tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post7080694926446780759..comments2024-03-23T12:45:48.584+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye on False Bay: Have you seen this Iris?Diana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-78511566048381786242015-10-14T12:08:13.019+02:002015-10-14T12:08:13.019+02:00We watched them hunting in the Kgalagadi. Insect e...We watched them hunting in the Kgalagadi. Insect eaters, they hunt with their ears focused to sweep the ground.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-20663624919164992862015-10-14T02:54:30.453+02:002015-10-14T02:54:30.453+02:00I cannot get enough of your wild flowers...that is...I cannot get enough of your wild flowers...that is an unusual flower indeed but I have never heard of a bat-eared fox...must be amazing to see.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-62145384864514442382015-10-06T00:16:41.265+02:002015-10-06T00:16:41.265+02:00A wildflower dispay more beautiful than that plant...A wildflower dispay more beautiful than that planted by a gardener! The wild rosemary is amazing; it looks like a cross between Rosmarinus officials and the cotton plant that is one of my state's big cash crops.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-89453234657994786922015-10-04T19:53:55.915+02:002015-10-04T19:53:55.915+02:00Dear Diana,
every single post an adventure, a less...Dear Diana,<br />every single post an adventure, a lesson in new and interesting things. That's why I love to visit your blog.<br />Your new profile pictures is so lovely!!! Thank you so much for your charming words.<br />Happy days<br />ElisabethTante Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585515990150079674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-79036880627685522732015-10-04T14:46:16.629+02:002015-10-04T14:46:16.629+02:00still planning to join a botanising group for me (...still planning to join a botanising group for me (so MANY flowers to name) <br />and a hiking group for him to power along with.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-70073486470221584272015-10-04T13:26:16.046+02:002015-10-04T13:26:16.046+02:00I like to walk short walks and have time to look a...I like to walk short walks and have time to look at everything, except sometimes I like to power along too. These days prefer not to have to conform to a group. What a wonderful NP. My favourite photo is the subtle tapestry of colour.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-38993772031959374912015-10-04T02:27:11.030+02:002015-10-04T02:27:11.030+02:00We have several members of the Scrophulariaceae fa...We have several members of the Scrophulariaceae family in this part of the world, Diana, including penstemons, verbascum, veronica (speedwell), and foxgloves. Our Senecios are ragwort causing allergies and hayfever. Somehow they all look so much more exotic in your locale. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-60074368584347849952015-10-03T05:49:26.498+02:002015-10-03T05:49:26.498+02:00You have some very beautiful blooms there, and lik...You have some very beautiful blooms there, and like Jen said, they come in a nice variety of shapes. I hope your leg has healed up. Thanks for your comment on my Wildflower Wednesday post. Yes, I am enjoying the seed heads almost as much as what we have left blooming.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-72985690776253896652015-10-03T01:01:49.381+02:002015-10-03T01:01:49.381+02:00You live in such a colorful world, it's all th...You live in such a colorful world, it's all there to be captured with the camera if only the eye is willing to see it.<br /><br />The shapes of your flowers, the seed pods...what fun it would be to wander and take a million shots.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-20325640169589115792015-10-02T21:40:18.203+02:002015-10-02T21:40:18.203+02:00the colour IS sombre, but I like dark drama in a g...the colour IS sombre, but I like dark drama in a garden - my Prunus nigra is leafing out.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-19246163579369588912015-10-02T02:10:32.161+02:002015-10-02T02:10:32.161+02:00Diana, I always see so many intriguing new flowers...Diana, I always see so many intriguing new flowers on your blog. I'm not sure I'd want that iris in my garden (it looks somehow sinister), but it is very interesting. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-50060445858038114332015-10-02T01:13:26.674+02:002015-10-02T01:13:26.674+02:00Our fynbos has a huge variety of plants, and many ...Our fynbos has a huge variety of plants, and many endemics.<br />Each walk I come home with a bundle of pictures and dig thru my books and websites to name the flowers. <br />Every time it daunts me and there are some I can't find names for.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-82433109068596897692015-10-02T00:11:43.394+02:002015-10-02T00:11:43.394+02:00We pride ourselves on the spring wildflowers, espe...We pride ourselves on the spring wildflowers, especially in the Columbia River Gorge, but you have us beat by a wide margin. Do they seem exotic to you? There are certainly quite a few like nothing I've seen before.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-85431914895600422542015-10-01T15:58:55.998+02:002015-10-01T15:58:55.998+02:00Yes thanks, a couple of days and I was OK.Yes thanks, a couple of days and I was OK.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-22649767121198054572015-10-01T15:58:29.829+02:002015-10-01T15:58:29.829+02:00It is odd, but in life it is dramatic and striking...It is odd, but in life it is dramatic and striking.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-38068265600480618652015-10-01T15:57:27.260+02:002015-10-01T15:57:27.260+02:00I held the camera up like a torch - then had only ...I held the camera up like a torch - then had only one hand to rescue myself. Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-39339318642194519072015-10-01T10:54:56.974+02:002015-10-01T10:54:56.974+02:00It's amazing how many different and beautiful ...It's amazing how many different and beautiful flowers there are out there and I bet most people miss them when they walk there. Hope your leg is doing ok.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-41041936325830001822015-10-01T10:38:13.678+02:002015-10-01T10:38:13.678+02:00I haven't seen an Iris like that before. It is...I haven't seen an Iris like that before. It is certainly very strange looking. I don't think I would want it growing in my garden but it's nice to come upon it in the wild like that. aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-13412524080525041572015-10-01T07:20:50.055+02:002015-10-01T07:20:50.055+02:00Glad to hear the camera survived! Your photos are ...Glad to hear the camera survived! Your photos are amazing.<br /><br />A while back, I stumbled over some roots and, in that split second realizing I was falling, I debated how to do the least damage to the camera--hold it or toss it. I tossed it and it survived better than I did.:)betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-29449842862965128852015-09-30T20:32:56.568+02:002015-09-30T20:32:56.568+02:00walking slowly with a camera it always amazes me q...walking slowly with a camera it always amazes me quite how much variety there is in our fynbos.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-40858405438880256322015-09-30T17:43:37.388+02:002015-09-30T17:43:37.388+02:00It's amazing the flowering plants you c an see...It's amazing the flowering plants you c an see if you take the time to look at your feet. Never mind the namaqualand daisy display - Mother Nature has more than that brief moment to share :)<br /><br />I am amazed at the flowering plants I see here - they are completely invisible from the N2.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-42123764387054342812015-09-30T17:29:40.565+02:002015-09-30T17:29:40.565+02:00Lovely shots of nature. I love that field of yello...Lovely shots of nature. I love that field of yellow daisies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-35976856775125309852015-09-30T15:09:56.154+02:002015-09-30T15:09:56.154+02:00It must be a fabulous sight, all of those blooms g...It must be a fabulous sight, all of those blooms growing naturally in the wild. A spectacular view across the lagoon too. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-84981368693708684902015-09-30T14:24:37.665+02:002015-09-30T14:24:37.665+02:00The camera survived, and only my dignity was hurt ...The camera survived, and only my dignity was hurt looking back.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-86348254050001369632015-09-30T13:20:10.241+02:002015-09-30T13:20:10.241+02:00such amazing photos, like nothing I would ever see...such amazing photos, like nothing I would ever see, almost alien to me, from another planet, mother nature never ceases to amaze me with the never ending array of plants, in every color size and shape imaginable,<br />I'm glad you didn't injure your self worse than you did and I hope that no lasting injury persisted,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com