The forecast said 28 degrees in the morning (it was when we left) and 32 for the afternoon (it is!), so we set off before lunch for a change, in case the welcome breeze subsided (it has!).
In Steen's garden at the bottom of the farm he has a pink Mandevilla. We have a white one (M. laxa) growing in between a Hanepoot grape-vine, a Grenadilla and a plumbago, all fighting for sunlight! The white one has a beautiful scent.
I did myself an injury getting this picture of a huge Nymphea nouchali, complete with bee:
There's some confusion about what this Daisy is, so here is a photo of the (plain yellow) flower and the leaves which look like a type of seaweed. They are coming up all over:
We found fresh tortoise tracks very near where we saw one on 4th January, but we couldn't spot it on either side of the road! We want to take more detailed photos particularly of its mouth for identification.
There are berries on the Oftia africana:
And on the stumps of the mature pines cut down several years ago, in many places fungi are growing:
I'm not sure I'd eat this one!
The Ericas are stunning at the moment!
Is that five different types?
  
This one looks like Erica pulchella:
This picture shows how few of the Agapanthus walshii seed pods survive! They must still dry up.
This Protea cynaroides is taking its time!
We are now fairly certain that these are Erica coccinea, now that we can see the flowers hanging:
..... but sounding like a contradiction in terms, here is a greeny yellow one. Apparently this is normal:
There are plenty of the red ones out now:
I was being watched!
This Restio has just exposed its seeds:
This Brunia's last year's flowers are now brown; this year's are forming at the tips. I followed a whole bakkie-load of them being driven away in the week:
This one is different, but again, two years of flowers:
The Mimetes cucullatus is still in flower:
And there are some still in bud:
We were pleased to see the single example we have found of Muraltia heisteria again. It's growing amongst a Lobelia:
On that subject, they are very much in evidence:
This looks like the spent flower of a Lanaria lanata, noticed now for the fiirst time. They seem to die away unnoticed:
We're still working on this one:
And this!
.... and this: (Any suggestions?)
We were disappointed to see this Leucadendron apparently dying. Looking at the stem, it's been there a long time!
Here comes the breeze again, I can go out again!
:-) Andy
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