Winter symphony
Jul 18, 2024
Can you hear it all around you? … More Winter symphony
Tag: rain
Winter is…
Jul 2, 2020
Snuggling under the covers,
hot drinks in hand,
immersed in books
or movies,
eating snacks;
Putting on pounds
to insulate against the season’s biting cold.
Sleeping cats
wrapped within warm blankets,
fur no longer sufficient to warm little bodies,
who otherwise would be out hunting or playing. … More Winter is…
The Drop
Jun 27, 2020
A single drop sits on my window, surrounded by many others, as the rain lashes down on this Winter morning. I want to take in this moment. Be still. Be present. Empty my mind completely. No reflections on anything, nor thoughts of the human world that will enter my consciousness when I leave this seat. I want to just stop and focus on this one, physical entity in front of me: this drop on my window… … More The Drop
Stream of Consciousness
Oct 25, 2019
Water unites:
single drops joining to form impromptu streams,
gently transporting debris and dead leaves
to resting places in stormwater sewers.
So too do moments in time gather,
transporting our youth towards inevitable decline. … More Stream of Consciousness
Winter Reflections
Jun 7, 2019
Winter has officially arrived in Cape Town, and we’re grateful for the rain – after a dry Summer and Autumn.
Here are the best shots I’ve captured so far this season: … More Winter Reflections
Through the drought (and back again?)
Oct 25, 2018
Earlier this year, I wrote about how Cape Town was going through its worst drought in a century. At the time, we were on the brink of disaster, with just 2 months of water left in our dams before the dreaded “Day Zero” would arrive – the day when the authorities would turn off the water … More Through the drought (and back again?)
Winter is….
Sep 21, 2018
A photo essay from way back… … More Winter is….
Mercy rains supreme
Jun 9, 2018
Cape Town is being blessed with incredible amounts of rain in recent weeks. Incredible by our standards, because we’ve been struggling through the worst drought in a century. So this mercy from above is much-needed. … More Mercy rains supreme
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