees are on a...
View ArticleCitrus Swallowtail
Citrus Swallowtail Whenever I leave my studio, at least one beautiful Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) flits through the air and inspires me to go back in a hurry and get my digital camera: then...
View ArticleStranded whales on Noordhoek Beach
Stranded whales on Noordhoek Beach Early this glorious Sunday morning, a message reached me that there were 20 stranded whales on Noordhoek Beach: “Can you come?” “I’ll be right there!” I answered and...
View ArticleHappy Easter 2013
Happy Easter 2013 While Happy Easter 2013 wishes are resounding from all over the world – be it from the new pope, Francis 1, to the old new president of the US, Barack Obama, to the countless names...
View ArticleWhen Memories are stolen
When Memories are stolen Nothing can be more painful than when memories are stolen! Just imagine… This sadly came true at the end of 2012, when a series of heavy armed burglaries were carried out even...
View ArticleZimbabwe Creeper
Zimbabwe Creeper If this tiny- completely untouched but reduced (yes!) – detail of an original digital photo of a Zimbabwe Creeper in my garden in Noordhoek, South Africa, looks different from other...
View ArticleAutumn Storms in Noordhoek
Autumn Storms in Noordhoek Even the first wet and extremely violent Autumn Storms in Noordhoek, South Africa, that literally turned off the lights, did not keep me from putting on my boots and taking a...
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