http://www.reflectionsreserve.com Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:33:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Frost in the mornings glistening in the sun Aloe flowers like tongues of flame lighting up the bush Sunbirds dashing from one flower to the next like iridescent jewels Woodsmoke in the evenings from bonfires And spectacular sunrises that slowly banish the mist from the water What a fantastic time of year ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/winter-begins/ The benefits of our rehabilitation are really starting to become apparent and one of the things we have noticed is an increase in insect diversity. When we began this project we saw few insects. We would see the big bumbling Carpenter Bees as they moved around the Keurboom trees, we ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/all-creatures-great-and-small/ We have just had new pictures taken of the houses and the results are fantastic. I think they do far more justice to what we have. More photographs may be viewed on the Accommodation page. [caption id="attachment_141" align="alignnone" width="487" caption="House Interior"][/caption] http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/new-photographs-of-our-houses/ [caption id="attachment_130" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="White Dune Freesia"][/caption] For many people travelling up the South East coast of South Africa the name  Garden Route" is a misnomer as there is no garden and the floral diversity does not compete with other parts of the country. In part this is ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/spring-splendour/ At last. We were starting to think this year they weren't going to nest. It has happened and they are definitely incubating eggs. We don't know how many but this pair is normally pretty good as raising two or three chicks. http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/fish-eagels-nest-again/ On the Southern Cape's coast we have spectacular diversity: long sweeping sandy beaches, rocky headlands with intriguing rock pools, boulder strewn cliffs and gorges where rivers and forest meet the sea. If you were walking along a rocky path on a warm day this scene will repeat itself ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/a-beach-scene/ [caption id="attachment_95" align="alignnone" width="320" caption="Bitou "][/caption] We have had an on going land rehabilitation project for close on two years and we are starting to see so much more diversity in the plant life because of this. Almost every time we go for a walk we find something"new". Probably our most successful plants are ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/the-tree-of-choice/ After last years breeding resulted in two fledged youngsters, we have been watching and waiting to see if their saga continues and indeed on the 23 of May they were seen mating again. They have 3 different nests on our property and we will watch with great interest to see which ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/african-fish-eagles/ The Garden Route is fortunately provided with areas of spectacular diversity and beauty. It includes lakes, forests, mountains and within a short drive's distance a dry country side dominated by succulents. We try and encourage people to get off the main tourist routes and experience the ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/kranshoek/ Rondevlei, where I live, is an estuarine lake on the Garden Route. It is part of a series of lakes that are connected to each other and enter the sea at Wilderness.It is a beautiful area and contribute in a large way to the Garden Routes scenery. ... http://www.reflectionsreserve.com/birding-at-rondevlei/