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BOTANICAL NAMECOMMON NAMERED DATA STATUSGPS CoordinateAlxoon africanumKraalbosHermanniaDolsrosesSearsia undulataKoeniebos, taaibos, garra bosiNaturalist verifiedOlea europea ssp. africanaOlienhout iNaturalist verifiedEuclea Undulatagewone ghwarrieiNaturalist verifiedPennisetum setaceumPronkgrasinvasive 1bLycium ferocissimumSlangbessieinvasive 1bDicerothamnus rhinocerotisRenosterbosRumex crispusKrultongblaarExotic, naturalisedTrachyandra muricatandraVeldkooliNaturalist verifiedAspalathus hispidaWitertjiebosEriocephalus africanusKapokbossieLachenalia swardViooltjieDiospyros GlabraBloubessie met vrugte 5 Mei 26Pelargonium xerophytonHermanniaPoprosieProsopsis glandulosaSuidwesdroingInvader Ghwarrie bos Veldkool or a Babiana? I share my 'finds'...

Yesterday, along the rail walk I realised that I have come to an intersection where the iron meets the paw, and the shrubs along the way are not empty; they have become a library. The railway has been reframed in my mind - it is a path of animals, not...

( a report from the Transition Zone: Walking as a Collective Witness) I am new to bringing my art-making process closer to my walking practice. Still, the most motivating part is learning to let materials and the environment guide the outcome in unexpected and meaningful ways. In a community of...

I saw this quote this morning: 'East, West, South or North, no matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey a journey within. If you travel within, you will traverse the whole wide world and beyond. ' Shams Tabrizi Walking as an act of witness has become...

The blog post I want to share is about my realisation that the shadow is not the enemy of the mapping process; it is its soul. The thing I love about this walking project is my struggle to create a marriage of Industrial and Colonial history (old station, the Krupp...

Walking Workshops Two Part Event with Michele Whiting.What happens when walking becomes part of your practice? These sessions introduce walking as both a conceptual and practical method - moving from shared exploration to developing your own approach. Expect discussion, experimentation, and new ways of engaging with your surroundings. 28 March,...

An aerial view of the rail - on Thursday morning, my son brought his drone to the walk, and suddenly the 13 or so meters of my scroll found its context. From the air, the rail could become a scar that the Swartland is trying to heal with wheat. To...

I want to share thoughts about connecting - making art whilst walking along a train line. I thought I was walking a ghost line alone, but I found that others carry their own maps of this place. My photographer friend didn't just capture light and vistas; he captured the skin...

The recent blogs I have been writing are part of my way to position walking as part of my artistic practice. I learned that this practice has become relational and ecological. I became aware that I want to trust the duration of the walk rather than the finished "picture." There...