tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post6222419166693364327..comments2023-09-03T23:02:16.470+03:00Comments on Письма из Зелёной Финляндии: Botanic garden 4. AfricaEkaterina Traythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621313426663290833noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post-84641319862306088032012-09-09T04:04:30.304+03:002012-09-09T04:04:30.304+03:00Raw barbarian power :) I think I saw this plant in...Raw barbarian power :) I think I saw this plant in a book about deserts (it's still in Moscow, waiting for me) - there were many great photos of arid areas there. Made me love deserts a bit more :)Ekaterina Traythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621313426663290833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post-88508575990352052902012-09-09T02:21:40.340+03:002012-09-09T02:21:40.340+03:00Exactly! ^^ We're tough, us Africans.
Ever he...Exactly! ^^ We're tough, us Africans.<br /><br />Ever heard of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welwitschia" rel="nofollow">Welwitschia</a>? It's a desert plant (desert!) that can be as old as 2000 years, maybe more. That one is called "tweeblaarkanniedood", i.e. "two leaves that can't die". :)Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post-83371759432146027162012-09-08T23:20:13.206+03:002012-09-08T23:20:13.206+03:00Why such name? Survives any heat? ;)Why such name? Survives any heat? ;)Ekaterina Traythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621313426663290833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post-52163246327629627572012-09-08T11:49:50.552+03:002012-09-08T11:49:50.552+03:00I've already decided to take my DSLR with me, ...I've already decided to take my DSLR with me, although it's bulky and a nuisance on a 26-hour flight!<br /><br />I think of the Western Cape (the wine region) as my home-home, although just about any photo of Africa can make me go awwww .... <br /><br />That tree with the red flower, by the way, is Erythrina lysistemon or the coral tree. It's known as "kanniedood" in Afrikaans, which means "can't die" or "can't kill it". ^^Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post-58435201801238618282012-09-07T22:54:06.880+03:002012-09-07T22:54:06.880+03:00Will you bring lots of photos for your loyal blog ...Will you bring lots of photos for your loyal blog readers? :)<br /><br />For some reason I feel most homesick when I see photos of rural Russia, not Moscow. It feels more 'mine' somehow.Ekaterina Traythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621313426663290833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357378746475594748.post-32913858244147583802012-09-07T13:06:27.161+03:002012-09-07T13:06:27.161+03:00Cape Floral Kingdom. That's my home. I mean my...Cape Floral Kingdom. That's my home. I mean my home-home. 故郷。<br /><br />Thank you for my special post, but ... now I'm very, very homesick for Sydafrika and giraffes and fynbos. :(<br /><br />Ah well. I'll go home on holiday in February next year. Not too long to wait.<br /><br />Baie dankie, Ekaterina! <br /><br />XXX<br /><br />Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.com