Cosmos Weekend - March 2011

The Eastern Free State is blooming - with beautiful cosmos fields!

We thought we were going to be disappointed, but once again we were delighted by the cosmos fields. Mostly white this year, the flowers curled, swirled and swayed as photographers donned water boots and plodded through fields, stood on car roofs and simply had fun in ideal weather conditions!

The writers sat quietly learning how to craft, pare down and scene write. Richard and Jo-Anne [an amusing song and dance team] took us through the finer points of writing from idea to finished piece.

Samantha - writer in residence

A new aspect of the weekend is that each photographer has been requested to send four of their favourite [worked] images to us to be added to our blog and website. Of course the writers will do the same.

One Cosmos Afternoon

Image: David Moore

Watch this space in the next few days. We will have some more beautiful images to view.

People & Places

As always, if it weren't for the people there would be no tours. Here are a few 'shots' of our guests in Lesotho and Fouriesburg on the July Snow & Ice Creative Escapes weekend. From the icy chill in Lesotho to the warm conviviality of Fouriesburg everyone had a great time.

Readers

It is most interesting [and true] that you never know who reads the blog. I had a mail from a friend who lives in Denmark [and Holland] who happens to originate from New Zealand - whose family in turn must have originated from 'over the waters' some few years ago.

Mori wrote about spring in Scandinavia - collecting cloudberries and preparing for a kayaking trip later in their summer. While I write this, my two little granddaughters potter around and I watch leaves fall off the pinoaks thinking of the winter to come.

While I think instant communication is great, I think I miss the letter opening and quite moments of settling down to read what some else had hand written. But one thing is sure, hearing from friends from all over the world is the bonus.

David is sorting the many. many images taken over the years - there are too many for him ever to get through them all - and they are really great.

I am about to take the little girls out to have a 'cappucino' and cake and will wrap them up warmly.