For my birthday Dan gave me three new macro lenses. Here are some of the pictures I have taken with them….
Rabbit’s ear plant
Thorsten took this
Strandveld
Dan and I headed to Strandveld, near Bredasdorp, for the long weekend. Its the southern most vineyard in South Africa and has some fantastic sauvignon blanc. There used to be hippos, elephants, buffalos and lions in the area. They have reintroduced buffalos and hippos, although we didn’t manage to spot them in the swollen rivers. Rooikar (Dan’s trusty steed) forged rivers and we enjoyed a relaxing weekend in a gorgeous thick walled cottage where Dan made potjie, balsamic lamb chops and all sorts of other delicious food. We ran, wandered around the farm and searched for the elusive rooikat (I saw some gruesome signs of his last meal) and spied on the flamingos. We also saw hundreds of blue cranes in the canola fields with snow capped peaks as the backdrop. We picnicked on the Cape’s southern-most stony beach. We also went to Bredasdorp for tea and scones and Napier where we found bottles for the wedding. It must be love, love, love…
Cows with nowhere to go
Flooded fields
Flooded roads to Cape Agulhas
Poplar grove
Our cottage
Narcissistic narcissus
Wine barrel pier
Canola fields
Wine tasting
River crossing
Dan going South
Lucy going South
Practising the farm lifestyle
Getting tubby for the wedding
Tea for two
Beer o’ clock
Spying on the flamingos
Tunnel spider web
Hero shot
Exploring the farm
Pétanque with the cottage reflected
Sunrise
Mollydog the male doppleganger
Alp-like Franschhoek
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