Tag: river

‘Riviersonderend’ (River without end)

… Shot this picture this morning during the bird-watchers boat ride on the river. 😉    

Just before dawn under a cloudy sky.

Very common in South Africa is this Knipholia; also named Red Hot Poker. Here is one along the ‘Wandelpad’ (hiking trail) which partly follows the river.

(Imaginary)

“The song of the river ends not at her banks, but in the hearts of those who have loved her”. –  Buffalo- Joe

“We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.” ― Deng Ming-Dao

For me, born behind one of the Dutch dikes, a river in South Africa is more like a little stream in comparison with The Rhine, Volga or Mississippi; just to mention a few. Along our village flows the Klein Rivier (= Little River, or, maybe better in the context: Short River). It’s a fairly long …