An Afternoon in De Doorns - Part 3

Amanda and I enjoyed exploring the gardens around the Cape Dutch home where we ate an outdoor lunch under the trees. It was a lovely day in De Doorns.

These are my last photos for this year. I'll be gathering lots of interesting new content over this Christmas holiday. We'll be exploring new places and visiting old favorites. I wish you a blessed holiday and safe travels!

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An Afternoon in De Doorns - Part 2

We were invited to an end-of-the-year lunch in De Doorns hosted by Marion and her husband. She made the most amazing food and even baked her own bread. Marion is an assistant pastor who does outreach with my husband once a week at RAEL, a drug rehab farm. The photos on today's post were mostly taken in the back garden of her beautiful Cape Dutch home.

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Amanda

Marion and Amanda

Me

Amanda with her dad

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Cape Dutch Home in De Doorns

An Afternoon in De Doorns - Part 1

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An Afternoon in De Doorns - Part 1

A few weeks back I did a post on a Cape Dutch home in De Doorns. At the time, I didn't have my camera with me and so the photos were all taken with my husband's phone. This time we were invited for lunch and I made sure to bring my Canon PowerShot. It's a great little camera.

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Trees at the Karoo Desert Botanical Garden

Two of the most interesting trees at the Karoo Desert Botanical Garden are the Quiver Tree and the Chinese Lantern Tree. Both are indigenous to South Africa and Namibia. The Quiver Tree bark is hard, but it's soft and spongy inside. Historically, the Bushmen used these branches by hollowing them out to make quivers for their arrows. Interestingly, there is only one species of the Chinese Lantern Tree, it can survive in extreme heat, it's drought resistant, and it feeds honeybees.

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The Quiver Tree

The Chinese Lantern Tree

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