Author Archives: Reviva

Patterns to tickle the eye

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Reviva

            

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Question

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Reviva

Are these piles of rocks in the Richtersveld (about two or three kms from the Orange River) ancient rock sites or the products of the urge of successive modern visitors to keep adding to the assemblage without any idea why? … Continue reading →

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Small box of endless hours

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Reviva
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The other half of this mens

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Reviva

Driving back through the Akkedis Pass in the Richtersveld, I was intent on spotting a halfmens which despite all efforts had eluded me the first time through. When I saw a spiky silhouette on top of this rocky ridge, I … Continue reading →

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Watermusic

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Reviva
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Bowling with pink balls in the veld

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Reviva

On the road to Perdekloof, near Kamieskroon, 29 March…thanks to Ducky Booker ( “same as the literary prize”) and Lita Cole ( “like a liter coke”) for taking us to this magical piece of land all decked out in mad … Continue reading →

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Billboard

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Reviva

Returning from this mammoth two and a half month trip to Namibia and Botswana and the furthest reaches of South Africa, what do I have to offer you in my first attempt to report back? This, an advertisement for nothing … Continue reading →

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1,2,3,here we go

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Reviva

Following the red threads squiggling all across the map, digging up dirt, unearthing snips of succulents, ostrich shell beads on a string. What does this mean? It means that we are on our way again on a two and a … Continue reading →

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Pretty shards

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Reviva

  Unearthed from playing fields-in-the-making on dog walks…

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A wedding without a groom?

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Reviva

Impossible!

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