March 17, 2011

Autumn scenes

The garden in autumn. Sylvester. The weathervane on Winsford House.
An autumnal walk near the nature reserve.
A misty Abdul's Kop.
Graham Thomas - one of the Enlgish Heritage roses in Winsford House garden.
Tea on the lawn.
Free range eggs from the Greyton Friendly Grocer.
Dina and David Kuijers art gallery.
Thomas.

September 11, 2010

Winsford House The garden


The King Protea flowers throughout the year in the front garden.

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.

September 3, 2010

The sky's the limit

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.

August 31, 2010

Greyton

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.
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June 24, 2010

Snow in Greyton

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.

June 14, 2010

Winsford House, a gracious home

Welcome to Winsford House.The Entrance Hall. The Dining room.



Looking back towards the front entrance hall from the kitchen area. A picnic inside.




The view from the dining room out onto the patio and up into the mountains. Kitchen Kitchen cupboard detail. Looking towards the back door. Watching television in the family room.

The World Cup comes to Greyton Village

World Cup fever is upon us and in Greyton with its large English population, the atmosphere was really festive on the eve of the England vs USA soccer match.
England supporters.
A pianist was playing on the veranda of the Oak and Vigne Restaurant.
The Post House gearing up for the match. In the evening the braziers were lit and the village came alive with soccer supporters.
Duel allegiances. Go Bafana Bafana! Go England!