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from our holiday in Knysna with @ezlemoen (pictured dispensing wisdom) and @sophdex

John demonstrates his fistfuls of charcoal braaiing technique in his back yard in August 2023. The gum trees are a trial to him dropping leaves steadily in his pool. But in compensation they’ve attracted a young African Harrier Hawk or Gymnogene which is always an exciting garden visitor.

A #latergram of an Indian takeaway feast in the Jozi home of our dear friends @sophdex and @ezlemoen with parents, Jill and Pierre, and collies, airedales, and cats. Johannesburg doesn’t look nearly as welcoming in spring compared to summer. But get indoors and the citizens (not just our friends) are as friendly as ever. Shooting scenes like this in available darkness is a big part of what makes having a fast wide-angle lens such a pleasure.

Pity about the shadows. But a very rare picture of these two eccentric gents in the wild: Gareth and Marcus (with beard!). I’ve quoted Hunter Thompson with regard to Gareth before, but it goes for both of them: “Too strange to live. Too rare to die.

I found a few pics on cards from our 2019/2020 trip to Kruger. That was summer and the impalas were giving birth to huge numbers of lambs - most of which are destined to be dinner rather than grown up impalas. But they are delightful little creatures.

It’s a party in Jozi to see @cara.stacey announced as the Standard Bank Young Artist Of The Year! It’s an amazing achievement. I was very glad to be “there” with @sophdex, @ezlemoen, and @withoutaleaf to take it in in style.

My wonderful cousin, @joydemillar and Debby are hitched! What a great pair of humans they are. I’m so glad I’ve connected with Joy and her brother @timdrmillar , and even their cousins Jonathan and Belinda through Joy being the best drummer we’ve ever had in 20 years of @krakatoa_band. Those kids have all turned into the most warm-hearted adults I could imagine. This is the last day of my holiday. It’s pointless me adding the #latergram tag to the pics I’ll be posting, since I’m just bad at instagram and pretty much all of them would be. I ran out of steam to post in Kruger, but I have a few to share. ...

Sometimes we have to venture into weird little SA village pubs and meet the locals so you don’t have to. Throwback to a few years back on a winter night in Nieu Bethesda. Apart from the TV there’s not much to tell you it was taken after 1955.

@sophdex knows how to wedding, and doesn’t care if you know it.

Spring wedding for @johnthevudio and Aleks.