Hi all,
I've just got back from a short vacation in the South African countryside. Laura and I stayed just outside the town of Franschhoek. This is what the Franschhoek valley looks like as seen from Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve.
This the view from half way up the mountain side:
You might just be able to see the small white car (a VW Polo) parked in the distance. This is a view to the left into the next valley and beyond.
If the weather had been better one could see across to the next valley.
Some orchids growing on the mountainside:
Pterygodium platypetalum
Disperis capensis
Schizodium species... Not sure just what species it is. It doesn't look like anything in any of the books.
If I hadn't seen the plant I would have walked past it thinking it was just another species of dodder which has a near identical flower.
For those of you who like Proteas and Ericas:
Sorry, I have no idea what species these are.
This the tiny cottage we rented on the farm Paradise Stables.
It was quite tiny but very cosy. for bird lovers it would be a dream come true as a vast range of birds came and spent time with us, just an arms length away from the portch.
tt4n
I've just got back from a short vacation in the South African countryside. Laura and I stayed just outside the town of Franschhoek. This is what the Franschhoek valley looks like as seen from Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve.

This the view from half way up the mountain side:

You might just be able to see the small white car (a VW Polo) parked in the distance. This is a view to the left into the next valley and beyond.

If the weather had been better one could see across to the next valley.
Some orchids growing on the mountainside:
Pterygodium platypetalum

Disperis capensis

Schizodium species... Not sure just what species it is. It doesn't look like anything in any of the books.



If I hadn't seen the plant I would have walked past it thinking it was just another species of dodder which has a near identical flower.
For those of you who like Proteas and Ericas:


Sorry, I have no idea what species these are.
This the tiny cottage we rented on the farm Paradise Stables.

It was quite tiny but very cosy. for bird lovers it would be a dream come true as a vast range of birds came and spent time with us, just an arms length away from the portch.
tt4n