Springtime in South Africa

My favourite season is upon us here in the Southern Hemisphere.

For those of you who don't know, the Cape Peninsula (on which Cape Town is built) is a very special place. It is home to one of the world's six floral kingdoms, Capensis, which is more biodiverse than the Amazon, and the fynbos ("fine bush" in Dutch/Afrikaans) plants are unlike any in the world. When I am able to study what I desire (chemistry with medicinal chemistry in the UK), I shall certainly focus on the vast, untapped medicinal potential of these endemic plants. Indeed, I believe I have already made discoveries.

Anyway, I wanted to share some photos at several different locations:

Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail, Constantia
This is a trail in the middle of a wealthy suburb known for Cape Dutch architecture, prestigious vineyards, and beautiful greenery. I often walk my adopted MinPin here.

https://imgur.com/a/HEbV3R0

Newlands Forest
This forest is on the south face of Table Mountain. My university campus is on the slope of Devil's Peak about 5 minutes away, and I often come here for a walk if I have a break at lunch. In sharp contrast to the Mediterranean-scrub-like climate of the fynbos biome that is present almost everywhere else in Cape Town, this place is cool, wet and lush. The loamy soil on the mountainside is also rich in psilocybin mushrooms. I was once given some, and a statistically lucid experience followed.

https://imgur.com/a/UJwyQ6F

Miscellaneous
Just a hodge-podge of photos taken around town in the past few weeks.

https://imgur.com/a/uWJ8ZjP

@Ashiitaka
I couldn't open the photos unfortunately, I would like to see them.

@torunn said
@Ashiitaka
I couldn't open the photos unfortunately, I would like to see them.

@Ashiitaka
Nice pictures. Love the light through the trees.

It works for me on Firefox but not on Edge (Desktop win10, LAN 10 GBit) 😲

Very nice Pictures indeed!

Edit: works also on Chrome.
Edit2: Doesn't work on Mobile (Android) with Chrome This is really strange

@Torunn

If you highlight the link, then rightclick, and pick go to, maybe that'll work?

You can try this one too.
Its about the flowers in nature, in Namaqualand, an annual spectacular scene.
https://www.amazingplaces.com/south-africa/wild-flowers-namaqualand/

@ashiitaka said
My favourite season is upon us here in the Southern Hemisphere.

For those of you who don't know, the Cape Peninsula (on which Cape Town is built) is a very special place. It is home to one of the world's six floral kingdoms, Capensis, which is more biodiverse than the Amazon, and the fynbos ("fine bush" in Dutch/Afrikaans) plants are unlike any in the world. When ...[text shortened]... ust a hodge-podge of photos taken around town in the past few weeks.

https://imgur.com/a/uWJ8ZjP

@ponderable said
It works for me on Firefox but not on Edge (Desktop win10, LAN 10 GBit) 😲

Very nice Pictures indeed!

Edit: works also on Chrome.
Edit2: Doesn't work on Mobile (Android) with Chrome This is really strange

@pawnpaw said
You can try this one too.
Its about the flowers in nature, in Namaqualand, an annual spectacular scene.
https://www.amazingplaces.com/south-africa/wild-flowers-namaqualand/