I thought it would be interesting for you to see where we have been staying, This is the view from the front garden across the Riebeek Valley. There is a Red bottle brush tree in the foreground.
Here is a better shot of the valley showing the range of mountains on the other side. These photos are only taken with my camera on my phone, so not very good at showing how big they really are. They tend to change hourly depending on the light etc.
This is the view of the front of the house with it's Stoep.
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That has got to be the biggest bottle-brush tree I've ever seen! And I bet you're going to say that 'That's nothing! You should see the ones down the road, or over the valley!' Well, I've only ever seen them at Kew Gardens or pathetic specimens in pots in a greenhouse! Ain't nothin' like that! Poor Fred, it's miserable being ill when you can't crawel into your own bed, however lovely, or loving, the surroundings. Love Sarah
You guessed it! there are loads of them. They are mostly about that size but one or two are much bigger and bushier. Sue's neighbour has one enormous one which is very close to the fence, I was admiring earlier and noticed lots of little birds moving around it, they were the size of wrens but with bright yellow circles around their eyes. While I was studying them there was suddenly a bright flourecent green flash of colour and a Hummingbird arrived and fed on the flowers. It was a stunning site, unfortunatly impossible to photogragh and share with you, as my camera is just not up to the task.
Can you use the bottle brushes as bottle brushes or are they just ornamental? What were they called before bottles and bottle brushes were invented? Perhaps bottilus brushius.
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