Raw Berries

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2010-08-21T11:24:00.000+02:00

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new horizons

2010-07-12T22:43:00.001+02:00

The new incarnation of rawberries will soon be ready. It's looking very good so far. I am quite eager to share it with y'all, but in true IT style, the project is running late (but thank the heavens not over budget). I also hope to get the camera out of its bag a bit. Most of you haven't noticed me recycling some of my earlier photos, but its just a matter of time until my game is up.

I'll share the link to the new site soon, so keep an eye on the usual places Twitter, Facebook and http://rawbrs.blogspot.com.

night

2010-06-27T22:34:00.001+02:00

The angry sounds of the day can only be silenced by your voice. It only takes a whisper to hear yourself again.

dream

2010-06-21T21:45:00.001+02:00

Not many people get live their dream. I don't necessarily think it's because life is fundamentally unfair. I think most people just aren't lucky enough to figure out what their dreams are. What is your dream?

babette

2010-05-24T21:01:00.001+02:00

My dog teaches me a life lesson everyday. She is calm and composed when she needs to be. When she's happy and excited, she shows it, no matter who's looking or what they might think. Her love is unconditional, her companionship without strings or complications. When she's tired she'll take a nap but when she gets the opportunity she runs like the wind. Babette never pretends to be what she's not, she never tries to live up to anyone else's expectations. She knows who she is and she loves and appreciates every moment of her life.

rose

2010-05-09T17:02:00.001+02:00

Legend has is that perfume was first discovered in the middle east by an alchemist trying to capture the soul of the rose.

simplicity

2010-05-09T16:43:00.001+02:00

I find incrdible beauty in seemingly simple designs.

traffic rant

2010-04-24T08:47:00.001+02:00

Because of two trucks and five cars that decided to pile up on the R24 yesterday I sat in traffic for 4 hours on my way to the airport. This of course meant I missed my flight (and so did a whole lot of other people.) The earliest available flight to CT is at 1500 today and I had to sleep over in a hotel at the airport. WTF? I am sure the people in the crash had a worse day, but the idiots on Jhb roads are costing the country billions of Rands. Aggressive driving, speeding and general lawlessness seems to be par for the course. The JMPD is nowhere to be seen in the real trouble spots. Because fining kugels in Sandton is a whole lot easier than policing taxis and trucks which a law unto themselves. My message to the MEC for transport in Gauteng: Finish the bloody Gautrain already so that I can avoid you chaotic roads or else get off you fat cat arse and do something about chaos! Or maybe it was you in the blue light convoy that forced your way through the traffic jam to the airport.

horns

2010-04-18T18:48:00.001+02:00

This is one of the more colourful residents of the small town of Barrydale in the Western Cape. Proving that even dead things can be beautiful.

road

2010-03-31T19:04:00.001+02:00

You will never know what waits around the next bend in the road, even if you have traveled down it many times before. What's the point worrying about it? What matters is the view of the landscape you are passing by. Next to the worst dirt roads in the most isolated and bleak places one can find something of beauty, something that can make the journey a little more bearable. If you are lucky enough to have a traveling companion, enjoy and appreciate the company. Even the longest journeys are shortened by good conversation and friendship.

autumn

2010-03-28T21:03:00.001+02:00

The clouds are gathering on the horizon. A few chilly days and a bit of rain in last two weeks reminded me that summer and sunshine is never permanent. I am getting myself ready for the storms that are brewing just beyond the horizon. Even I though I am not looking forward to what's coming, I know that even the worst winter storms also don't last forever.

stings

2010-03-18T07:34:00.001+02:00

I had a real 'me-vs-world' day today. What was different today from other days? Nothing much. I just rubbed up the Universe in the wrong way.

outpost

2010-03-18T07:25:00.001+02:00

finding a quiet place is worth the search.

colour

2010-02-06T20:23:00.001+02:00

Whenever I get pissed off at the world or the people that I share it with, I try to find something that will remind me life is perfect the way it is. We might not always like the detail, but when we take a step back the picture is always better than we thought.

fingers

2010-01-08T17:45:00.001+02:00

Reach up, reach out.

beach

2009-12-22T10:36:00.001+02:00

Given enough time, even big boulders are turned into sand.

freedom

2009-12-18T23:02:00.001+02:00

I visited the Apartheid museum in Johannesburg. It broke my heart and it gave me hope. There are many perspectives to history and many shades of gray to what is right and what is wrong. I hope we can learn from our mistakes but more than that I hope we can learn to leave them behind and move on.

identity

2009-12-11T17:02:00.001+02:00

Who are you? What defines you and makes you who you are? Are you more than the sum of your experiences and learning?

Maropeng

2009-12-05T17:07:00.001+02:00

We are all children of Africa. We all come from this place where the earth meets the sky.

unique

2009-11-19T21:55:00.001+02:00

If your ideas are not unique, make sure your mistakes are.

spider

2009-11-18T22:05:00.001+02:00

What scares you? Can you live without that fear? Do you want to live without it? Find out how.

small things

2009-11-17T21:51:00.001+02:00

Stop and look at the small things in unexpected places. Sometimes they can be more astounding than the big things that scare us.

sunset

2009-11-11T22:01:00.001+02:00

Very few things can inspire you like an African sunset. I love this place I call home. I love the people. I love Africa.

tabby

2009-11-04T22:10:00.001+02:00

Tabby is getting on in years. She has lost a leg and each day she
finds it more difficult to do the things that once were easy. But
Tabby still has poise and grace. I hope to grow old in the same way.

going for a walk

2009-10-31T10:03:00.001+02:00

Our shadows follow us everywhere. More loyal than dogs but a lot less comforting.

home

2009-10-31T09:54:00.001+02:00

Wet grass or soft sand under bare feet, which do I like best? It's difficult to say.

staring at the sun

2009-10-30T21:33:00.001+02:00

stage left

2009-10-28T15:31:00.001+02:00

Opportunities are everywhere.

barefoot

2009-10-28T15:26:00.001+02:00

The other day I walked barefoot on wet grass. I haven't done it in ages. What a feeling.