It was an earlier start than our usual ten o’clock as Suvarna from C.R.E.W was joining us from Durban to brief us of the areas that they would like us to explore within our region for the year ahead. We huddled drinking hot tea and coffee poured from our flasks and then to have our meeting. We then draped ourselves in suitable weather protecting clothing and went out into the beastly miserable weather to see what flowers were flowering after the burn at Beacon Hill. The wind howled and voices could not be heard. It was cold too. Trying to take photos of flowers was quite a challenge and "sports" mode was the only option for Gail. On this meander one thought that flowers would only be observed and not captured digitally. We had not received rain and yet new flowers were pushing up through burnt veld and there was a mass of colour and beauty. Spring was in the air be it not exactly with the weather but in the flowers observed.
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Exploring the veld at Beacon Hill, Umtumvuna
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| Gladiolus inandensis |
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| Pseudopegolettia tenella |
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Eriosema kraussianum
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| Gerbera natalensis |
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| Eulophia hians var hians |
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| Eulophia hians var hians |
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| Eulophia parviflora |
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| Eulophia parviflora |
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| Albuca setosa |
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| Hypoxis costata |
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| Kohautia amatymbica |
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| Pelargonium luridum |
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| Exochaenium grande |
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| Crabbea sp |
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| Graderia scabra with Eulophia parviflora |
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| Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus |
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| Pondoland C.R.E.W. Front: Gail and Tracy Back: Simon, Maggie, Dorothy, Anne, Alf, Suvarna and Kaveesha |
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