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 by PEE-WEE
In forests they can grow up to 40 metres in height with the base of the trunk sometimes up to 3 metres in diameter. In contrast, trees that grow in unsheltered places like mountain-slopes, are often short, bushy and gnarled. The bark of the Real Yellowwood is khaki-coloured to grey when it is old, deeply split and peels off in strips. The crown is relatively small in relation to its height and is often covered with grey lichen. Male and female cones resemble pine cones and are white, light green or pink. The female cone has a fleshy podocarpium on which the seed, which takes on the shape and colour of a cherry, develops. Leave a Comment
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 KAROO by PEE-WEE
It's a remote, moody and lonely - but absolutely extraordinary landscape and any time spent here will have you touching parts of your soul you don't often access. Leave a Comment
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 PRETORIA ROAD BY NIGHT by PEE-WEE
Pretoria is home to the Voortrekker Monument and, by implication, Afrikaans culture. There are some major universities and a thriving alternative art and culture scene. Leave a Comment
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The central design of the flag, beginning at the flagpost in a "V" form and flowing into a single horizontal band to the outer edge of the fly, can be interpreted as the convergence of diverse elements within South African society, taking the road ahead in unity. The theme of convergence and unity ties in with the motto "Unity is Strength" of the previous South African Coat of Arms. Leave a Comment
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The Blue Crane has a distinctive rattling croak, 'kraaaarrrk', fairly high-pitched at call, which can be heard from far away. It is, however, usually quiet.
The habitat of the Blue Crane is open grass fields or Karoo-like plains with low shrubby bushes. It likes wet parts and lays its two eggs on the ground. It grazes in the field and eats seeds, insects and small reptiles. Leave a Comment
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 HAPPY IN SOUTH AFRICA. by PEE-WEE
2.The Cape Floral Kingdomis the smallest in size.
It compromises 0.04% of the earth's land mass yet contains 10% of all plant species in the world.
Table Mountain alone has over 1,400 different species of plants more than the entire British Isles.
3.Johannesburg is the second largest city in the world that is not on the coast or a major river.
It is larger than both London and New York and yet the city does not have a grid network of roads.
4.South Africa has the oldest meteorite site in the world, which is almost 2 billion years old - that is half as old as the planet.
5.South Africa was the first country to protect the white shark.
6.The Kimberley Hole is the largest man made hole in the world.
Over a period of 40years miners dug a hole 800 m deep and removed almost 3 tons of diamonds from the earth.
South Africa is not only the largest producer of diamonds in the world, but also the largest producer of gold,platinum,manganese, vanadium and chrome ore.
7.South Africa has the second highest waterfall in the world (Tugela Falls) and the third biggest canyon (The Blyde River Canyon).
8.South Africa is the only country in which two Noble Peace price winners live on the same street!
Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu both lived in Vilakazi street in Soweto. Leave a Comment
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 Gorgeous cloths - click for
full line by TheWanderingCamel, 1 more photos
I resisted buying though ( I already had a cloth from Zimbabwe, at home patterned with guinea fowl, that I loved) until I got to the airport and then I succumbed - more guinea fowl were my downfall, Zimbabwean ones at that! Leave a Comment
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 Harsh reality by TheWanderingCamel
However, harsh and difficult as these realities are, don't let them keep you away from this fantastic country. There is so much that is so rewarding and joyous here as well. Apart from the stunning beauty of the landscape and the unique thrill of seeing its wonderful wildlife roaming freely - the things that bring most visitors here in the first place - there will be wonderful images that will stay in your mind. I have mine -go and find yours. Leave a Comment
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