The Sundial in the front garden. 
Waterlilies on the pond. 
The lilac blooms of the indigenous Buddleja salvifolia contrast with the orange Golden Shower. 
A Southern Boubou shrike. Photo: Alice Notten. 
Poppies grow next to the garden pond.
In July there was snow on the mountains and the most spectacular skies over Greyton. This little church on the road to Greyton was lit by a rainbow.
The village of Greyton was chilly, but the mountains that surround it were magical.
Greyton is a gorgeous little village tucked into the majestic Riviersonderend Mountains, not quite two hours away from Cape Town. This is my parents home, a country house at the end of the main road, adjacent to the nature reserve.
This is the more formal front garden, filled with roses and daisies and many, many lovely flowers and trees.
St Francis watches over all the creatures that visit the garden.
The house was designed by Cape Town architect, Mike Rodseth, and built in the Cape Dutch style with large, cool rooms and beautiful finishes. 
There was a sprinkling of snow on the surrounding mountains in early winter, (Photo by Alice Notten) 
followed by a few more impressive snowfalls up on the higher slopes. This is the main road of Greyton looking very wintry. 
From garden gate, the tips of the Riviersonderend Mountains were white. 
And the garden had its own snowdrops.
