Photos From Braamfontein’s Indwe Park
I've been dreadfully uninspired lately, struggling to think of anything I want to blog about despite having a long list of great ideas (many of which you, my readers, provided in September). I'm finding [...]
Exploring Joburg’s Private Gardens
Every year in early summer, a bunch of private gardens in Joburg open up to the public as part of the Gardens of the Golden City series. This is a rare and special opportunity; [...]
Bonolo’s Beautiful Melville Garden
Almost two months ago, I took photos of a beautiful Melville garden. The garden is only about thee blocks from my house and in plain sight along the verge (that thin strip of green [...]
The Wilds: Joburg’s Controversial Garden of Eden
There is a big park in Johannesburg, very near to the city center, called the Wilds. For many years I didn't go there because everyone said it was dangerous. Even the name -- the [...]
Three Flowers and a Tree
Instagram for Art’s Sake: All shot this evening at sunset, at the Lucky 5 Star. […]
Houghton Heritage
Tomorrow is Heritage Day, a South African public holiday. South Africa has lots of public holidays. I have trouble keeping track of them and what they mean. Heritage Day is pretty simple though — [...]
Fronds Unfurling
Installment #2 in the Instagram for Art’s Sake series. A tree fern in the garden of the Lucky 5 Star. New fronds are in the foreground, old fronds are in the background. [...]
Don’t Mind Me. I’m Working on Myself.
I recently sat in my therapist’s office, weaving my latest tale of woe. When I finished, she looked at me in that measured way that therapists do, and said: “How ready are you to [...]
A Rose by Any Other Name…
Yesterday I had a picnic with the girls in the rose garden at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. Under a tree in the rose garden on a quiet Wednesday afternoon. It was the perfect picnic [...]
A Beetherfly in My Backyard
I went onto my deck this morning and found a curious insect resting on a green plastic chair. It appeared to be part beetle, part moth, part butterfly. Let’s call him a beetherfly. The [...]
High and Low
I shot some photos in the garden the other day. All were snapped within a 10-foot radius of each other, although I shot half while looking down and the other half while looking up. [...]