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Ceara (Photo by Yolandi van der Linde)
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Category Archives: Life in the Capital City
Dîner en Blanc Johannesburg 2013
We spent Friday night at the very first Dîner en Blanc Johannesburg, which was also the first DeB in South Africa. It was fantastic! There are more photos on the Facebook page as well.
Francois and I at Monte Casino before the event.
Waiting for the bus at Monte Casino. Yes, my husband is really tall 🙂
My sister putting the final touches on their table.
Other guests setting their table decorations and enjoying some good company
Christelle at Diner en Blanc Johannesburg
Andrea Vermaak at Diner en Blanc Johannesburg
A guest table set with candles
The moment everyone’s been waiting for, sparklers!
Sparkly dresses and skies at Diner en Blanc Johannesburg
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Sunday quick-fixes
After an amazing Saturday night at the zoo, we spent most of Sunday lazing about. We did however manage to tick one of the ‘to do’ items off the list, by finally upgrading a sad patch of lawn into a garden path.
We seem incapable of nurturing grass to grow here, and this section is mainly used as a walkway in any case. We used found materials from other patches in the garden, and I think this is a vast improvement. This week we start on the mammoth plan for our veggie garden.
Sunday home-DIY (that cost zero monies) FTW.
The before and after of a sad stretch of lawn in our garden.
A night tour at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria
We spent Saturday night at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria, better known as the Pretoria Zoo. They offer night tours with knowledgeable guides, focusing on nocturnal animals. The tour starts at 18:30 and ends at around 20:30, where after groups may proceed to designated picnic areas to braai and spend some time relaxing around a bonfire. If you’d like to make a bigger trip out of this, you may also book a camping tour.
The Pretoria Zoo stretches over 88 hectares (roughly 217 acres) and celebrates its 114th year in 2013. The night tour is well worth the effort, as there are only a few other guided tours in the zoo at night and there’s no jostling for a view. The tour is however very focused, so if you want to see a bigger variety of animals it might be better to visit in the day. Photo opportunities will also be better then 😉
I managed to get a few pictures, but with my ISO set to 3200 most of them are very noisy.
Look at those feet!
I usually get annoyed with people who post about their pets, but I can’t help it this time!
We’ve been on a waiting list for a new staffie for months now. A new litter has finally been born, and the breeder we’re buying our new addition from sent me some pics yesterday. I cannot wait to bring this little thing home! I know our 2 year old staffie, Gelos will love having a friend (other than the terrified cat).
So very tiny and immensely cute. (Photo by Yolandi van der Linde)
Only a few days old and fast asleep. (Photo by Yolandi van der Linde)
Gelos looking attentive at age one and a half. Gelos was bred by Nickelback Staffies.
Eating a palm seed on the lawn of our flat in 2012.
All images by the author, unless otherwise specified: © catterflyworx 2012.
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