Meet Felix, my sons cat. He is very spoilt and rules the home. He will settle down on furniture or beds and when told to move, he looks at you as if to say " Not a chance". This is the exact

As Autumn approaches, the garden strives to show a bright face. This beautiful succulent, which I picked up from a dump has thanked me by blooming with these beautiful yellow flowers.More remarkable though

( Throughout last night we had some rain, and this morning the remains of this event was on this beautiful chrystanium. The drops make the flower look as if it is multi coloured. Taken with my Smart phone.

Last night we had a light rainfall and this morning I was blessed to see these beautiful little drops of rain on the leaves of my peanut plants. It is such a beautiful sight with the morning sun glistening

Living where I do in South Africa, I have troops of monkeys who visit my garden on a regular basis. Yesterday, this new mama came right up to the back door, almost as if to show me her off spring. I am

To all my Steemit friends, Firstly, a big thank you for all your support in 2018, and thank you for the friendships that have been established through this platform. It has been great, reading different

The house has been buzzing with Christmas preparations, and the icing of the Christmas Cakes one of the necessary chores. I have been teaching my granddaughters how to bake and decorate cakes. Yesterday

Today, when I went to the shopping centre, I was thrilled to hear a brass band playing Christmas Carols and well known Christmas songs. As I neared the entrance, there seated was the Salvation Army Band.

Today I was delighted to see flowering in my garden, this stunning yellow flower, at the end of perhaps the most disliked plant in my garden. As you can see, it is a cactus type with piercing thorns all

Isn't it amazing how beautiful even the most simple flower can be exquisite. Here pictured is the Barleria, an indigenous plant that comes in orange, pink and this one. This particular plant grows profusely

Hello my steemit friends, tonight I am delighted to share with you a photograph of my orchid which is, as you can see, blooming in its full glory. Fortunately I live in a sub tropical climate which is

Skabenga featured in this photograph, is the resident cat at the Oyster Box Hotel, Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa. Many famous people have stayed in this hotel and no doubt, they too met Skabenga. Apparently

My entry for todays color challenge. A beautiful orange indigenous gladiolus. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I am fortunate to have these beauties popping up around my garden at this time of the year.

How blessed is one to have sight. This is the sunrise that greeted me this morning. A beautiful Spring day lay ahead. Hope you have had a great day.

Does he look guilty? Unfortunately, his fur is showing the evidence. Here Felix sits, having sniffed out the Catnip packet, and ripped it open. His eyes look quite dreamy and the effort of his labour is

My grandson who has just turned 4 years old is crazy about pirates, this stems from his older siblings and parents making up a treasure box for him to find, whenever they go to the beach. My daughter,

I was so delighted to see that my orchids were sending up shoots with buds, and I have waited with bated breath to see the flowers that would open from the buds. Below is the first one that is in full

I received this delightful idea on the Whatsapp Chat for and idea to make a little barbecue for a single person. Personally I love it and knowing the appetite of the aged, like myself, it is big enough

What could be more perfect than a magnificent sunset at the end of a perfect day? The marvel of Creation.