Autumn is by far the best time of the year for sunsets, with cold fronts passing just south of the continent, it means that we get the associated clouds while often not receiving the rain. Before most cold fronts arrive, there are preceding cirrus clouds (high level clouds). These cirrus clouds tend to make for […]
Month: April 2014
Birding Challenge – Gotta Tick ‘Em All
I was contacted by Trevor Hardaker this past week, letting me know that him and Margaret, his wife – would be passing through my area and heading to Rooi Els to target some birds for the challenge. They knew I still needed the Ground Woodpecker as a lifer and figured that it would be a […]
Weekend of Photography
With a four day weekend on the cards, even the fact that I had to drop over a grand to get my car to get it sorted out wasn’t going to bring me down. I spent both Friday and Saturday not really doing much, and by Saturday I knew it was time to make up […]
The Last Breaths of Summer
Without turning this blog into my diary, I was having a pretty rough week this week and felt the need to get out the house and to socialize in some way, shape or form. I had initially planned to drive through to Cape Town, but my car had other ideas and I found myself trapped […]
The Awakening at Mercury Live
The Awakening is a band that I spent much of my early listening days assuming they were international. I originally got a copy of The Fourth Seal of Zeen from a girl in my class in high school, not knowing who they were, but being a fan of bands like Sisters of Mercy. So when […]