Antique Gas Pump

Here's an antique gas pump I spotted in Knysna. Amazing, huh?

Rent-a-Braai

I mentioned that the other day we went to watch cricket at the Wanderers cricket ground in Illovo. In a stroke of sheer marketing brilliance, Weber set up an area where fans could buy meat for grilling (or, as they say here, 'braaing'), and use one of the dozens of Weber grills to cook their meal. South Africans are absolutely mad about their braais, so you can imagine that this area was jam-packed around lunch time.

Zoo Lake sunset

I took this pic during a sunset picnic at Zoo Lake. (I love my picnics!)

Veld sunset

The landscape's sure different than Connecticut, but it can definitely be striking. I like the glowing shade of yellow of the grass turns at sunset.

Kudu

Here's one of the neatest bucks you'll see running around the bush outside the city. I love the kudus' curved horns. Aren't they amazing? Shame this guy isn't running around the bush anymore...

Macro neon

Here are a few close-ups of neon signs from a local pizza parlor. 

Security aesthetics

I uploaded a few pics of security measures earlier, but felt it was worth showing that not all fences in South Africa are barbed or electrified. Here's an early morning shot of a fence outside a grand old home.