Rebecca Coetzee visited Maliba in February and took some great photo while she was there. She sent them to us to enter our “photo of the month” competition and we think this particular one is worthy of a prize.
The view from River Lodge - Photo by Rebecca Coetzee
A big thank you to Rebecca for sending us this image. Rebecca has won herself a Maliba Mountain Lodge peak cap which we will be sending to her shortly.
Sticky Honey and Lemon Chicken
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We recently returned from our trip to Africa during which we visited Maliba Lodge (January 22-24). We saw the notice about your photo competition and I thought I would submit this one.
Flower of the month (March 2012) – Protea subvestita
Common name: Lipflower protea / sugarbush
Qhoza, Zulu: Isiqalaba
Borrowed Qhoza name by Basotho: Seqalaba se sesoeu
Lipflower Protea - photo by Bokang Ntloko
Steven (from Maliba Lodge) (wearing one of the iSangoma’s head-dresses) accompanied us on a visit to the village and the local Medicine woman. Some of her ‘lotions & potions’ are visible in the background.
A big thank you to Pamela for sending us this image. Pamela has won herself a Maliba Mountain Lodge peak cap which we will be sending to her shortly.
Flower of the month (February 2012)
Disa cephalotes subsp. cephalotes
Photo by Bokang Ntloko
Young Basotho boy with his makeshift guitar - Photo by Stew Nolan
Androcymbium Striatum – Photo by Cameron McMaster
Gladiolus longicollis – photo by Cameron McMaster
Ornithogalum Graminifolium – Photo by Cameron McMaster
Maliba Lodge Mountain Lodge message:
Alpine plants in their environment can look spectacular, when we talk of alpine plants we do not mean the alpine plants found in the Alps, but those specialist species that grow above the tree line (alpine belt). Here much harsher living conditions prevail than in the valleys. Read more
Although coined as a “lucky shot” Graham has managed to capture a real gem of a photo with this one for the mountain tops around Sehlabathebe National Park on the South Eastern border of Lesotho.
Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho - Photo by Graham Maclachlan
Description
Asteraceae – Daisy family
Felicia drakensbergensis is a domed shaped and grey leaved shrub. It grows to a height of 0.1-0.3meters, same behaviour with any other high altitude shrub species. Blue flowers about 5mm in diameter, 8-13 ray florets. Full bloom December – February. When in full flower, it completely covers the entire plant with flowers leaving the leaves and stems hidden from view.
DID YOU KNOW DAISY FAMILY IS THE BIGGEST PLANT FAMILY IN LESOTHO?
Felicia drakensbergensis - Photo by Dr. Andreas Gröger
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