Monday, August 23, 2010

Quiver Trees And Dolerite Dykes

















A few pics of Aloe dichotoma trees in Dolerite dykes taken during my last stopover at Garas Park.

Related Posts:

Quiver Trees - Aloe dichotoma

Dolerite Dykes

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Location: Karas, Namibia

15 comments:

  1. DianeAugust 23, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Fantastic photos, it is quite a different world, but beatiful with thse wide open spaces. I love it. Diane

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  2. JoyfulAugust 23, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    Simply stunning!

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  3. Diary From AfricaAugust 23, 2010 at 8:11 AM

    They are both beautiful. The Quiver trees are most unusual & look quite old - I don't think we get them here in East Africa. We have Candelabra trees which look slightly similar. Your photos are lovely, as ever !

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  4. OneStonedCrowAugust 23, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Thanks Diane - yes they certainly look surreal, especially in the dolerite rock landscapes ...

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  5. OneStonedCrowAugust 23, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Thanks Penny ... :)

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  6. OneStonedCrowAugust 23, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Thanks Lynda - yes, they only occur naturally in the northern Cape province of South Africa and southern Namibia ...

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  7. auroraAugust 23, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    Do they quiver?

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  8. OneStonedCrowAugust 23, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Hehehe Monica ... only when they're frightened ... j/k ... :)

    No, they're named Quiver Trees because the San people used to fashion the bark into quivers to hold their arrows ...

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  9. dave hambidgeAugust 23, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    My question asked by aurora!

    Do any birds hang around in them?

    gg

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  10. OneStonedCrowAugust 23, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    Howzit gg - yes, when the trees flower in June/July they attract swarms of birds which feed on the nectar, baboons too ...

    If you follow the "Aloe dichotoma" link at the bottom of this post you can see a pic of a Sociable Weavers' nest built in a Quiver Tree ...

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  11. PeggyAugust 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    Hi,very definitely a surreal landscape but hauntingly beautifull too!
    Your previous post about your house is interesting, it has to be a labour od love to continue for so long working on it.Do you live in any part of it as yet?

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  12. dave hambidgeAugust 23, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    As bird's nests go, that is rather large!

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  13. OneStonedCrowAugust 23, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Peggy, when I'm in that landscape it's like being in a time-machine ...

    ... the house has been occupied since I started building, the inside sometimes exposed to the elements - one night I came upon an Owl sitting on the loo's cistern ...

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  14. AnonymousAugust 24, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    I know so little about Namibia but I am learning so much from your blog. Thanks for these great photos.

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  15. OneStonedCrowAugust 24, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    thank you for your visits and comments Lgsquirrel - Namibia is a fascinating country which I sometimes take for granted ...

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