Creatures on the Farme

The beautiful creatures and plants we have found on the Fijnbosch Farme, and pictures of the natural landscape.

Imagine a place in Africa, on top of a mountain, where nature is as it was thousands of years ago. The only sign of human presence is playful bushmen paintings under a rocky overhang that is now home to a magnificent boomslang (tree snake).

The birds claim this place as their own and cheekily frolic and swim in the nectar-laden flowers. The plants are typical of the incredibly rich Cape Floral Kingdom - a huge diversity of species in a small area. The mountain is a catchment for crystal-clear springs with the sweetest, purest water you have ever tasted. Where the streams wash over the rocks, the millennia have polished dipping pools and Jacuzzis where you can experience the tingling freshness of pure mountain water all over yourself.

Figure 1: A juvenile Sugarbird couple at home on a queen protea. Click on the picture to visit the Cape Bird Club's home page.

On a clear day you can see all the way from the famous Cedarberg in the Northeast, to the magnificent shoreline of the West Coast, down to Table Mountain in the South. We are lucky to be the custodians of such a place and this web page serves as an inventory of the wonderful things we see here...