circa 1964, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

my dad rebuilt vintage / veteran cars, bikes, rifles, clocks, whatever
this is a 1911 Scott motorcycle with V handlebars
so awkward to ride coz the handlebars stretched
past your legs giving about 4 inches space to swing..

Setting Sun & Painted Clouds, Cape Town, South Africa

Table Mountain and Signal Hill in silhouette
(and the odd lamp post or two)

Stellenbosch Agricultural Land, Cape Town, South Africa

from the horse's mouth..
to the limousines of the day

V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa

7AM before the rush

Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa

life on the streets

Outeniqua Farm, Western Cape, South Africa

Mac Mac
doesn't know he's a rottweiler

Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa

Farm bakkie..

Endurance Ride, Tylden, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

tired man
tired horse
but such an excited lad

daddy's back!

Die Hel valley, Western Cape, South Africa

It's been a good day
when your boots need to dry..
and its a fire you have to dry them by

Red Rocks, Western Cape, South Africa

isn't it amazing how different life looks
when you see it from a different perspective.

same flowers, same day

Beauty Amid Thorns, Die Hel valley, Western Cape, South Africa

a tale of life
(anyone know what these are?)

two stitches, Die Hel valley, Western Cape, South Africa

The sign wasn't kidding..

Protea, Swartberg Pass, Near Prins Albert, South Africa

On 15th October 2010, a group of us went to camp in Die Hel. These beauties were in a field at the top of Swartberg Pass.

Dubai Airport, Dubai, UAE

Birth
In an airport

Koutoulafari, Crete, Greece

How lovely

How glorious
colours of day

Crete, Greece

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field
grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon
in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God
clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is
thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little
faith?"

Hersonossis, Crete, Greece

Sunrise on the Sea of Crete

Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

Yip, that's me..
the guy said it was ankle deep.. yesterday!

Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

My brand of fun..

Iraklion Airport , Crete, Greece - Aeroflot

First time ever,
I saw a Russian plane
read so many books about the stewardesses...

Spinalonga Island, Crete, Greece

Setting for the book 'The Island' by Victoria Hislop

The reason we even knew the island existed

My host had just finished the book..

Spinalonga Island, Crete, Greece

Spinalonga
leper resort

New camera

I got a new camera - the panasonic is too bulky, and the cell doesn't zoom.. so now we have a Kodak Z915..

so much has happened

I've just spent 10 days in Crete (that island at the bottom of Greece!)

You can find zillions of pics here on my Picasa WebAlbum

Seweweekspoort, Western Cape, South Africa

not river formed
rather broken its back
beauty just the same

Amber Lagoon, Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa

sunrise friends

Groenfontein Road, Calitzdorp,Western Cape, South Africa

now this is real riding
using it for what it was intended
not just a commuter on a city road

don't you like mr.stripes?

View from Amber Lagoon, Calitzdorp, South Africa

Karoo colours
just after sunrise on 17th June 2010
www.amberlagoon.co.za

Swartberg Pass, Oudtshoorn, South Africa

Red Rocks
with Swartberg behind

South Africa, Cape Town, Zevenwacht, Chima's wedding

peace passing understanding

South Africa, Cape Town, Zevenwacht, Chima's wedding

soothing
sunlight

South Africa, Cape Town, Zevenwacht, Chima's wedding

 

The happy couple

Chima & Lolo

Australia - Perth

Paper Tree

rose beauty

playing with the sun

the faithful - soaking in the sun

where else, but friends
soaking in the sun

you gonna throw it or what?