Painted by Nature

This amazing flower is called Sparaxis and is endemic to the Western Cape in South Africa. They are in full bloom in spring, which means September/October. The month of October truly is the most beautiful month in South Africa, with spring flowers in bloom even in the most arid regions.

For those of you who understand Afrikaans … I must agree with C. Louis Leipoldt: “Dit is die maand Oktober, die moosite, mooiste maand…” en dan ‘n verdere strofe…
“Wat gee ek om die winter?
Wat praat jy nou van Mei?
Wat skeel dit, as ons later
weer donker dae kry?
Ek is nou in Oktober,
die mooiste, mooiste maand,
Met elke dag so helder,
so pragtig elke aand!