The Gemsbok Graveyard!

[Michael Alexander]

I thought that this was a pretty good and interesting topic and am extremely sad to realise that nobody else seemed to know about this.... perhaps in my own small mind, perhaps Tarzan playing at the bioscope and the elephant graveyard had corrupted my innocent mind.... perhaps.....just perhaps!

[Bertie Horak]

@ MIke - I remember the trees, but not the graveyard.  Strange, because I used to play there a lot.  Looking at the photograph you have, there were definitely more trees in the 70's, especially to the right next to the incoming road.  To the South of the practice range (not on the picture) there was a triple row of Port Jacksons, overgrown with Morning glories (purple flowered creeper) which formed mats between the branches you could actually walk on - just like in the Tarzan movies!  They weren't however strong enough to swing on like Tarzan did - I have the scars to prove that!

Checked on GE quickly - it seems that the trees were really thinned out - this is from just south of your picture.

[DUNJA WRBKA]

Is it near where the trim park used to be ?  Think we had a horse show there one year if my memory serves me correctly.  Would never have guessed that it was a graveyard for Gemsbok ...  202

[Bertie Horak]

Sorry Dunja, I cant remember the trim park.

[DUNJA WRBKA]

Does that perhaps have something to do with the fact that you would rather work in your garden then excercise ?      

[Michael Alexander]

The purple creeper flowers....were African Violets....

[DUNJA WRBKA]

I know a little off the subject but how do you know your gardener is a racist ?

When he refuses to water your afrikanertjies....

[Bertie Horak]

No Mike, were you rolling in the grass?   
Violets grow on the ground.  Morning glories "rank" into the trees!

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Morning Glories ??????
Trim Parks??????

[barb (Fry)]

   African violets

Have you remembered yet
hairy fat leaves, grow in small pots on all window sills of certain ladies over certain age
easy to take cuttings,
just stick a leave into a new pot of soil.............

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Bertie is right, morning glory, we had a creeper like that in our garden there too.

[Paula Gottsch (Willson)]

I'm sure Bertie is right, he should know if he has a Morning glory or not.

[DUNJA WRBKA]

    

[Bertie Horak]

Thanx Barb, Florrie & Paula for backing me.  Mike, I can give you the Latin names, but then I'll be accused of swearing again!
Carl, NO hidden filthy connections regarding the plant names, please.  I'll call Dunja to sort you out again!

[Michael Alexander]

At our house in 1st avenue in the 70's , the entire front of the house was just one big creeper, purple flowers...I'm sure that was an African Violet.... I will ask my father...... mystery time.....