with Lee Fuller Lee Fuller camps are usually 2 to 3 days in duration. The small groups of fully supervised kids are afforded the freedom to be kids outdoors. We safely teach them the skills needed to stay safe, warm and dry outdoors. The themes of conservation, resilience, responsibility and accountability, run strongly in our […]
Dear Friends The ups and downs have us in perpetual flux but we are so grateful to have a lovely busy August. Thank goodness for 3-term schools! Last month was unsettling but we are thankful that our area and community remains peaceful and that keeps us hopeful. And, there is good news! See latest blog
This past month has been nothing short of dreadful. Inter-provincial travel from Gauteng was banned then came unrest in KZN and suddenly a lovely winter season was no more. Obliterated. Coupled with this; the spaniels took on a puffy, our old man was suddenly man-down with a lurgy and our eldest celebrated her 18th birthday
The weather report said horrid rain and cold: reality beamed bright and clear. The birds said thanks, and we managed 54 species in the weekend. Early winter is the best time for Aloe arborescens and Leonotis leonurus. Best birding is from the balcony nearest the bar, and that suits many of the audience. Gurney’s Sugarbird
Our Northern Drakensberg valley is such a treat to live-in. We pinch ourselves each day; we have the freedom to hike the mountains, swim in the natural pools and run the trails at any moment. It truly is glorious. Three generations have thrived in this Northern Berg valley. Each generation has brought a unique offering
Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr put it so eloquently when he said: “The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.“ We at The Cavern, purchase as local as possible and welcome suppliers who craft magical potions that
We are celebrating local crafters and making March marvellous with a few wonderful local giveaways and I am normally on the back-foot, doing things as they happen rather than planning months ahead. I prefer a little bit of chaos and at times I wonder if this is what I attract… but, normally things do work
The weather was kind, warm sun brought out swallows and swifts in great numbers for their early morning swirl above the lawn. One “twitcher” had come specifically to find the Half-collared Kingfisher. Bingo, three on one pond, and interacting for nearly an hour. A pair of Yellow-throated Woodland-Warblers was another bonus, supposedly common but always
