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Aloe ferox (Cape Aloe) is a succulent with erect, unbranched stem topped with a rosette of fleshy, dull blue-green leaves, often with a...

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Aloe ferox (Cape Aloe) is a succulent with erect, unbranched stem topped with a rosette of fleshy, dull blue-green leaves, often with a...

Blue Shweshwe fabric from South Africa. Dancing ladies. I just love this Quilt. What an inspiration for Denim.

The Xhosa are part of the South African Nguni migration which slowly moved south from the region around the Great Lakes, displacing the original Khoisan hunter gatherers of Southern Africa. Xhosa peoples were well established by the time of the Dutch arrival in the mid-17th century, and occupied much of eastern South Africa from the Fish River to land inhabited by Zulu-speakers south of the modern city of Durban

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There's a nursery near my home aptly named Desert Theater. It's nine acres of big, bold, dramatic, over-the-top succulents and cacti. It's one of the nurseries I enjoy taking people to, because they're invariably amazed. It's a photographer's feast any day of the year, but my favorite time to go is mid-winter when large aloes come into bloom. Aloes are native to parts of Africa that have a similar climate to Southern California's. Owner Brandon Bullard is a plant wizard, but he has yet to…

Africa | Fingo family (Amafengus ~ "Homeless Wanderers". Transkei, South Africa || Scanned postcard; ART publishers

Aloe ferox

This photo from Gauteng, East is titled 'Xhosa Huts'.

This photo from the TrekNature travel gallery is titled 'Aloes and Drakensberg Photo'.

We worked with Plan Net in Germany to create a wimmelbilder illustration as part of a global promotion for Lufthansa. It appeared on a microsite where the visitor was challenged to explore and discover details within the illustration. Several artists took…

From coast to plains, Namibia is a photographer’s dream.