Birthday Card for Jon
Dear Jon, I wanted to do something to recognize your birthday. You would have been 47 today. Two years ago, on the Sunday before your birthday, you took me to the top of Northcliff Ridge at sunset. We gazed down on a sea of blooming jacarandas and watched the sun drop...Update From Chilly South Africa
Remember three days ago, when I was sitting on the porch in my pajamas at 7:30 a.m.? Those days are gone. SNOW. Like, real snow. In South Africa. As the South Africans say, “Sho!” (Roughly meaning, “Wow!”) A cold front blew in two days ago and...Winter Through the Eyes of the Melville Cat
From the Melville Cat: This afternoon I was sitting on the roof of the Lucky 5 Star, as I often do. This is me, Smokey, on the roof. (Side note: I currently have a broken tail. I’m not sure how it happened. The tail is sore and prevents me from sitting...Cold Weather, Astonishing Sky
The winter’s first cold front took hold of Joburg this weekend. The sky is bright and clear and a constant, bone-chilling wind is blowing. The current temperature, at 11:39 a.m., is 7° C (45° F). The predicted low tonight is 0° C. During the months of June and...
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.