Tag: Photography

Throwback Thursday #17

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A great Challenge from Wetanddustyroads

I am sure we all have lots of photos and memories

We went on a trip through the Karoo in July 2021. From Hutchison we took this route to Strydenburg..

We deciced to first go to the small Loxton for some sightseeing.

Loxton

Loxton is one of those surprising and unusual Karoo villages lucky enough to have experienced a transformation of fortune. Twenty years ago the village, in common with so many small towns across the Karoo, was in decline with many of its residents moving away to the big cities to seek their fortunes – or at least a living. Many of the old cottages and houses fell into disrepair and, other than the grand Dutch Reformed Church in the centre square of the village, it started to look a bit tattered and run-down.

Barren countryside Near Loxton
Coffee shop in Loxton

In recent years, however, Loxton has become a sought-after and almost trendy Karoo village, a place where artists can exercise their creativity and it is the ideal village to relax and unwind from the stresses of modern city life. Many of Loxton’s most recent residents have in fact turned their backs on the frenetic and stressful life in the city and have chosen a more peaceful and tranquil existence in the tranquillity of the wide-open spaces of the Karoo.

Inside the coffee shop
Beautiful house in Loxton
The Dutch Reformed Church in the centre square of the village
We saw this helicopter parked on the side of this road.

Sunday Stills: Monthly Color Challenge: Green

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Sunday Stills

Arum lily in a field of dark green grass
Pale green Hydrangea
Dark green leaves
Green Leaves
Green Grass
Green acorns
Green Figs
Pears
Green Apples
A Sunflower bud
New Weaver’s nest in the tree
Fever tree
Fig tree
Tree
Barringtonia asiatica (Fish Poison Tree, Putat or Sea Poison Tree) is a species of Barringtonia native to mangrove habitats on the tropical coasts and islands of the Indian Ocean.

Throwback Thursday #16

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A great Challenge from Wetanddustyroads

I am sure we all have lots of photos and memories

We went on a trip through the Karoo in July 2021. From Merweville we took the back road to Beauford West and from there to Hutchison.

Black and white
Fence and gate with some horns on a road to Beauford West

Railroad tracks on our way to  Huthinson

Road trip

birds
A Flock of Blue crane birds on our way to Desert Dew Guest Farm
Desert Dew Guest Farm

Night sky at the guest farm

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #239 – Finding peace

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Tina is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist challenge

Peace remains a goal for introspective individuals around the world. The lifelong search for inner peace challenges us to learn more about ourselves.

Kagga Kamma

“Nature is one of the most underutilized treasures in life. It has the power to unburden hearts and reconnect to that inner place of peace.” – Janice Anderson

A trail at Kagga Kamma

 The mountain, has no daily sources of stress such as road noise, crowds, ringing phones and wireless networks, and this means that the soul can finally exhale and the mind comes to rest. Here, when you have time alone, you can finally reconnect with yourself in the calm of listening to silence and find peace.

Kagga Kamma

 

Kagga Kamma