The Fynbos Guy Blog
THE DEVIL WEARS GREEN: DEVIL’S PEAK AFTER THE FIRE
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...
THE BONEYARDS OF 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 Point,...
RONDEBOSCH COMMON IS ON FIRE! HOORAY!!
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...
FYNBOS IN AUTUMN: TIME OF PLENTY
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...