Full Moon over Noordhoek Beach

While we are used to a beautiful Full Moon over Noordhoek Beach – I was amazed at the ‘super moon’ photos posted officially on BBC and elsewhere on 6 and 7 May 2012 … pictures that seemed incredulous and left me wondering. I did take some photos as well and thought the moon was definitely more brilliant than usual… but nothing like I had expected, at least not on our side of the… globe and mountain.

Full Moon over Noordhoek Beach

Well, meanwhile I know most if not all of those pictures were illusions… and that we can all achieve with some good original photo material and a little bit of Photoshop! Ha!

What you see here is definitely the full moon I photographed in that night – around 11: 45 pm – and it stood like that in the pitchblack sky. No halo, no softness – like cut out.

And this was Noordhoek Beach in the very early morning where the full moon was hardly visible – now it is!I mean it was !

The fact is, I photographed the ‘real thing’ on 24 July 2010 and wrote about it HERE. And there was no manipulation involved whatsoever – it was huge, red and definitely super and extraordinary in many ways!

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Fine Homes Websites

For owners of real estate the wish may arise at some stage to document their precious property – either for their own pleasure or if they plan to sell in the future. While the Internet abounds with Fine Homes websites, there are really different ways of presenting one’s most treasured private space.

Look at an example of a truly outstanding architectural masterpiece nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Cape Town, South Africa, which I included in my brand-new Web Design Showcase.

Fine Homes Websites

Besides giving a truthful image of what really exists and makes the charme of the property – be it big or small – , the real art in developing Fine Homes Websites is to feel into the inner space of the building or house and express it within its natural setting, thus creating an atmosphere of the whole. I adore those masters of architectural photography who go beyond horizontals and verticals and find ways of reflecting the soul – be it in colours or black and white. What an inspiration and source for learning…

As such, captivating images in form of digital photography are the essence of all web design for real estate and property.

Semiomantics Evolution 2012

However, if it comes to sales, visibility on Google Top 10 is what counts… and as my new Showcase is designed on the brand-new WP based Semiomantics Evolution 2012 – I do the daily test of how my posts actually perform on search engines.

Again, I am amazed to see my brief post popping up as Number 11 of 38,500 000 search returns on Google! WOW… not yet on page 1… but if you consider the competition on “Fine Homes” and the fact that this is my very first little post on a new website – it’s truly astonishing and perfectly convincing- yes?

If you wish to document or present your home online, and you like my style HERE, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

We stand for “Web Design with Passion”!

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Fine Homes Websites

For owners of real estate the wish may arise at some stage to document their precious property – either for their own pleasure or if they plan to sell in the future. While the Internet abounds with Fine Homes websites, there are really different ways of presenting one’s most treasured private space.

Look at an example of a truly outstanding architectural masterpiece nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Cape Town, South Africa, which I included in my brand-new Web Design Showcase.

Fine Homes Websites

Besides giving a truthful image of what really exists and makes the charme of the property – be it big or small – , the real art in developing Fine Homes Websites is to feel into the inner space of the building or house and express it within its natural setting, thus creating an atmosphere of the whole. I adore those masters of architectural photography who go beyond horizontals and verticals and find ways of reflecting the soul – be it in colours or black and white. What an inspiration and source for learning…

As such, captivating images in form of digital photography are the essence of all web design for real estate and property.

Semiomantics Evolution 2012

However, if it comes to sales, visibility on Google Top 10 is what counts… and as my new Showcase is designed on the brand-new WP based Semiomantics Evolution 2012 – I do the daily test of how my posts actually perform on search engines.

Again, I am amazed to see my brief post popping up as Number 11 of 38,500 000 search returns on Google! WOW… not yet on page 1… but if you consider the competition on “Fine Homes” and the fact that this is my very first little post on a new website – it’s truly astonishing and perfectly convincing- yes?

If you wish to document or present your home online, and you like my style HERE, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

We stand for “Web Design with Passion”!

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Little Monster in my Garden

One of the many wondrous ‘side effects’ when living a life close to Nature and focused on a Green Environment is that one observes also the little things… and here I was totally blown away by this little monster in my garden: a baby blue lizard … in more scientific terms an “Agama hispida”, i.e.  a member of the Agamidae family, also called “Koggelmander” in South Africa.

