En route to Magaliesburg

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

Whenever I go to Magaliesburg (Gauteng, South Africa) just 13km from us, I choose to take a short-cut through Spring Farm and although it is a gravel road, I do away with lots of traffic and getting stuck behind trucks on their way to Rustenburg or Botswana and, to top it all, I see lots of wildlife. It’s a route we used to take with the horses during my horse riding days.

A farm fence

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - 12" x 8" 

Going home

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

At the foothills of the Magaliesberg

 

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

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Bluegum bush at the dam

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

 
Not far from us is this dam with a lovely blue gum bush on one side. I used to sketch here often a few years ago, but now the dam wall is broken and there’s only a stream trickling through when it rains. A great loss to the environment, as it used to offer food and shelter for all sorts of wildlife from Egyptian Geese to a plethora of water birds and lots of small mammals. The price we pay for progress…