Tell us about the area you live in. Post a few pics. I think this way we can serve as a possible holiday guide to other people should they like to travel and visit your home town or surroundings.
For now a small view of the Kalahari veld
1. A Witgat tree. Dry season in the Kalahari, as you can see.
2. A view on my garden that I sculp between the Acacia trees - try to do the best with limited water
3. Sunrise in the Kalahari
4. A vlei dam on our farm after recent rains
Da,lene, that's amazing, probably means nothing to anyone who has never been to the Kalahari, but I appreciate it all, especially your garden, well done you.....bravo
Fantastic Dalene. That's beautiful, almost like pardice.
WOW - want to swap......
Looks like a travel brochure!
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Can't post this in the Mini Garden topic - mine is not in O/Mund, but another small view on my garden here in the dry Kalahari. As you can see, I make use of the indiginous Acacia trees for shade and protection.
Paris
The area where the family Lotte lives my ex neighbors and friends in O-mund
Here a vídeo from one of my visits with Chris & Jenny Lotte and my wife
http://www.livevideo.com/video/Georgswa/2A7743BAD3BA44E9B73A9B7C96AC6BDC/paris.aspx
Almost looks like CT - after recent rains - clouds over the mountains here in our Kalahari region.
One of the dams on the farm - the "damskrop" is nearly submerged totally - that specific dam still needs to be deepened, but before it was completed, the rains came down, so.............. just wait till the water goes down to get it out and complete the task. Luckily I am not doing that!
Enjoying your pics Dalene. Brings back memories. Thanks. e154
@ Dalene
Thanks for the pics
Reminds me of all my trips down south, we always had rain, unbeleivable also in the Kalahari, heavy rain indeed
2006 was the worst for touring
After the recent rains - can you believe this is the Northern Cape / Kalahari region ?
Amazing Dalene
Yes i beleive it, have seen it myself.......during and after rains
Napier...
Napier... again.
I only found Napier in New Zealand
I try again in SA
Is that your Napier ????
http://www.overberg.co.za/content/view/37/27/
Bingo! Yes.
I-T-O
And now we all know where the words of the old song comes from : " Die kerk en die bar sit langs mekaar, aham,
die kerk en die bar sit langs mekaar....... " - the composer and lyric writer was in Napier !
For those who might wonder where Napier in the RSA is....
Thanks for the map
I'd really like to see all users who don't live in OMD posting pictures of their town and surrounding area. It is always interesting to me to see how the other half lives.
Especially if you are ex-OMD, please consider posting your town pics here.
Thanx
First would like to just compliment Dalene on her awesome garden. Well done, it truely is a masterpiece. numberone
dawoman 23_11_61
Thank you Dunja ! Think I got the love for gardening from my mom....
Stuttgart Germany around the old castle
Note: Pictures are taken in the rain, i made a blue sky
Me the weathermaker LOL
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superb pictures Georg... Makes me green with envy...
Thanks Gregg
great pics georg,have you been to Bruge?
Quote from: pam spackman on March 07, 2009, 03:17:39 PM
great pics georg,have you been to Bruge?
Thanks Pam
No never been in Brugge, i guess in Belgium ??? Been to Brussels yes, very nice at the grande place, but no pictures....
Just wondered,as we are popping over on the Eurostar
in May...just for a couple of days.Am really looking forward
to it,as it's Medieval content......we saw the movie iI, n Brugges
crap movie.....but sold us on Bruges!!!!So we'll see
cheers
Hi Gregg
I was in Napier last September _ my brother and father live in Bredasdorp. Its a very beautiful area and I took some shots of the Overberg which I will post. Its a very enviouse place to live in. We have ex De Beers Koffiefontein Mine friends that own the Agulhas Guesthouse in Agulhus (go figure....) and the whole area is very close to our hearts! Thank you for the shots.
@ John: Thanks for the kind words... Also pictures would be appreciated. How about some shots of where you live as well?
@ Dalene
In regard to your quote below: Napier's church is one of only two South African churches located next door to a hotel... Does anyone know where the other one is?
Quote from: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on March 03, 2009, 11:52:04 AM
I-T-O
" Die kerk en die bar sit langs mekaar, "
To John:
Who are the Koffiefontein people thay owns the guesthouse in Aughallas? I may know them from my stint there!
Swellendam?
Quote from: Michael Alexander on March 08, 2009, 06:15:31 AM
Swellendam?
If you're talking to me... No I don't think so. Seem to recall reading about this when I first came to Napier... Maybe in Northern Karoo? Ag! Just can't remember.
The ex Oanjemunders and Koffiefonteiners are Babs and Louis Nel. Louis was a mechanical engineer at CDM and DE at Koffie. They are visiting us in June this year!
Chilliwack British Columbia Canada. Two shots showing the Town/City which I took this weekend.
John, I like that... Whats the population number?
Mike - about 60 000 and a vast majority Dutch ex Holland. Dutch and Afrikaans is fairly common. There exists a few Namibian as well ....
Gregg I had to love this sign...
Gregg I cant count, here is the sign. The previous picture was taken on the same trip in the area. Beautiful place.
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