Ancient art isn't just a "pretty picture." For the San people of Southern Africa, painting an eland was a way to capture spiritual "potency." The Drakensberg mountains hold thousands of these windows into deep history. 🎨🦌
Does art need a written "meaning" to be powerful, or is the visual enough?
Does art need a written "meaning" to be powerful, or is the visual enough?
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Ancient art isn't just a "pretty picture." For the San people of Southern Africa, painting an eland was a way to capture spiritual "potency." The Drakensberg mountains hold thousands of these windows into deep history. 🎨🦌
Does art need a written "meaning" to be powerful, or is the visual enough?
Does art need a written "meaning" to be powerful, or is the visual enough?
And here are some pix from the Drakensberg mountains
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 AM
And here are some pix from the Drakensberg mountains
The #Maloti-Drakensberg gradient is s gem - lot of cool data collected by the #PFTC7 team, and several cool research papers in the making! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plant traits and associated ecological data from Afromontane grasslands of Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Plant traits and associated ecological data from Afromontane grasslands of Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa
www.nature.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The #Maloti-Drakensberg gradient is s gem - lot of cool data collected by the #PFTC7 team, and several cool research papers in the making! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How exciting, @kimholzmann.bsky.social! We are looking foreward to hedring more about what you found and what you plan working on along the #Drakensberg gradient going foreward! @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 8:57 AM
How exciting, @kimholzmann.bsky.social! We are looking foreward to hedring more about what you found and what you plan working on along the #Drakensberg gradient going foreward! @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social
Fieldwork in the #Drakensberg mountains in South Africa with @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social. While learning a lot about #ecosystemgasfluxes, I have been exploring the potential for an exciting future #insect project along the gradient. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Fieldwork in the #Drakensberg mountains in South Africa with @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social. While learning a lot about #ecosystemgasfluxes, I have been exploring the potential for an exciting future #insect project along the gradient. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
#NatuRAproject #ecosystemgasfluxes in the #drakensberg with a custom made tent setup and a @li-corenv.bsky.social LI-7810. @anna-dam.bsky.social on the chain ladder to the high site.
@btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @vvandvik.bsky.social @audhalbritter.bsky.social
@btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @vvandvik.bsky.social @audhalbritter.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
#NatuRAproject #ecosystemgasfluxes in the #drakensberg with a custom made tent setup and a @li-corenv.bsky.social LI-7810. @anna-dam.bsky.social on the chain ladder to the high site.
@btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @vvandvik.bsky.social @audhalbritter.bsky.social
@btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @vvandvik.bsky.social @audhalbritter.bsky.social
now orchids and gladioli are great, amaryllids and irises certainly hit the spot, and proteas and kniphofias obviously have their place...
but the plants I most wanted to see in the #Drakensberg were the Pineapple Lilies, Eucomis spp
and they've certainly not disappointed
#WildlifeTravelling
but the plants I most wanted to see in the #Drakensberg were the Pineapple Lilies, Eucomis spp
and they've certainly not disappointed
#WildlifeTravelling
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
now orchids and gladioli are great, amaryllids and irises certainly hit the spot, and proteas and kniphofias obviously have their place...
but the plants I most wanted to see in the #Drakensberg were the Pineapple Lilies, Eucomis spp
and they've certainly not disappointed
#WildlifeTravelling
but the plants I most wanted to see in the #Drakensberg were the Pineapple Lilies, Eucomis spp
and they've certainly not disappointed
#WildlifeTravelling
Good afternoon /morning Everyone. I hope this Monday is going well for all? Have a great week. Be the best you can be.
#MountainMonday #nature #photography #landscape #bluesky #hiking #drakensberg
#MountainMonday #nature #photography #landscape #bluesky #hiking #drakensberg
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Good afternoon /morning Everyone. I hope this Monday is going well for all? Have a great week. Be the best you can be.
#MountainMonday #nature #photography #landscape #bluesky #hiking #drakensberg
#MountainMonday #nature #photography #landscape #bluesky #hiking #drakensberg
yeah no hard feelings, everyone does it sometimes
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
yeah no hard feelings, everyone does it sometimes
A prime stand at the foot of the Drakensberg.
R 900 000 - 📍Located in Canyon
🌐https://www.century21wildlife.co.za/canyon-game-reserve-vacant-land-residential-for-sale-2440133
📞 Contact Calin
📧 calin@century21wildlife.co.za | 📲+2782 824 9482
#canyon #c21wildlife #century21sa #hoedspruitexplorer
R 900 000 - 📍Located in Canyon
🌐https://www.century21wildlife.co.za/canyon-game-reserve-vacant-land-residential-for-sale-2440133
📞 Contact Calin
📧 calin@century21wildlife.co.za | 📲+2782 824 9482
#canyon #c21wildlife #century21sa #hoedspruitexplorer
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A prime stand at the foot of the Drakensberg.
R 900 000 - 📍Located in Canyon
🌐https://www.century21wildlife.co.za/canyon-game-reserve-vacant-land-residential-for-sale-2440133
📞 Contact Calin
📧 calin@century21wildlife.co.za | 📲+2782 824 9482
#canyon #c21wildlife #century21sa #hoedspruitexplorer
R 900 000 - 📍Located in Canyon
🌐https://www.century21wildlife.co.za/canyon-game-reserve-vacant-land-residential-for-sale-2440133
📞 Contact Calin
📧 calin@century21wildlife.co.za | 📲+2782 824 9482
#canyon #c21wildlife #century21sa #hoedspruitexplorer
A small part of the Drakensberg Mountain Range.
#Drakensberg #SouthAfrica #MountainMonday #ClassicMono #Monochrome #Blackandwhite #B&W #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #WilliamAdamsPhotography
#Drakensberg #SouthAfrica #MountainMonday #ClassicMono #Monochrome #Blackandwhite #B&W #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #WilliamAdamsPhotography
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 AM
A small part of the Drakensberg Mountain Range.
#Drakensberg #SouthAfrica #MountainMonday #ClassicMono #Monochrome #Blackandwhite #B&W #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #WilliamAdamsPhotography
#Drakensberg #SouthAfrica #MountainMonday #ClassicMono #Monochrome #Blackandwhite #B&W #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #WilliamAdamsPhotography
Three Ahead Galactic years at Drakensberg prinia's
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Three Ahead Galactic years at Drakensberg prinia's
no botanical trip to South Africa would be complete without some glorious gladioli. which I guess means our tour of the #Drakensberg is nearing completion...
(names in alt)
#WildlifeTravelling with @sarahlambert7.bsky.social
(names in alt)
#WildlifeTravelling with @sarahlambert7.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
no botanical trip to South Africa would be complete without some glorious gladioli. which I guess means our tour of the #Drakensberg is nearing completion...
(names in alt)
#WildlifeTravelling with @sarahlambert7.bsky.social
(names in alt)
#WildlifeTravelling with @sarahlambert7.bsky.social
G-d I miss drakensberg. Did you know he was one of the first truscum/transmed bloggers on Tumblr? (He also passed away in 2015 tho.)
January 25, 2026 at 12:39 AM
G-d I miss drakensberg. Did you know he was one of the first truscum/transmed bloggers on Tumblr? (He also passed away in 2015 tho.)
the Table Mountain Beauty, a whopper of a butterfly
not uncommon in the Drakensberg, it's not a big fan of pausing to catch its breath, or pose for pictures, it's mostly seen careening past across the slopes, as we puff and pant after it
#WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
not uncommon in the Drakensberg, it's not a big fan of pausing to catch its breath, or pose for pictures, it's mostly seen careening past across the slopes, as we puff and pant after it
#WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
January 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
the Table Mountain Beauty, a whopper of a butterfly
not uncommon in the Drakensberg, it's not a big fan of pausing to catch its breath, or pose for pictures, it's mostly seen careening past across the slopes, as we puff and pant after it
#WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
not uncommon in the Drakensberg, it's not a big fan of pausing to catch its breath, or pose for pictures, it's mostly seen careening past across the slopes, as we puff and pant after it
#WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
I have camped in a tent on the rocks of the Drakensberg Mountains during winter trying to boil water at altitude and you're damned straight that I was very grumpy.
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I have camped in a tent on the rocks of the Drakensberg Mountains during winter trying to boil water at altitude and you're damned straight that I was very grumpy.
We've enjoyed a bunch of red hot pokers of the southern Drakensberg over the last couple of days
Kniphofia caulescens, a chunky beast up in Lesotho
slender K. ichopensis and luminous K. porphyrantha from the Sani Pass
& K. laxiflora around Pevensey
#BotanicalOverload, with plenty more to come
Kniphofia caulescens, a chunky beast up in Lesotho
slender K. ichopensis and luminous K. porphyrantha from the Sani Pass
& K. laxiflora around Pevensey
#BotanicalOverload, with plenty more to come
January 20, 2026 at 8:51 PM
We've enjoyed a bunch of red hot pokers of the southern Drakensberg over the last couple of days
Kniphofia caulescens, a chunky beast up in Lesotho
slender K. ichopensis and luminous K. porphyrantha from the Sani Pass
& K. laxiflora around Pevensey
#BotanicalOverload, with plenty more to come
Kniphofia caulescens, a chunky beast up in Lesotho
slender K. ichopensis and luminous K. porphyrantha from the Sani Pass
& K. laxiflora around Pevensey
#BotanicalOverload, with plenty more to come
The Drakensberg Boys School Choir, from South Africa.
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The Drakensberg Boys School Choir, from South Africa.
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 AM
every fucking time.
January 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
every fucking time.
1834 : l'abolition de l'esclavage dans les colonies britanniques cause un vaste mouvement d'exode parmi les fermiers blancs d'Afrique du Sud. Près de 35.000 boers (Voortrekkers) quittent la colonie du Cap et franchissent le Drakensberg pour s'installer dans le Transvaal lors du Grand Trek.
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
1834 : l'abolition de l'esclavage dans les colonies britanniques cause un vaste mouvement d'exode parmi les fermiers blancs d'Afrique du Sud. Près de 35.000 boers (Voortrekkers) quittent la colonie du Cap et franchissent le Drakensberg pour s'installer dans le Transvaal lors du Grand Trek.
some of the 15 species of orchid we found on the drive up the Sani Pass, into Lesotho, on our first full day of #WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
some of the 15 species of orchid we found on the drive up the Sani Pass, into Lesotho, on our first full day of #WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
some of the 15 species of orchid we found on the drive up the Sani Pass, into Lesotho, on our first full day of #WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
January 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
some of the 15 species of orchid we found on the drive up the Sani Pass, into Lesotho, on our first full day of #WildlifeTravelling in the #Drakensberg
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
Disa thodei
Eulophia zeyheriana
Brownleea macroceras
Satyrium cristatum
For me there is no better place for a #roadtrip than #kwazulunatal #southafrica The last stop last week was the unique Antbear Lodge Where from our 'cave' we looked across at White Mountain. Next week, the plan is to head north east... #drakensberg #mountains
January 18, 2026 at 5:24 AM
For me there is no better place for a #roadtrip than #kwazulunatal #southafrica The last stop last week was the unique Antbear Lodge Where from our 'cave' we looked across at White Mountain. Next week, the plan is to head north east... #drakensberg #mountains