Pilanesberg

In July we decided to book our first family holiday to the Pilanesberg. Here are a few photos from that holiday. Bearing in mind that Ben was now the controlling force in our game drives, these are all that I could muster. We were very lucky to see Lion in the Pilanesberg - big fat lazy lions! We were also privileged enough to see a lot of Rhinos there both from far and up close - it makes me so sad that perhaps there will not be any more of them left on the planet sooner than we think.

Ben

Ben - 3 Months

Ben's Room

So please excuse the cell phone pictures, these days I am just too tired to wheel out the DSLR, which is a pity and I will fix that asap. But I thought I needed to put these up. Ben's room is finally done and his dad has worked his butt off getting everything ready while his mom (yours truly) has been woman down with king sized ankles and feet and pathetically debilitating preggy carpal tunnel syndrome. Anyway, on to the pics of Ben's Room

We have also given him a little chalkboard on the right of the cot - you know us first time parents? We are the ones who think that a. he is going to be a baby genius and able to read and write by 3 months and b. that he is actually going to confine his art to the chalkboard - ha ha ha ha ha! Yeah right!!

Cape Town Trip November 2011

The weather in Cape Town was just perfect when we went to visit at the end of November 2011. We were lucky enough to visit the Robben Island Museum as well. I think that all South Africans should visit this museum at least once in their lifetime.

Kalk Bay Harbour Lighthouse

Kelp Gull

The view of Table Mountain as we head towards Robben Island

Flock of Sacred Ibises overhead as we approach Robben Island

Robben Island Prison - Maximum Security Section

View of Table Mountain from Robben Island

The pile of rocks commemorating the people who served on Robben Island

Main Church on the Island

Highly endangered Black Oyster Catcher

Other views of Cape Town

Taken by Keith and not by me!



Another great weekend at Nambiti

We spent a wonderful weekend at Nambiti Falls with the whole family and Heidi and Chris to put up with all of us :) We were lucky enought to see 4 of the big 5 as well as some other really amazing sights. As always it was a super weekend and we look forward to going back as soon as we can.

Lone female lion "Trashcan" who walks the fence and is a killer supreme

Young male Buffalo

Young buffalo

Eland Family Portrait

Diederick's Cuckoo

Everything has babies!

Priceless! A baby Rhino :)

Some of the scenery

Trashcan on the hunt at dusk

More scenery

Enjoy!

Some additional bird photos - just for you Dad

So after chatting to my Dad today about our photographic interests I decided that it would be a good idea to put up some more of my birds that I have taken this year, and someof the ones I love the most so far.

Arrow marked Babblers

Spectacled Weaver

Cape White Eye

Green Back Heron

Seagull (Found in Joburg!)

Black Shouldered Kite

Collared Sunbird

Pygmy Falcon

Giant Eagle Owl (Verreaux's Eagle Owl)