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Giant's Castle area of the KZN Drakensberg. Summertime means lots of rain and this of course is bad for gear and also for shutter speeds. Well, this is about a week's worth of rambling, never too far from shelter.

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Giant's view
Giant's view		 Giant's view
Giant's view		 Sandstone boulders line the grassy slopes like bones cast aside
Sandstone boulders line the grassy slopes like bones cast aside		 Champagne falls
Champagne falls		 Champagne falls
Champagne falls
Mountain_stream.jpg
Mountain_stream.jpg		 Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)		 Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)		 Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)		 Sandstone garden
Sandstone garden
Cape rock thrush (Monticola rupestris)
Cape rock thrush (Monticola rupestris)		 Mountain hardpear (Olinia emarginata), Oliniaceae
Mountain hardpear (Olinia emarginata), Oliniaceae		 Blue squills (Merwilla plumbea) break the skyline on sandstone cliffs
Blue squills (Merwilla plumbea) break the skyline on sandstone cliffs		 Wind-blown
Wind-blown		 Downhill
Downhill
Uphill
Uphill		 Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) watching passers by
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) watching passers by		 Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)		 Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)		 Hind-sight 20/20
Hind-sight 20/20
Sideways
Sideways		 Longing stare
Longing stare		 Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum		 Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum		 Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum		 Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum, juvenile
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum, juvenile		 Dynastid rhinoceros beetle
Dynastid rhinoceros beetle		 Dynastid rhinoceros beetle
Dynastid rhinoceros beetle		 Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae		 Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae		 Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves
Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves		 Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves
Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves		 Crocosmia paniculata (shadows cast by bracken fern)
Crocosmia paniculata (shadows cast by bracken fern)
Dioscorea sylvatica
Dioscorea sylvatica		 Fronds of Cyathea dregei
Fronds of Cyathea dregei		 Moss
Moss		 Redgrass (Themeda triandra), Poaceae
Redgrass (Themeda triandra), Poaceae		 Blackseed grass, Poaceae
Blackseed grass, Poaceae
Asclepias cucullata, Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias cucullata, Asclepiadaceae		 Brunsvigia radulosa, Amaryllidaceae
Brunsvigia radulosa, Amaryllidaceae		 Buchnera simplex, Scrophulariaceae
Buchnera simplex, Scrophulariaceae		 Diclis rotundifolia
Diclis rotundifolia		 Erica caffrorum, Ericaceae
Erica caffrorum, Ericaceae
Eulophia calanthoides, Orchidaceae
Eulophia calanthoides, Orchidaceae		 Eulophia foliosa, Orchidaceae
Eulophia foliosa, Orchidaceae		 Eulophia ovalis, Orchidaceae
Eulophia ovalis, Orchidaceae		 Eulophia welwitschii, Orchidaceae
Eulophia welwitschii, Orchidaceae		 Eulophia welwitschii close-up, Orchidaceae
Eulophia welwitschii close-up, Orchidaceae
Geranium sp., Geraniaceae
Geranium sp., Geraniaceae		 Haplocarpha scaposa, Asteraceae
Haplocarpha scaposa, Asteraceae		 Harveya speciosa, Scrophulariaceae
Harveya speciosa, Scrophulariaceae		 Helichrysum adenocarpum, Asteraceae
Helichrysum adenocarpum, Asteraceae		 Helichrysum herbaceum, Asteraceae
Helichrysum herbaceum, Asteraceae
Hypericum lalandii, Hypericaceae
Hypericum lalandii, Hypericaceae		 Hypoxis parvula, Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis parvula, Hypoxidaceae		 Monsonia attenuata, Geraniaceae
Monsonia attenuata, Geraniaceae		 Moraea inclinata, Iridaceae
Moraea inclinata, Iridaceae		 Nemesia denticulata, Scrophulariaceae
Nemesia denticulata, Scrophulariaceae
Oxalis semiloba, Oxalidaceae
Oxalis semiloba, Oxalidaceae		 Pachycarpus campanulatus_ssp_campanulatus, Asclepiadaceae
Pachycarpus campanulatus_ssp_campanulatus, Asclepiadaceae		 Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae
Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae		 Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae
Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae		 Pentanisia prunelloides, Rubiaceae
Pentanisia prunelloides, Rubiaceae
Plectranthus grallatus, Lamiaceae
Plectranthus grallatus, Lamiaceae		 Polygala gracilenta, Polygalaceae
Polygala gracilenta, Polygalaceae		 Rubus ludwigii, Rosaceae
Rubus ludwigii, Rosaceae		 Sandersonia aurantiaca, Colchicaceae
Sandersonia aurantiaca, Colchicaceae		 Streptocarpus gardenii, Gesneriaceae
Streptocarpus gardenii, Gesneriaceae
Striga elegans (pink form), Scrophulariaceae
Striga elegans (pink form), Scrophulariaceae		 UID (If you know either moth or plant, please let me know)
UID (If you know either moth or plant, please let me know)		 Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae
Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae		 Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae
Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae		 Xerophyta viscosa, Velloziaceae
Xerophyta viscosa, Velloziaceae
Anthericum cooperi, Anthericaceae
Anthericum cooperi, Anthericaceae

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Hannetjie 15-Jun-2013 18:09
Ai, mooi land, mooi foto's!
Christelle 18-Sep-2010 08:30
Hi Val

We are filming in the Limpopo from 24 Sept to 3 October and would dearly like conduct an interview with you regarding one of the trees and it's diverse impact on nature and it's commercial value. Please contact me, Hope to hear from you soon. Regards
Val Thomas 13-Jun-2009 15:59
I am revising a book called Sappi Tree Spotting Highveld - with my co-author Rina Grant, and we are looking for photos in the Drakensberg, as well as the general area of the Highveld. Can you contact me please with a view to doing a deal? Val
guest 16-Feb-2009 01:14
Hi,
The yellow flower with the moth on it is probably a species of Hypericum. Your pics are wonderful. I am growing some SA plants up here in the NY city area, see my plant blog at geraniosgarden.blogspot.com .No place on earth has the floral diversity of SA, its like a natural garden.
Guest 06-Nov-2008 13:23
amazing :)
Gervan03-Dec-2007 17:31
Prachtige serie!. V.
Renette Bouwer 30-Oct-2007 08:48
Dit slaan my asem weg. Vroeg-oggend lig by die bobbejane? Die varingblare met die dou, die Blue squills.. x
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