Tag: nature
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SL-Week 48/Silhouette
From the veranda – sunset and silhouette of trees. Sunrise from my doorstep – silhouette of trees For more information on this challenge click the following link SL-WEEK 48 / SILHOUETTE
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter Z
ZOO Wellington ZOO These are only a few of the animals at Wellington ZOO New Zealand Wellington Zoo was the first in New Zealand to house Meerkats in 1991. Today you can spot our mischievous mob in the African precinct, run by an alpha female and her chosen mate. Meerkats are carnivorous and mostly eat […]
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter X
XYLOPHONE Xylophone made from wood horns and “kalbasse” Photo was taken in Zambia next to the Zambezi River on our way to the helicopter that took us over the Victoria Falls. 2005 The term xylophone may be used generally, to include all such instruments, such as the marimba, balafon and even the semantron. However, in the orchestra, […]
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter W
WEDNESDAY/WOENSDAG WATER/WATER WATERFALL/WATERVAL It is WEDNESDAY and we do the letter “W” Waterfall Follow-up of Victoria Waterfall. Opvolg van Waterval IGUAZU WATERFALLS 1971: My first ride in an aeroplane! My sister and I visited South America. We had an awesome time there. One of the highlights was the trip to Iguazu and the Iguazu Falls. I […]
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter V
VEGETABLES Fresh vegetables are very delicious. I had the opportunity to work in a community garden for about a year and a half. There were lovely veggies and I enjoyed them a lot. I used them to cook fresh food for a centre for toddlers. VICTORIA WATERFALLS VICTORIA WATERVAL 2010 Lots of water 2005 Very dry […]
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter T
TEAPOT/TEEPOT TRAIN/TREIN TOMATO/TAMATIE TWO/TWEE New Zealand names: TUI http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/tui#bird-sounds Tūī are unique (endemic) to New Zealand and belong to the honeyeater family, which means they feed mainly on nectar from flowers of native plants such as kōwhai, puriri, rewarewa, kahikatea, pohutukawa, rātā and flax. Occasionally they will eat insects too. They are important pollinators of many […]
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter R
RED/ROOI Jacket/ Baadjie RED/ROOI Orchid/Orgideë RAINBOW/REëNBOOG RED/ROOI Bus RED bus with a ROSE ROOI bus met n ROOS
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Blogging from A-Z: Letter P
PAUA SHELL PEACOCK PUKEKO PAUA SHELL I asked my son to send me a Paua Shell while still in South Africa. He sent me two beautiful shells. I wanted to explain how life is, just like the shell with all the rough sediments on it. We are always polishing our lives. As soon as we […]
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Blogging From A-Z: Letter K
KERERU KIWI KAKA New Zealand has some interesting birds starting with a K The following photos of the KERERU were taken in Wellington Zoo. There are two species of native pigeon: the New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) known to the Maori as kererū, or in Northland as kūkū or kūkupa; and the Chatham Islands pigeon (Hemiphaga […]
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