Walking the dogs and enjoying my garden

Before this post is aired this morning, Grant and I will be on the way to Senekal 48kms from home. We're collecting Rina and her friend who hopefully will have arrived safely on the bus trip from Cape Town. 

Meanwhile I thought I'd share some of the beautiful (not even indigenous) shrubs on our sidewalk, and on the golf course. 

The rose-like buds of the Callistemon near our motor gate (also known as the Australian Bottlebrush) 

The buds already bursting into flower

This shrub is one of several bushes on my pavement which defied the recent horrific heat and drought 

Although I have a couple of these Pyracantha (Firethorn) shrubs on the pavement as well, I actually photographed this one next to the golf course

These little apple-shaped berry-like fruits are called pomes. The fruit-eating birds love these...

With a little lay-off for the dogs while I was in the city with Grant, they're sure enjoying their early morning walks on the golf course again

Skabenga backing a grass stalk in my photo

Heavy dew jewelled these tiny grass seeds 

I'm linking to Our World Tuesday here