Tag Archives: Garden of the Year

Pictures: Garden of the Year Competition run by Durban and Coast Horticultural Society.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by colonialist

A perk of being on the judging teams for the captioned competition is to see so many stunning gardens. There was stiff competition for the honours and winners in the various individual categories were of a high standard. I’ll show … Continue reading →

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Annointment From a Hadeda Ibis Nest

Posted on October 30, 2018 by colonialist

Wordle 375 Eggs sway in breeze on misty day Attentive parents drive cats away Hatched child (or chick) in home movies features Won’t sing, but runny tum these creatures — Find the corn set out today Sent back down in … Continue reading →

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JUDGE NOT? PIFFLE …

Posted on November 12, 2012 by colonialist

  I have often seen bloggers pontificating about nobody being entitled to judge others.  A lovely ideal, but we do it all the time whether conscious of it or not.  The trick is not to do it hastily or nastily. … Continue reading →

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