Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
It is three months since Natalie and I returned from the MyCOE/SERVIR programme in Nairobi. Since then Natalie has started the new academic year - her Honours year - and I have started six months sabbatical leave. But we have been busy with the research programme: acquiring and analysing Landsat, SPOT and Ikonos data for... Continue Reading →
Team building with this year's Honours Class involved a happy weekend up in the mountains at Fort Fordyce. It is a great place to climb and one of the highlights of our stay must have been the night abseil at the Forgotten Dream Sector. The climbers guide says 'this really is climbing in a jungle... Continue Reading →
I mentioned in my last post that I often use the digital filter function on my Pentax to take what are essentially black and white photographs but leaving highlights of red. When we got back from our walk around Mountain Drive today I thought I would try something a little more complex and take black... Continue Reading →
Last week we spent four days in the Karoo. As usual we were based at Ganora Farm, which is near Nieu-Bethesda, doing some mapping work and interviewing farmers who kindly gave us their rainfall records. At this time of year the light can be spectacular, especially in the early evenings when there are summer storms... Continue Reading →
Most trips to Helen's house at Hogsback include a drive along to the the radio mast at the end of Plaatjieskraal for a walk, a sunset drink and a long look at the spectacular view. When Andy was here last month we spent a night out at Helen's inspecting the progress on her house. We... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time there were two teddy bears much loved by two brothers called Andy and Roddy. After they had grown up and left home the two brothers didn't remember their bears. But when mother Joan died the bears were found again: they had been kept as precious treasures in her special cupboard. Roddy... Continue Reading →
Those of you who have been following the release of For Rhino in a Shrinking World will have already seen Sally Scott's front cover picture - a powerful pastel drawing of a rhino regarding you through the bush. I thought that it would make a special addition to our home so I bought it from... Continue Reading →
One of the delights of buying a SANParks Wild Card is that they wave you straight through at the park gate and when you get your day pass at reception there is nothing extra to pay! This was our experience last week when we took a day trip to Addo to see the elephants and... Continue Reading →
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