tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43975329910505351412024-03-15T02:12:29.770+08:00Words and ImagesTo see things and to read words is human; but to feel and truly understand it all, is divine.
- CLINTON WITTSTOCKWittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-26103514133683848172014-12-13T19:34:00.001+08:002014-12-13T19:37:23.878+08:00Wise manThe clever man knows what to do and how to do itThe wise man does itWittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-68734377459779262962014-08-03T22:29:00.000+08:002014-08-03T22:32:45.349+08:00Science is worship
Science is worship because it is,
first and foremost,
the steady observation
of what God has put into motion
through nature; - His creation,
dreamed and spoken into being.
Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-34083831119036568322014-08-01T14:42:00.003+08:002014-12-23T00:45:59.258+08:00Circles
The moon’s a dull thing
but sharp, following the sun’s circling
stealing fallen glory
Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-20096441133920479942013-10-02T17:59:00.000+08:002013-10-02T17:59:44.381+08:00Constantia River
The Cape Town winter brings with it the rains, turning gardens into river beds. This river runs through a garden in Constantia off Spaanschemacht Road. The trees, plucked off all leaves by the greedy fingers of winter, cut a forlorn figure against the dull sky.Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-7465035693124914522013-10-02T17:45:00.001+08:002015-12-13T00:51:42.557+08:00Spring is here
After the winter rains the brown grass of summer turns green and lilies blossom wherever they are able to. And as spring approaches the whole of Cape Town is turned into one massive garden of green grass, lilies and fynbos.Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-37015867550511066012013-10-02T17:35:00.002+08:002013-10-02T17:35:42.871+08:00Just outside Robertson
I went for an interview for a job in Robertson and so we took a drive out there to spy out the land. It is a very small town, the closest movie house is in Worcester. On the way home, Cindy and I took a little detour into the farmlands just outside of the town and drove past this scene.. Look closely and you can see a rainbow over the little koppie.
Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-45043429516198053692013-10-01T22:27:00.000+08:002013-10-01T22:28:07.263+08:00Hout Bay Harbour
We took a friend of ours down to the Hout Bay Harbour for their famous fish and chips. The weather brooded over the water ominously and although it was freezing cold, it was a pleasant day to be out, especially with the thought that winter was on her way north and spring just around the corner.Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-64861778575933292392013-10-01T22:16:00.001+08:002013-10-01T22:18:28.275+08:00Durbanville farmland
Cindy and I found this beautiful place just outside of Durbanville on our way back from church. It was great just to get out of the car and let ourselves be surrounded by the myriad sights, sounds, creatures and fragrances of nature.Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-91915703766515186082013-10-01T20:44:00.000+08:002013-10-01T20:46:12.073+08:00The Waterfront
Summer is on the way here in Cape Town and the Waterfront is set to getting busy. I can do without the busyness but the summer I am looking forward to. Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-69768253696748398962013-08-30T03:01:00.002+08:002013-09-20T22:30:14.101+08:00World's toughest MTB race!
An old lady making a traditional cloth called a Tais.
Landing
at the airport, I would not have thought that the country was at
peace. Helicopters, dark green and brown, lined the runway. Men
dressed in camo's, rifles slung over their shoulders, marched here
and there.
Sure,
I had come to witness a battle, and I expected to see blood being
spilled and bones broken, I just hadn't expected Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-43683428072971764992013-08-14T22:34:00.000+08:002013-08-14T22:34:09.172+08:00Leonie E Brown Reinvented
Shortly after winning the prestigious Absa Atelier Award, Leonie E Brown disappeared from the art world. Now, after many years, she returns with a trademark touch of magic.
Leonie E Brown Re-invented
“I won the
National Volkskas Atelier Award for fine art in 1983. The university
I was studying at didn't want to write me in. John Botha, my art
history Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-58196825071250407552013-08-14T21:33:00.000+08:002013-08-14T22:15:35.279+08:00Know your honey, Honey
Their sting can kill or their spit heal; but while
it’s uncommon for bees to destroy life, their possible
extinction poses a far more potent poison to mankind.
And speaking of toxins, would it surprise you to know
that many honey products could be just that?
I drove up into the mountains of Malaysia with
Bruce Cheong, owner of the only Malaysian mobile
bee farm, Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-42335362692554613802013-08-14T21:20:00.002+08:002013-08-14T21:20:57.788+08:00Backyarder's a huge problem in Westlake
Backyarder's a huge problem in Westlake
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“There must be around 1300 people living in the backyards of homes in Westlake, which is a huge problem,” said James Mcgregor, a trustee and member of the management committee of the Westlake United Church Trust(WUCT).
According to Mr Mcgregor, the infrastructure of the residential development, which was a joint venture Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-32053494758046473032013-08-14T21:14:00.002+08:002013-08-14T21:14:42.548+08:00Upset over pirate taxis
Upset over pirate taxis
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“Why should someone have to die before the authorities listen to our pleas for help?” asked Sulaiman Brenner, the manager and secretary of the Retreat Taxi Association.
