Category Archives: Roving

Climbing Back onto Verbo City

Posted on January 6, 2017 by colonialist

Time flies — just see how long it takes For these flies here, without mistakes, To crawl up to the top of wall Avoiding any slip or fall. Although, like spiders on a web From summit, flow can downward ebb; No … Continue reading →

Posted in Humorous rhyme, Personal Journal, Really Awful Rhyme, Roving | Tagged Climbing Wall, Colonialist, Really Awful Rhyme, Rerturn to Verbosity | 11 Comments

A ROMANCE FROM MOTHERS’ DAY

Posted on May 11, 2014 by colonialist

In rather a reversal of how things should be, one our two resident mothers, Younger Daughter, treated all of us to a lovely lunch at Caversham Mill in the Midlands. Of course, I went snap-happy. All of these shots are … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Light romance, Personal Journal, Photography, Roving | Tagged Caversham Mill, Colonialist, Mothers’ Day, Natal Midlands Autumn, Old Natal Romance, Shipboard Romance lasting 78 years, Young Love in Natal | 45 Comments

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: THREES: TREK TRIO

Posted on February 22, 2014 by colonialist

Weekly Photo Challenge © Colonialist February 2014 (WordPress)

Posted in Horses, Nature, Personal Journal, Photography, Roving, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, horseriding, postaday, Southern Drakensberg, St Bernard’s Peak, Swardberg Mountains, Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes: Trek Trio | 26 Comments

Ginger William of Orange (x – Finale)

Posted on November 4, 2013 by colonialist

(See sidebar for Translator, Music, Novels, Awards etc.) Previous instalment links: (Map) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (Boxing Day 1974 saw Much Better Half and I setting off from Durban on ‘rideabout’ in our Combi Camper … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Nature, Personal Journal, Photography, Roving, Travel | Tagged caravanning cat, cat hitchhiker, Colonialist, family adventure, finger of god, Ginger William of Orange, Hardap, journal, mukurob, Namibian adventure with cat, Return to Orange River., travelling cat, Windhoek | 29 Comments

Travel Theme: Stone – Giving the Finger.

Posted on October 26, 2013 by colonialist

With Ailsa’s Travel Theme currently carved in stone, I was cursing I didn’t notice it when doing the Ginger William post below, featuring Mukurob – the Finger of God. Too good to miss, though, and there is one picture in my 1975 series … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, History, Nature, Personal Journal, Photography, Roving, Travel | Tagged Ailsa's Travel Theme: Stone, balancing rock formation, Colonialist, finger of god, mukurob, south west africa | 31 Comments

Ginger WIlliam of Orange (ix)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by colonialist

(See sidebar for Translator, Music, Novels, Awards etc.) Previous instalment links: (Map) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (Boxing Day 1974 saw Much Better Half and I setting off from Durban on ‘rideabout’ in our Combi Camper ‘Cambi’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Nature, Personal Journal, Photography, Roving, Travel | Tagged caravanning cat, cat hitchhiker, Colonialist, family adventure, finger of god, Ginger William of Orange, journal, mukurob, Namibian adventure with cat, travelling cat, Windhoek | 25 Comments

Wild Weekend

Posted on October 22, 2013 by colonialist

The pictures in my previous post were, in fact, taken at St Lucia Estuary and Mfolozi Game Reserve respectively. We had an opportunity to spend a couple of nights at St Lucia village, and travelled there on Friday. St Lucia … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Boating, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Grandchildren, Humour, Personal Journal, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme, Roving, Travel | Tagged Colonialist, elephant, game reserve, hippo pods, Hippo Poo, Mfolozi Reserve, oldest game reserve in Africa., Really Awful Rhyme, St Lucia Estuary | 39 Comments

Ginger William of Orange (viii)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by colonialist

(See sidebar for Translator, Music, Novels, Awards etc.) Previous instalment links: (Map) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (Boxing Day 1974 saw Much Better Half and I setting off from Durban on ‘rideabout’ in our Combi Camper ‘Cambi’ with … Continue reading →

Posted in Beach, Cats, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Personal Journal, Roving, Travel | Tagged Aus, caravanning cat, cat hitchhiker, Colonialist, family adventure, Ginger William of Orange, journal, Kokerboom Forest., Luderitz, Namibian adventure with cat, travelling cat | 38 Comments

Ginger William of Orange (vii)

Posted on October 10, 2013 by colonialist

(See sidebar for Translator, Music, Novels, Awards etc.) Previous instalment links: (Map) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (On Boxing Day 1974 Much Better Half and I set off on ‘rideabout’ in our Combi Camper ‘Cambi’ with our daughters aged … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Personal Journal, Photography, Roving, Travel | Tagged Aughrabies Falls.., caravanning cat, cat hitchhiker, Colonialist, family adventure, Fish River Canyon., Ginger William of Orange, journal, Namibian adventure with cat, travelling cat | 32 Comments

Ginger William of Orange (vi)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by colonialist

(See sidebar for Translator, Music, Novels, Awards etc.) Previous instalment links: (Map) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (Boxing Day 1974 saw Much Better Half and I setting off on ‘rideabout’ in our Combi Camper ‘Cambi’ with our daughters aged 4 … Continue reading →