The Superwoman

 

W&N Watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

 

What will the superwoman be, of whom we sing -

She who is coming over the dim border

Of Far To-morrow, after earth’s disorder

Is tidied up by Time? What will she bring

To make life better on tempestuous earth?

How will her worth

Be greater than her forbears? What new power

Within her being will burst into flower?

She will bring virtue; but it will not be

The pale, white blossom of cold chastity

Which hides a barren heart. She will be human -

Not saint or angel, but the superwoman -

Mother and mate and friend of superman.

- Extract from "The Superwoman" by Ella Wheeler Willcox

 

Midnight in town square

Oil painting on un-stretched canvas sheet 

An imaginary scene of midnight in a Town Square after a down-pour. 

A handful of Southerly wind

Black waterproof Pilot Calligraphy Lettering Pen sketch, candle wax and W&N ‘Sepia’ watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

The historic mining village of Kaapsehoop is situated about 25 kilometers from the town of Nelspruit in the South African province of Mpumalanga. It is within this paradise-like setting that the legendary wild horses of Kaapsehoop roam freely. Kaapschehoop has the only wild herds in South Africa, whilst the other nearest known wild horse occurrence is in Namibia.

A woman's friendship

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 

Flowers for a friend in need.

Seagulls at Durban Harbour

W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm 
Grey-headed Gull (Larus cirrocephalus)

The Port of Durban, commonly called Durban Harbour, is the largest and busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa. It handles up to 31.4 million tons of cargo each year and is the fourth largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere.

When visiting my daughter in Ballito on the North Coast, I always make a special trip to Durban just to go and see the Seagulls. For some unknown reason, there are no seagulls in the Ballito area.

The closest two breeding colonies of the Grey-headed gull to Durban are the large nesting concentrations at Lake St Lucia up the North Coast and in Gauteng Province (believe it or not!). The total southern African population of this species has been estimated at about 2000 pairs. Durban Bay, where up to 920 individuals were counted during one study, therefore seasonally supports a highly significant proportion of the total southern African population during the non-breeding season.