Most of us have jumped headfirst into the festive season, relieved that 2025 is winding down. For some, none too soon. For Australians, it’s a period of festivities tinged with great sadness. Our condolences to them. To me, activism underpinned by violence is nothing less than terrorism. And real-life violence is unconscionable, unacceptable, unforgivable and a whole lot of other words that Thesaurus puts out. And worst of all, it is always accompanied by pain – in all its de

The Felsenkirche The Felsenkirche (literally translated as the Church on the Rock) was designed and built for the German Evangelical Lutheran congregation of Lüderitz. The cornerstone was laid on 19 November 1911 . It’s open for visitors for an hour each day and the experience is well worth it. Personally, I’m not really one for monuments, museums and churches – but I do like taking photos (as you may have guessed) so the majestic steeple jutting into the Lüderitz skyline was

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Three-banded plover - natural surroundings The statement holds true for everyone, but more so for the photographer. I took this picture because I don’t have an image of a Three-banded plover. So, it’s a record shot – not intended for this site. Not a rare bird, it caught my attention as it hunted along the edge of a stream and I watched it for a while – taking shots every now and then. Once back home, I took a look at this picture on my large screen. Nice bird, lousy, noisy b