I had come across a beautiful male a few years ago… and never saw it again. And now this tiny and extremely fast and wizzy creature with finely designed hands and toes, as long as my small finger! Just too beautiful!

So there has to be a female around as well! As they are less colorful than the males, they are more difficult to spot. Being oviparous, they lay 7-10 eggs… and hopefully some of this lot survived! Being very freedom-loving it’s very special to have them around.

Little Monster in my Garden

It was quite hectic to capture this little monster in my garden; I guess only its own curiosity made it sit for some instants to watch me – before it would zoom-fly-jump-squirrel away at lightning speed and suddenly pop up at a totally different spot – or disappear.

South Africa is home to over 200 lizard species, making it the richest and most spectacular area for lizard diversity in continental Africa. There are 8 different families, of which the Agamids are one – quite closely related to the chameleons… of which we used to have some very tame ones – coming down the trees onto our hands – until they suddenly disappeared.

Hopefully we see more of these little monsters popping up here…

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Little Monster in my Garden

One of the many wondrous ‘side effects’ when living a life close to Nature and focused on a Green Environment is that one observes also the little things… and here I was totally blown away by this little monster in my garden: a baby blue lizard … in more scientific terms an “Agama hispida”, i.e.  a member of the Agamidae family, also called “Koggelmander” in South Africa.

I had come across a beautiful male a few years ago… and never saw it again. And now this tiny and extremely fast and wizzy creature with finely designed hands and toes, as long as my small finger! Just too beautiful!

So there has to be a female around as well! As they are less colorful than the males, they are more difficult to spot. Being oviparous, they lay 7-10 eggs… and hopefully some of this lot survived! Being very freedom-loving it’s very special to have them around.

Little Monster in my Garden

It was quite hectic to capture this little monster in my garden; I guess only its own curiosity made it sit for some instants to watch me – before it would zoom-fly-jump-squirrel away at lightning speed and suddenly pop up at a totally different spot – or disappear.

South Africa is home to over 200 lizard species, making it the richest and most spectacular area for lizard diversity in continental Africa. There are 8 different families, of which the Agamids are one – quite closely related to the chameleons… of which we used to have some very tame ones – coming down the trees onto our hands – until they suddenly disappeared.

Hopefully we see more of these little monsters popping up here…

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Proteas South Africa

Autumn in Noordhoek, South Africa, is that time of the year where the long-awaited rains bring relief to Nature and our gardens… and the first heavy storms rip off branches and leaves and let more sunlight fall onto the plants and groundcover underneath shrubs and trees.

It’s when lots of work has to be done to prepare for winter… and as the soil is moist and soft and the time just feels right… it’s ideal to get in the bulbs, sow seeds and buy some of those magnificent plants grown directly in Kirstenbosch Gardens, one of the world’s top Botanical Gardens offering a spectacular mirror especially for the vast range of proteas of South Africa. The Cape region is in fact called “The richest Floral Kingdom of the World”.

Proteas South Africa

The species “Proteas” was named after the Greek God Proteus, who – just like proteas come in a vast variety of different shapes and forms – could change his appearance and assume many different shapes to surprise his entourage! It seems the Western Cape region and Greece have lots in common – not only the mild Mediterranean climate!

What a joy to discover another flower of the magnificent Protea “Pink Ice” in the morning sunshine – see my digital photo above!

This “protea susannae” is a hybrid growing so well in full sun and the acid soil on our mountain slope here. Besides needing some pruning after flowering, they are pretty strong and self-sufficient. I only add some bonemeal when I plant and a little old horse manure; our indigenous plants get no fertilizer!

Although proteas in South Africa are exported on a large scale as they are so good as cut flowers, I love to see these dignified flowers explode in natural surroundings dancing with the fairies; I have a hard time cutting them… and rarely do. I rather go out to admire them wherever they choose to thrive.

Of course, proteas – some called sugar bushes – are awlays a center of attraction for birds and bees who have a feast in pink paradise!

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Happy Easter 2012

Happy Easter 2012 to all – better late than never as I have no access to my usual websites due to erver problem.

Happy Easter 2012

As usual, Easter 2012 was blessed with heavy rains and Nature and our gardens are happy down here in South Africa!

