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BlaBla has been on safari in the Sabi Sands Reserve near Skukuza in Mpumalanga – hence the quietness around here recently. Thought I’d send our loyal BlaBla Readers a couple of e-cards to let you know that we’re missing you too! (Internet...
The Sucker-Footed Bat. The Star-Nosed Mole. The Aye-Aye. The Blob Fish. The animal kingdom is full of bizarre looking and unusual animals. Here’s a list of our Top 10 Strange Looking animals. #10 – Angora Rabbit The Angora rabbit...
The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common...
As I mentioned in my comments on Monday, the subject of my Friday Photo today is the halo that formed around the sun. The phenomenon was visible across large parts of Johannesburg for most of Monday morning, and caused a flurry of activity on...
A perfect rainbow circle around the sun. Excuse the bad photo, I almost blinded myself. It’s a phenomenon know as a halo (for obvious reasons) or a nimbus, icebow or gloriole. Today’s show in the skies over Johannesburg looks like...
Update Post: Much More Info Here U2 Ticket Prices & Stadium Plans for Joburg & Cape Town 2011 360° Degree Tour Concert Dates, Venues, Ticket Sale Details Johannesburg: U2 360° Tour live in Johannesburg Sunday, 13 February 2011, 20:00...
Each year in early Spring this masked weaver bird returns to our suburban Joburg garden to take up residence in a large palm tree. Each year he diligently weaves together strips of palm frond and other shredded leaves into at least three nests...
Wish you were here. Wish I was back here. To celebrate the arrival of October, the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-Spring month, and the fact that most of us are in the midst of a short school vacation, here’s a tempting view of a beach umbrella...
When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Friday Photo here. Let’s...
Aweh Bru’s! The time to Braai the Beloved Country is once again almost upon us. Jan Braai (@janbraai) and the crew over at Braai4Heritage.co.za are again drumming up support for the annual Braai4Heritage campaign. Besides the fact that...
Seven weeks since the BP-leased oil platform Deepwater Horizon exploded and the ruptured line from the bed of the Gulf of Mexico began spewing raw crude oil into the ocean. Seven weeks also, lest we forget, since 11 men lost their lives in the...
In acknowledgement of World Environment Day (which is tomorrow – 05 June) this weeks’ Friday Photo is dedicated to all those who take the natural environment, and the incredible diversity of fauna and flora that we have, for granted. Regardless...
Stéphane Massa-Bidal’s graphic statement – Helvetica overlaying vintage illustrations – on the current ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Stéphane Massa-Bidal’s graphic statement–Helvetica overlaying vintage illustrations–on...
Eyjafjallajokull – the name alone sounds ominous. It’s eruption last week, and the resulting spew of ash has caused major issues with flights across northern Europe being cancelled for three straight days now. (Although the airline industry...
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