Off Again

Hello Friends, a few pics I've taken recently ... hope you enjoy them:


On The Road … a dead car used as a feature outside the town of Steinkopf in the Northern Cape, S Africa.


Two guys sitting on a step in Nababeep, N Cape.


Quiver Tree Forest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia


Ostrich Mama with a Gang of Chicks.


Cactus feature.


This dude selling belts on a street in Springbok asked me to take his pic …


A Dog guarding his turf eyes me.


Who Are You?


Another Dead car


Rock Dassie or Hyrax. I'm sure I read somewhere that, in evolutionary terms, this creature is the Elephant's closest relative but, I'm not going to stick my neck out and say it is so ...


Sociable Weavers’ Nest in Quiver Tree at Sunset. notice the lovely flat rocks on the ground - there was one rock more than 6 meters long but sadly, none were for sale.

My apologies for being so scarce on Blogylon, the truth is that I haven't had much enthusiasm for anything.

I'm returning home next week and not looking forward to facing an empty house but, I have much work to do.

Thank you all for your messages of condolence, support and wisdom, I appreciate them all - it is true that a burden shared is easier to bear.

Please take care of yourselves and each other - I'll see you after awhile.

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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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A Few Plants From The Richtersveld

Boesmangif - Euphorbia virosa






Sentkannetjie - Crassula columnaris
Related Post: Scenes From The Richtersveld

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More Trees In My World

Related Post: Trees In My World

Back Online again soon ...

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Trees in my World

OneStonedCrow Pics
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Baobab Toilet Tree

OneStonedCrow Pics
I photographed this Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) in Katima Mulilo, northern Namibia. It had been hollowed out and a long-drop toilet installed. Unfortunately, the door was jammed so I couldn't get a pic of the inside. I didn't want to try and force the door in case i found something unpleasant ...

Apparently, at Kasane in Botswana, one of these giant trees was once used as a prison.

According to Palgrave: Trees Of Southern Africa, "... very large specimens - those with a diameter of 8 m - may well be over 3,000 years old"

Also, "... it is small wonder that these extraordinary trees are surrounded by a wealth of African legend and superstition. There is a well-known tale that God planted them upside down and another that a lion will devour anyone rash enough to pluck a flower from a Baobab tree, for the blossoms are believed to be inhabited by spirits"

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Quiver Trees - Aloe dichotoma

Quiver Tree and weathered dolerite rock dykes, the white marking on the rock is caused by the excrement of rock rabbits

OneStonedCrow PicsSociable Weaver Nest ... the nest is decades old
Aloe dichotoma, also known as Quiver tree or Kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to Namibia and the Northern Cape region of South Africa. Known as 'Choje' to the indigenous San people, the Quiver tree gets its name from the San practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloe dichotoma to form quivers for their arrows.

According to Wikipedia, 'Aloe dichotoma is cultivated in the southwestern United States for use in landscaping. The slow growth rate and relative rarity of the plant make it a particularly expensive specimen.'

You can see more of my Quiver Tree pics here

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