Travels, Experiences, Life

YOU ONLY LOOSE WHAT YOU CLING TO - Buddha

Lippia javanica (fever tea) Medicinal Plant from the Healing Plant Collective Photograph by David Gwynne-Evans Not only is this...

There is a saying in Malagasy: “Ny sary vitan'anamalaho tsy amonoana vatotr'akoho” = One should try use natural means such as medi...

It’s first light. The city is already thick with noisy character, filtering in through half open windows to waken those attempting the lux...

Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar. The name takes some getting used to, and a few spiced-rums to accomplish correct pronunciation. ...

Athrixia phylacoides (bushman's tea) Medicinal Plant from the Healing Plant Collective This aromatic shrub is widely distribu...

Alepidea amatymbica (kalmoes) Medicinal Plant from the Healing Plant Collective This is a well known plant used to treat chest ail...

From a bench in the sky A kiss from the eternal river below A moment of clarity ...humbles Life continues with      or without me A ...

Look at the clouds See how they change Look What do you see? How does your soul respond to the movements around? Feel Notice the mov...

Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree) Medicinal Plant from the Healing Plant Collective Click here for image reference Although not i...

Bulbine frutescens (burn jelly plant) Medicinal Plant from the Healing Plant Collective This is another great medicinal plan...

Carpobrotus edulis (sour fig) Medicinal plant from the Healing Plant Collective The leaf sap is usually gargled to treat mouth and t...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] A very warm t hank you to ...

The elements have been trying to tell me something this past week. Actually it’s more like they’ve been shouting at the top of their voice...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] The Cederberg has several r...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] Picture by Romi Boom Bec...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] Cederberg Wilderness Area. ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012]   This year’s spectacular dis...

[Th is was written by Fran Siebrits and publ is hed online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] After disappearing form th...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] There is more to the dazzlin...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] Southern Africa has an incr...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012]   Few things in life come cl...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] The little camping customs ad...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] During the winter months, te...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012] The ir large eyes, silencing...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za , 2012]   School holidays are here!...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by CapeNature , 2012] Bird of the Year is one of several initiatives by ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2012] The cluster disa, a Western C...

An African wild cat (picture supplied by SANParks). [This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wi...

  [This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2012] The therapeutic sound of t...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] Chapman’s Peak, or Chappies ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and Kate Collins, and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2012] We’ve go...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2012] Not only is nature fashiona...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2012]   Every year on the second o...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2012] Kruger’s wild cats are noctu...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   African widowbirds and bi...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] Sight is normally responsib...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] When it comes to attracting...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] If you’ve ever observed a w...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] Lions are just big babies, ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   In a world where predato...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] How much do we actually know...

Smell the rain  Watch the clouds  Listen to the wind Feel the energy Taste the breath Open the heart IT's that SIMPLE

Where is your SHADOW? A soul is crying - the rain beats angrily onto heart-shaped leaves. And then ... STILLNESS ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] Chapman’s Peak, or Chappies ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Hy-Se-Sy-Se www.hy-se-sy-se.com/what-the-frack , 2011] Hydraulic fracturing ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   It's not all milk an...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] How many of us would chang...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] Orb-weaving spiders do not...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] Why do birds sometimes run...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   It has previously been...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] The familiar saying “He who ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Hy-Se-Sy-Se www.hy-se-sy-se.com/brown-paper-vs-plastic-marie-claire-shows-their...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   Previously, to get info...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   It has already been sugg...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011]   Most people think tha...

[This article was written by Fran Siebrits and published in Simply Green Magazine in the March/April issue] You know Woolies exceptionall...

When foreign bacteria decide to conquer our bodies, the environment turns hostile. War is soon declared with the influx of antibiotics allie...

The Himba people of north-west Namibia are among the few nomadic groups left in the world. I was fortunate enough to live near them in 2008 ...

Beautiful photos representing the importance of water in a diversity of lives. Photos taken in Mozambique. [To view, click the link below]...

No words can do justice to an approaching storm. Photographs taken in Mozambique and Namibia. [To view, click the link below] Published...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] An African Fish Eagle greet...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] From the Cape to the ‘berg,...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] There are many hikers and r...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za/, 2011] Life is quite beautiful seen ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] There are some strange feti...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by  Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] In nature, predators know ...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine http://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] It is common knowledge that...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine  http://www.wildcard.co.za/, 2011] Bananas are not merely a frui...

[This was written by Fran Siebrits and published online by Wild Magazine   https://www.wildcard.co.za/ , 2011] The piercing giggle of a ...