Category Archives: trees

Hello world !! !!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Having done a post the other day about my 800th,  I went way …  way back to the beginning … my first post was titled  “Hello world” and text read ” My first blog ever ! “   That’s it .. that … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, flowers, garden, Jackie, trees | 2 Comments

If it’s Tuesday, it must be ‘walk with Jackie’ day

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Different photographs this time .. mainly indigenous trees which are scattered about the park …  Cabbage Tree ( Cussionia  paniculata) - slender with leaves bunched at the top … They usually branch out from the bottom … Odd looking but are magnificent … Continue reading →

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Good morning all !!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

A beautiful morning … a walk in the veld …  blue sky scattered with a few clouds … happy dog … Huge old indigenous tree fallen down since my last walk.  The grass cutters cut around it What would a walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Greenbelt, rivers and canals, sky, trees | 2 Comments

Umbrella thorn trees

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

We, as children, always called these trees  ‘umbrellas trees’, little did I know they are called Umbrella Thorn … as we were told on our game drives around Leopard Mountain. Naturally, they had to be photographed … they reminded me so much of the … Continue reading →

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Drakensberg Canopy Tour

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

More pics from the Canopy Tour :   I must add tho’ that the tour is video’d and available for purchase afterwards.  The videographer was useless !!   The video was ok although the quality is pretty poor.  Another CD was supposed to … Continue reading →

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My tree is dying

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

I am very sad    My favourite tree …. a beautiful Silver Birch which I planted lovingly many years ago … and I planted it in just the right spot!    The right spot for lovely summer dappled shade on the lawn, … Continue reading →

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Dear Neighbour …

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

It’s a beautiful morning, isn’t it?  Unfortunately you have spoilt your tree, which I look at every single day .. and many times during the day, as I see it from my kitchen window, the back door and whenever I … Continue reading →

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My tree is sick ..

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

… and I am sad    It’s a Silver Birch which I planted at least 18 – 20 years ago to give us shade on the front lawn.  And that it’s done … it’s provided mottled shade upon the green … Continue reading →

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Weekly Winners :

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

Wakey …. wakey Jackie … …Spring is here … My garden is bursting from it’s winter slumber …. …… squeezing through … … with new leaves reaching to the blue sky … …. or just reaching !! …. and spring blossoms of pale … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday :

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

It’s freezing today but we do have blue sky and sunshine … but lots of wind .. which makes it colder ! In Gauteng, it’s winter so we expect to be cold … this is a cold front that is … Continue reading →

Posted in home, Skywatch, trees | 7 Comments