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Giant's Castle area of the KZN Drakensberg. Summertime means lots of rain and this of course is bad for gear and also for shutter speeds. Well, this is about a week's worth of rambling, never too far from shelter.

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Giant's view
Giant's view
Giant's view
Giant's view
Sandstone boulders line the grassy slopes like bones cast aside
Sandstone boulders line the grassy slopes like bones cast aside
Champagne falls
Champagne falls
Champagne falls
Champagne falls
Mountain_stream.jpg
Mountain_stream.jpg
Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Playing with rain (stuck inside)
Sandstone garden
Sandstone garden
Cape rock thrush (Monticola rupestris)
Cape rock thrush (Monticola rupestris)
Mountain hardpear (Olinia emarginata), Oliniaceae
Mountain hardpear (Olinia emarginata), Oliniaceae
Blue squills (Merwilla plumbea) break the skyline on sandstone cliffs
Blue squills (Merwilla plumbea) break the skyline on sandstone cliffs
Wind-blown
Wind-blown
Downhill
Downhill
Uphill
Uphill
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) watching passers by
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) watching passers by
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)
Hind-sight 20/20
Hind-sight 20/20
Sideways
Sideways
Longing stare
Longing stare
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum, juvenile
Drakensberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion dracomontanum, juvenile
Dynastid rhinoceros beetle
Dynastid rhinoceros beetle
Dynastid rhinoceros beetle
Dynastid rhinoceros beetle
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Belenois aurota, Pieridae
Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves
Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves
Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves
Morning dew on Crocosmia leaves
Crocosmia paniculata (shadows cast by bracken fern)
Crocosmia paniculata (shadows cast by bracken fern)
Dioscorea sylvatica
Dioscorea sylvatica
Fronds of Cyathea dregei
Fronds of Cyathea dregei
Moss
Moss
Redgrass (Themeda triandra), Poaceae
Redgrass (Themeda triandra), Poaceae
Blackseed grass, Poaceae
Blackseed grass, Poaceae
Asclepias cucullata, Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias cucullata, Asclepiadaceae
Brunsvigia radulosa, Amaryllidaceae
Brunsvigia radulosa, Amaryllidaceae
Buchnera simplex, Scrophulariaceae
Buchnera simplex, Scrophulariaceae
Diclis rotundifolia
Diclis rotundifolia
Erica caffrorum, Ericaceae
Erica caffrorum, Ericaceae
Eulophia calanthoides, Orchidaceae
Eulophia calanthoides, Orchidaceae
Eulophia foliosa, Orchidaceae
Eulophia foliosa, Orchidaceae
Eulophia ovalis, Orchidaceae
Eulophia ovalis, Orchidaceae
Eulophia welwitschii, Orchidaceae
Eulophia welwitschii, Orchidaceae
Eulophia welwitschii close-up, Orchidaceae
Eulophia welwitschii close-up, Orchidaceae
Geranium sp., Geraniaceae
Geranium sp., Geraniaceae
Haplocarpha scaposa, Asteraceae
Haplocarpha scaposa, Asteraceae
Harveya speciosa, Scrophulariaceae
Harveya speciosa, Scrophulariaceae
Helichrysum adenocarpum, Asteraceae
Helichrysum adenocarpum, Asteraceae
Helichrysum herbaceum, Asteraceae
Helichrysum herbaceum, Asteraceae
Hypericum lalandii, Hypericaceae
Hypericum lalandii, Hypericaceae
Hypoxis parvula, Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis parvula, Hypoxidaceae
Monsonia attenuata, Geraniaceae
Monsonia attenuata, Geraniaceae
Moraea inclinata, Iridaceae
Moraea inclinata, Iridaceae
Nemesia denticulata, Scrophulariaceae
Nemesia denticulata, Scrophulariaceae
Oxalis semiloba, Oxalidaceae
Oxalis semiloba, Oxalidaceae
Pachycarpus campanulatus_ssp_campanulatus, Asclepiadaceae
Pachycarpus campanulatus_ssp_campanulatus, Asclepiadaceae
Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae
Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae
Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae
Pelargonium luridum, Geraniaceae
Pentanisia prunelloides, Rubiaceae
Pentanisia prunelloides, Rubiaceae
Plectranthus grallatus, Lamiaceae
Plectranthus grallatus, Lamiaceae
Polygala gracilenta, Polygalaceae
Polygala gracilenta, Polygalaceae
Rubus ludwigii, Rosaceae
Rubus ludwigii, Rosaceae
Sandersonia aurantiaca, Colchicaceae
Sandersonia aurantiaca, Colchicaceae
Streptocarpus gardenii, Gesneriaceae
Streptocarpus gardenii, Gesneriaceae
Striga elegans (pink form), Scrophulariaceae
Striga elegans (pink form), Scrophulariaceae
UID (If you know either moth or plant, please let me know)
UID (If you know either moth or plant, please let me know)
Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae
Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae
Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae
Wahlenbergia cuspidata, Campanulaceae
Xerophyta viscosa, Velloziaceae
Xerophyta viscosa, Velloziaceae
Anthericum cooperi, Anthericaceae
Anthericum cooperi, Anthericaceae