flowers

It’s cold in Jozi at the moment. I spent part of the day looking for a weather widget so that anyone reading this blog would be able to feel what it’s like for me and the girls in the garden. Alas, there doesn’t seem to be one for wordpress.com blogs. If you know of any please drop me a note.

We’ve put on our cold weather feather-socks. In summer they are normally the first to go when we moult. To those who may be wondering, we grow feathers that cover our feet, a lot like socks. Look closely at Puleng’s picture from earlier this week and you’ll see.

Anyways, I love flowers. I’ve been accused of being a pervert for my love of herbal genitalia, but it’s hens I reserve my affections for. In winter, you can always rely on aloes to come into bloom and cheer the cold away. Just in case you are struggling with getting up in the morning, moving away from the heater to go to bed or suffering the guilt of all that chocolate-compensation – here’s some cheer I took a pic of this morning.

Feel the sunshine? If you are at all gifted, please help me to identify what kind of aloe this may be. It resembles the Aloe greatheadii, were it not for its blue-grey foliage. Have a look at the description at PlantZAfrica. There are numerous other aloe species there. Of course if that sort of thing doesn’t in the least bit interest you and you just love to look at plants, especially indigenous Southern African plants, there are a whole lot of plants here to tickle your fancy. Have fun…

Beautiful aloe flowers