Blustery flower walk

Hello all, It didn't actually rain on us but it threatened to! This morning we had a cloudburst here! ..... just as Pippa took the dogs for a walk around the farm! I read just now about Ericas: The ericas (Ericaceae), the largest genus of flowering plants in South Africa, are more delicate, repaying close examination of their almost infinite variety of colour and form. One or other of these species will be found in bloom at almost any time of the year. Read more:http://www.southafrica.info/about/animals/flora.htm#.UjXhJNKLBiw#ixzz2ez2tLRVm  Today was no exception, these are on the bank of the dam of the Experimental Farm next door: And later, ones which we had described as 'white' are actually black and white: We found the pink Everlastings again we can't believe we simply missed them up to now: and the curly bracts or petals....... An update on 'our' Protea / Pincushion / Leucospermum oleifolia (?), looking redder by the week! Leucospernum oleifolia And eventually, despite the windy conditions, I managed to 'freeze' the Thymelaecea which we haven't pinned down yet: Thymelaecea A Saltera sarcocolla stood out, but it was the number of buds that caught my eye: Saltera sarcocolla buds A 'new' one, an Iris type, we think. The bud: ...and the whole plant. The stems of the flowers are twisted: How's this for everybody working together? 100% Pure Country! And another 'new' one! Growing on its own, next to the road, with a wild Lobelia in the background, just to show they're still in flower! Detail of the growing tip: The Worm got a smell on this Brunia, which is doing its best to swamp a pine! And this magnificent stand of Restio shows how they thrive in this climate and sandy soil! In one area, there are many of these which we think might be Nivenias. There are some spent flowers on them, but perhaps some new buds, or have we missed, in a few weeks, this year's flowering? And there was more! For interest, on the whole walk, we saw just three other people, all friends of ours! A: