On Friday we had a pretty busy day with regards our reptilian friends in the Valley. One Olive House Snake, and then this bugger. Quite annoyed at the treatment it received from a few farm workers, fortunately it appears that there was no major damage to the snake and I managed to snap these few [...]
Fynbos Friday 4 : The Protea Scabra
Last week we had the King Protea, a magnificent part of the Fynbos family. This week we move onto The Protea Scabra, which is possibly one of the most fantastic looking plants I have ever seen. So we turn our attention to the man with the knowledge, Rob… This week’s installment takes a quick turn [...]
Haut Espoir on Tripadvisor.com
When we talk business at the farm, there is usually a glass of wine involved. Two weeks ago was just such an occasion. Rob and myself were talking about the Fynbos Walks he wants to do more of in summer. Rob is passionate about fynbos like Riaan Cruywagen is passionate about the news. Testament to [...]
Do you Posterous?
Haut Espoir has recently upgraded our daily look into farm life. Whilst our website is now a little more corporate (with Rob and Mom keeping an eye over the new web guy) we still want to offer you a daily look into the farm and what goes on here, and some interesting articles we find [...]
Fynbos Friday 3 : King Protea
Protea Cynaroides King Protea Instead of one image today, we have an entire gallery, so please click through the pictures to your right… Apart from being our national flower, and on the chests of our sporting heroes, this is one of my personal favourites on the farm, certainly when flowering this species has the most [...]
Fynbos Friday 2 : The Sour Fig
Continuation of the theme from last week, Fynbos Friday returns this week, on a special day, being Friday the 13th. Things often go pear shaped on a Friday the 13th, there have been numerous reasons to celebrate (birthdays, shiraz showcases, life in general). On top of the celebrations its also been a pretty stressful week [...]
Shiraz SA Tasting 12 November
Shiraz South Africa announces first Shiraz Showcase This thursday, at the CTICC on 12 November 2009, Shiraz SA, the recently formed organization for all producers of Shiraz, are having a very unique tasting, and Haut Espoir are proud to be a part of the experience. Shiraz SA have just announced their presentation of the first [...]
Fynbos Friday 1 – The Wachendorfia
As a part of the new look and feel web presence to Haut Espoir, we are going to focus our biodiversity initiative with a weekly look at something new in Fynbos. First off, maybe we should do a quick recap on what fynbos is. Defined on the Fynbos.co.za web page as: Fynbos is the term [...]
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