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| One of the many stunning bunches of flowers with local protea and vynbos |
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| A few local kiddies sheltering from some drizzling rain, outside the Hout Bay market |
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| Umthombo Wesizwe - a multicultural program that my niece went through - aimed at the youth of South Africa age 11-15 to "develop an identity that will enable them to evolve as responsible citizens and ethical leaders, within a multicultural society". |
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| Coffee bar at the Hout Bay market. I "needed" this old red metal jug with a bunch of locally picked pincushion proteas. |
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| A box decorated as a "building block" by one of the kids at Umthombo Wesizwe. They symbolically added their "brick" to the wall as they received their graduation certificate. |
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| Food stands at the Hout Bay market - serving the most delicious meals - I wanted one of everything |
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| In the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Strelitzia and purple Plectranthus |
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| A small multicolor Pincushion Protea - not sure of the species but amazing how it changed color as it progressed from a bud to a full open flower. |
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| A wall of "building block" boxes decorated by the graduation kids of Umthombo Wesizwe - describing their dreams and hope for South Africa. |
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| A spectacular sea of Pincushion Proteas |
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| A sheet decorated by the kids of Umthombo Wesizwe, their footprints left behind......... |
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| A blaze of color in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town |
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| On a steep street corner of Bo-Kaap, a suburb of Cape Town, sits Haas - the most outrageously interesting and eclectic mix of goodies to buy in this decorating/coffee shop. How are these cushions!!! |
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| Bo-Kaap, also known as the Malay Quarter on the slopes of Table Mountain, above the city of Cape Town. With cobbled streets and multi-colored houses, this is a very interesting area of the city to visit. |
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| Private open gardens in Franschhoek, outside Cape Town - this one of an artist with interesting rusty collections of pot lids, spades, barbed wire and garden tools. |
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| A courtyard area of Haas, a coffee shop/decorating store in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. They have an incredible collection of chairs and couches, old furniture, including a few velvet couches out on the pavement, to lounge around on, sip coffee and indulge in one of their yummy meals. |
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| More colors of Bo-Kaap |
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| Roses competing for pinkness against a wall in Bo-Kaap. |
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| A multi-colored locust munching on the Clivia seed pods in my sister's garden |
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| Vygies, ice flowers, or also known as Mesembryanthemums - desert blooms |
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| Champagne, rose and white wine area of the bar at The Grand Cafe and Beach Bar in Cape Town |
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| Purple columbines |
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| Pink Alstromeria against a backdrop of yellow Nasturtiums |
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| I couldn't imagine painting my house this color, but in the Bo-Kaap, it works - adds to the spicy aroma of the locally cooked malay curries. |
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| Inside the ladies loo at The Grand Cafe and Beach Bar |
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| Glorious pelagoniums (geraniums some say) |
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| More garden art hanging in a private garden in Cape Town - lids of tin cans and a bit of beadwork - interesting |
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| I loved this old red General Electric fridge standing inside Twist, a lovely restaurant out in the Cape winelands, with a simple bunch of pincushions, daisies and leek flowers. |
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| THE MOST DELICIOUS DESERT EVER - a white chocolate and lemon tart - served at the glass house conservatory at Babylonstoren in Franschhoek, Cape Town |
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| A breathtaking view along the roadside, driving from Cape Town to Camps Bay, looking down over the four beaches of Clifton - white sands and cold aqua water. |
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| A delectable display inside the deli of Babylonstoren in Franschhoek of pickles, preserves and cordials. |
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| My absolute favorite flower ever - I have many, but the Protea is the national flower of my homeland, huge, exotic and complex but breathtakingly beautiful. Taken here for sale outside a farm shop at one of the many wine farms we visited. |
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| The exotically amazing and over decorated but divine Cape to Cairo restaurant, overlooking the little fishing harbor of Kalk Bay outside Cape Town. |
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| An old wooden rowboat bobbing peacefully in Simonstown. |
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