Tag: fynbos
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A bit of fynbos
The Overberg region is the centre of Fynbos. This plant family only occurs in the Western Cape of South Africa. The Banksias in Australia are related to it.
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Napier Mountain
One of the numerous places off the beaten track in South Africa: Napier Mountain with its magnificent views that even on a hazy day (when the pictures were shot) reach 50 kilometer and further (with a 300mm lens). Imagine seeing 10,000 square kilometer below your toes while making a turn of 360 degrees. That includes…
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A devastating fire
The last few weeks Cape Town was on fire and to be honest it was an overkill of news from the fire front with lots of repeats, nonsense and so on. It became global news but yes it was in Cape Town and it was only 5500 hectare. A few years ago there was also…
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A devastating fire
For the third time within one year we experienced a mountain fire. This is a fynbos area and there seems to be a fynbos specie which roots start to burn spontaneously . Â Fynbos needs a fire every 10 years or so otherwise seeds won’t germinate. It’s a pure natural process but for human beings in…
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Pincushion and a farm with a view
The larger Stanford area is the South African hotspot of Fynbos and most of the Fynbos flowers are exported around the globe. Partly the flowers are harvested from cultivated plants and partly in a environmental responsible way in the open ‘veld’. This month and the few following ones some farmers and their staff are full…
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Flowers from Stanford
Stanford is in the heart of the Fynbos flora. Virtually all species (>90%) can be found in the local ‘veld’. Here are some of the flowers Yvonne pictured today. Nature is one big garden.
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When Peter met Jami ………..
Peter was in “the restaurant business” in Hermanus. Jami was (still is BTW) the ‘Flower Queen’ of Stanford. One day Jami went for a drink in a restaurant in Hermanus. And the result you can read here.
Life in the Overberg 