The aloes were flowering when we worked in Manicaland recently. Below is a ‘natures garden’ at a rather unspectacular place called Kudziwa.
The church, where we surveyed for water, is on the top of a granite kopjie. The bright aloes will be faded when the Msasa come out (very soon!)
Below, taken at the Vumba Botanical gardens…
Out walking in the Vumba, I spied that bright red dot clinging precariously to the side of a granite kopjie:
Closer inspection! (Dontcha just LOVE the plant in the foreground – I’d describe it as ‘frazzled’ how I feel, on occasion!)
Taken overlooking Mozambique…
Imagine how pleased we were to stay at a (lovely place called Outside Inn) in the Vumba with aloes in prolific flower in the garden. This is the view from the front veranda.
The bird is a bonus.
This is the entrance to ‘Outside Inn’ – only a few kilometre from the Leopard Rock Hotel. It’s a cute little cottage (three bedrooms and two bathrooms, plenty firewood and all to ourselves for $50.00 per night!!!)
Lovely Frankie – just lovely!!
We were lucky to see them, but I admit I would rather have seen the Msasa!!! Well, in the Makoni/Rusape area anyway – I don’t think they featuer much in the Vumba with all those huge trees – I was in seventh heaven
Wonderful shots
Thanks – they are such a splash of colour at this time of the year
look lovely, the aloes I have on my terrace look like pygmies now
We have some HUGE varieties here and various colours. A few years ago a troupe of baboons came into our garden and ate the aloe we had growing there! Its never regrown – how unusual that they would actually kill a plant like that. Someone suggested that maybe the baboons used it as a medicine. I like to think so, cos they left rather a mess outside our window!
Interesting indeed. I do find aloes great for the skin and hair as well.
Certainly aloe vera, but at some times of the year, here, aloes can be poisonous. At others, very good for healing – the trick is knowing which, when!!!
Ah ha, great info. tks.
Your photos are truly fabulous once again. Thank you for sharing x
Many thanks. And thankyou for your visit and comment
Beautiful and very resonant – we so enjoyed these fabulous photos, plus the mention of ‘Outside Inn’ which we’ll explore for any future visits back to our home town!
Home town! You lucky thing! We had a great time at ‘Outside Inn’ and so cleverly named. Horse riding was also available nearby it Hiku (sp?) but since I was worried about taking my camera on a horse I didn’t know, I passed on that one. Like you….next time!
Lovely pictures
Thanks – I forgot to add the ones I took at La Rochelle – ah well, I guess Ill have to make another post!
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