by Dominic Chadbon | Aug 19, 2021 | Fynbos |
Mention the coastal town of Blouberg to Cape Town’s metropolitan elite and you’ll be met with a chorus of disapproval. “Too windy” one will sniff; “and so sandy!” another will chime. True enough about the wind I suppose, though the kite surfers don’t seem to mind. And...
by Dominic Chadbon | Jun 30, 2021 | Fire & Fynbos |
People say that it’s a bit of good luck to live in Cape Town but in April this year it was the city itself that got lucky. A fire had broken out on Devil’s Peak on an unusually hot day and worked its way south to the university before suddenly reversing direction as...
by Dominic Chadbon | May 27, 2021 | Cape Point |
For all my boasting about the abundance of natural life at Cape Point, there’s one other thing you’ll see of lot of there. And that’s death. It’s everywhere – bones, skulls, old carcasses, broken tortoises and discarded seashells – but don’t be surprised: Cape...
by Dominic Chadbon | Apr 19, 2021 | Fire & Fynbos |
Late summer in Cape Town and smoke hangs over Rondebosch Common. It’s the usual scene: flashing red lights, grim-faced firefighters, crowds of anxious onlookers. And me: jumping up and down like an over-excited kangaroo shouting “Let it burn! Let it burn!” Of course...
by Dominic Chadbon | Mar 12, 2021 | Fynbos |
Like a big hot engine that’s just been switched off, Cape Town’s dry summer begins to cool down in March. It’s still warm at times – often extremely – but clouds are hovering on the horizon and subtle movements are afoot in the fynbos. Plants have withstood the...