Mr Brenner was speaking after the recent spate of incidents involving taxi drivers operating from the Retreat station and “pirate” drivers who were allegedly “Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-57385620721601758252013-08-14T21:04:00.000+08:002013-08-14T21:04:59.585+08:00Fond farewell to "Father John"
Fond farewell to "Father John"
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Words of condolences are pouring in from all over Cape Town and oversees for well known and much loved Father John Oliver, the “Guitar playing minister.” Father John, who famously ran around with a placard reading, “Hoot if you love the Princess,” sadly passed away in his sleep in the early hours of Thursday July 4.
“He loved Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-61665186549439440612013-08-14T20:54:00.000+08:002013-08-14T20:54:06.255+08:00Blood donor's labour of love
Blood donor's labour of love
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Ellen Fedele donates blood because she knows it
can save a life. “I am doing this knowing that I
am tangibly helping someone to stay alive,” said
Ms Fedele on the occasion of her 100th blood platelet
donation.
“I met a young man who suffers with Aplastic
Anaemia and his mom said he is being keptWittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-58515448724982437692013-08-14T20:39:00.001+08:002013-08-14T20:39:56.672+08:00Capturing sleepers and chasing dreams
Capturing sleepers and chasing dreams
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Chasing trains and shooting them is not your normal run of the mill hobby but then nor is author John Cornell, who almost paid for his life pursuing his past-time.
“I was chasing a train, traveling on a railway service road and the road made an unexpected right angle turn across the tracks,” Mr Cornell said, explainingWittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-58510597100694958192013-08-14T20:34:00.000+08:002013-08-14T20:34:04.737+08:00Choir girl sings her way to the top
Choir girl sings her way to the top
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Leandra Abrahams, 15, a pupil at Zwaanswyk High School, walked away with the top honours at the recent “Thee Unseen Stars” competition after delivering a scintillating performance that had the audience on their feet.
Held at South Peninsula High School on Friday June 21 2013, this was the third season of the competition Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-58541354031887872922013-08-14T20:26:00.000+08:002013-08-14T20:26:17.760+08:00Bergvliet Pupil has way with words
Bergvliet Pupil has way with words
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A Grade 11 pupil from Bergvliet High, Triston Liebenberg, 16, entered the inaugural Paperight Young Writers Anthology competition and walked away with the top honours.
“This was the first writing competition that I have entered, so I was very surprised when I heard that I had won,” Triston, who won the category Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-22492947136049347842013-08-14T20:03:00.001+08:002013-08-14T20:03:12.965+08:00Pupils argue their way to the top
Pupils argue their way to the top
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Three teams from the Southern suburbs clinched a place at the final round of the 2013 third annual National Schools Moot Court Competition after competing at the western Cape provincial round held at the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Saturday May 25.
Teams from Bergvliet High, Livingstone, Heideveld High, Bridge House, Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-82013342145940031302013-08-14T19:53:00.003+08:002013-08-14T19:53:24.082+08:00Maths whizz kids off to Bulgaria and Hong Kong
Maths whizz kids off to Bulgaria and Hong Kong
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James Falconer(13) and Tristan Collis(13), both Grade 7 learners at Sweet Valley Primary School, are just a few weeks away from competing in separate international maths competitions to be held oversees.
Mr Falconer, who will be competing at the annual International Maths Competition(IMC), leaves for Bulgaria on Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-17334304314856299102013-08-14T19:44:00.001+08:002013-08-14T19:44:09.381+08:00Wine farms "pillars of local economy"
Wine farms "pillars of local economy"
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Michelle Isaacs(33) never finished school but is a rising star in the local wine industry. In 1998 Isaacs began working on the Klein Constantia Wine Estate as a Vineyard Technician, pruning vines, harvesting grapes etc. A mere 15 years later she holds the prestigious portfolio of Exports and Dry Goods Manager.
“IWittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-10790716576018635442013-08-14T19:06:00.000+08:002013-08-14T19:23:20.242+08:00Wetlands given a hands up
Wetlands given a hands up
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“Dumping and littering doesn’t just spoil the beauty of the wetland but kills life and puts people at risk, especially children,” said Sara Best(25), an Environmental Manager with NCC Environmental Services.
Ms Best was speaking to The Constantiaberg Bulletin at a community event organized by NCC to clean the wetland up. Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-81863683504067109592013-08-14T16:23:00.000+08:002013-08-30T02:19:35.526+08:00Parent Centre reflects on 30 years
The Parent Centre in Wynberg reflects on 30 years
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Constantiaberg Bulletin
“Countless lives have been saved or transformed through the love and dedication Parent Centre employees have shown the public over the years,” said Venecia Barries, the Director of the Parenting Centre.
Mrs Barries said that she was proud of the Parenting Centre’s legacy, andWittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397532991050535141.post-70990200915213626062013-08-14T15:41:00.000+08:002013-08-14T19:24:24.321+08:00Family's dream trip around the world
Herman and Candelaria Zapp and their family of four's dream trip around the world.
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Constantiaberg Bulletin
This year Alethea Cocotos(44), a Constantia local, took a risk and opened her home to a South American family of 6 virtual strangers. As a result her life has been changed forever.
“About a year ago my uncle phoned me to tell me about this family Wittstock Mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125049201207493458noreply@blogger.com0