National Pride

This beautiful specimen is of the Protea flower - not yet open but such a perfect, healthy bud I couldn't resist photographing it. There are about ten buds on this bush in the school grounds and I'm looking forward to them opening.

The Protea is our national flower and our cricket team is named for them. There is quite a variety of them and this is one of the biggest. They are often found growing wild in the Cape, especially from here to Cape Town. They are truly magnificent flowers and definitely one to be proud of.

Protea Family

This afternoon I walked around my sad and very dry garden looking for some inspiration for my photo. It was quite depressing to see the plants curled and dry, longing for some refreshing water. We are restricted to 500 litres a day so there's nothing to spare for the garden.

This flower is one of the beautiful Protea family - our national flower. The plant is indigenous and it seems to be coping well with the drought. It's an unusual protea but I love the colours.

This evening it is raining! It's amazing. So wonderful to hear the drip of water and feel the refreshing cooler air. Thank you Lord for blessings. We heard on the news that there has been over 50mm in the Baviaanskloof area which feeds Port Elizabeth's main dam. That is such good news.