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Green Energies Website

Now that the Wedding Website is complete – with the exception of Part 3 to be added later this year after the additional wedding ceremony in Las Vegas – my focus is on preparing a Green Energies Website for a leading market player in the field.

Green Energies Website

Designing a Green Energies Website is an absolute thrill given the fact that I have been involved in the environment in many ways as far as I can think back – be it directly by growing up in a family known for cultivating beautiful gardens – both in Europe and Africa  – , having created my own magic garden and everyone knows this is a never-ending strenuous yet wonderfully rewarding journey – , having been a member of Green Peace and then very active in environmental matters as a filmmaker and screenplay writer.

This will be quite a challenge … and meanwhile I also try to follow-up on last year’s Web Design Showcase HERE with a new Showcase including websites and photography created over the past year. This new Showcase will also be on the brand-new Semiomantics Evolution Script 2012 which served as a basic for my Wedding Website.

Preparing the Garden

As the season is changing down here in Noordhoek, South Africa, I’m spending many happy hours out there in Nature preparing the garden for autumn and the next rains. The weather is magnificent and little angels seem to help with a little rain exactly when needed… But there is no doubt the next autumn storms and heavy rains aren’t far… so being ready for it is crucial.

As it’s been the driest season I ever experienced since the mid-nineties and our dam has never been that empty, I can’t wait to feel Nature and Silvermine Nature Reserve rejoicing… and that waterfall shooting down from high up the mountains!

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Green Energies Website

Now that the Wedding Website is complete – with the exception of Part 3 to be added later this year after the additional wedding ceremony in Las Vegas – my focus is on preparing a Green Energies Website for a leading market player in the field.

Green Energies Website

Designing a Green Energies Website is an absolute thrill given the fact that I have been involved in the environment in many ways as far as I can think back – be it directly by growing up in a family known for cultivating beautiful gardens – both in Europe and Africa  – , having created my own magic garden and everyone knows this is a never-ending strenuous yet wonderfully rewarding journey – , having been a member of Green Peace and then very active in environmental matters as a filmmaker and screenplay writer.

This will be quite a challenge … and meanwhile I also try to follow-up on last year’s Web Design Showcase HERE with a new Showcase including websites and photography created over the past year. This new Showcase will also be on the brand-new Semiomantics Evolution Script 2012 which served as a basic for my Wedding Website.

Preparing the Garden

As the season is changing down here in Noordhoek, South Africa, I’m spending many happy hours out there in Nature preparing the garden for autumn and the next rains. The weather is magnificent and little angels seem to help with a little rain exactly when needed… But there is no doubt the next autumn storms and heavy rains aren’t far… so being ready for it is crucial.

As it’s been the driest season I ever experienced since the mid-nineties and our dam has never been that empty, I can’t wait to feel Nature and Silvermine Nature Reserve rejoicing… and that waterfall shooting down from high up the mountains!

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Green Energies Website

Now that the Wedding Website is complete – with the exception of Part 3 to be added later this year after the additional wedding ceremony in Las Vegas – my focus is on preparing a Green Energies Website for a leading market player in the field.

Green Energies Website

Designing a Green Energies Website is an absolute thrill given the fact that I have been involved in the environment in many ways as far as I can think back – be it directly by growing up in a family known for cultivating beautiful gardens – both in Europe and Africa – , having created my own magic garden and everyone knows this is a never-ending strenuous yet wonderfully rewarding journey – , having been a member of Green Peace and then very active in environmental matters as a filmmaker and screenplay writer.

This will be quite a challenge … and meanwhile I also try to follow-up on last year’s Web Design Showcase HERE with a new Showcase including websites and photography created over the past year. This new Showcase will also be on the brand-new Semiomantics Evolution Script 2012 which served as a basic for my Wedding Website.

Preparing the Garden

As the season is changing down here in Noordhoek, South Africa, I’m spending many happy hours out there in Nature preparing the garden for autumn and the next rains. The weather is magnificent and little angels seem to help with a little rain exactly when needed… But there is no doubt the next autumn storms and heavy rains aren’t far… so being ready for it is crucial.

As it’s been the driest season I ever experienced since the mid-nineties and our dam has never been that empty, I can’t wait to feel Nature and Silvermine Nature Reserve rejoicing… and that waterfall shooting down from high up the mountains!

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