When all else fails, there is always a beautiful flower to find colour,warmth and patience for a promise of dry, warmer days. It's not an ordinary hibiscus flower, this was one of the last 'Mohican's' that survived and was given to us by our wonderful friends. (ex- landlords of 10 years ago), that's another story for more rainy days. (no, I didn't say that?)

Beautiful multi colours of orange and red, nature just knows how to combine colours. Now it's forever. (verewig, verewigt)

I love this green vase, its from my childhood memories and it's really so 'retro'; it always intrigued me. Small, for a one stem, square and ever so green. Simple and strangely effective. Yes, I know, there is some amazing glass art work out there and one of them jumps to my mind, http://www.redhotglass.co.za/ , they have a wonderful workshop/studio on a wine estate and while you eating away at the restaurant next door, (observe the magic through the window) these stunning glass blown vessels come alive. One should also not forget about David Reade our South African Master Glassblower. (Wonderful gallery out in Worcester, Cape, and really lovely people committed to their art) Quite a number of well known ceramic artists have gone over to glass work; (as in slumped glassware) hmm...must say the translucency is very appealing.