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The quiver tree or "Kokerboom" is one of the most interesting and characteristic plants of the very hot and dry parts of Namibia and the northwestern part of the Cape Province in South Africa. Actually it is no tree, but an aloe plant. The botanical name is ALOE DICHOTOMA. Dichotoma refers to the forked branches of the plant. The plant is called a "Kokerboom" because some Bushmen and Hottentot tribes used the tough, pliable bark and branches to make quivers for their arrows. "Koker" is the Afrikaans word for quiver. The big trees in the forest of Farm Gariganus are between 200 and 300 years old.
...and what a glorious day it was!
Amanda, Jordan and I all packed into Ruby the Subaru (in Jordan's words: "A German guided Japanese chariot") and set forth to explore both coasts of this lovely island.
And happend the last time around, forboding clouds and nasty weather forcasts gave way upon our arrival, and we had a truely glorious experience on the real west coast. Here is the first batch of snippets from that great day one week ago... more to come after work tonight. :)
An opportunistic shot of this tree with a bit of post processing in Afdobe Lightroom to give it a more dreamy feel.
Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The full moon at perigee (the closest distance from Earth) rises in Joshua Tree National Park in January 2009.
Joshua Tree has the most amazing alpenglow at sunset.
Best viewed large.
The sin to rule the earth, and night skies to absolve us.
I really couldn't decide between the colour and sepia version of the shot.
Taken together with my lovely missus, Johanna
On Jupukka mountain near Pajala in Norrbotten, Sweden
There is a deer in the background if you look closely. This was in the Ludington State Park. I enhanced this with the Orton Effect.