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  • The real spear of the nation

    The real spear of the nation

    The spear of the nation painting at the Goodman Gallery has been an amazing storm in a teacup lately. For me, it has highlighted a number of issues.

  • Giant structures in the desert in China.

    Now this is seriously strange. I was alerted to this by this blog & this is not new. They have been at it since before 2005 as far as I can work out from Google earth timeline. The Chinese are creating huge structures in the desert. Their purpose is a mystery to me. All I…

  • The strangest Jacaranda tree ever!

    The strangest Jacaranda tree ever!

    I noticed this tree last year at this time. At this time of the year, the Jacaranda trees in Joburg (where I live) produce really beautiful purple flowers. The whole of Joburg looks like it is covered in a purple cloth, it’s really pretty. I have never seen a Jacaranda tree produce a flower of…