15 September 2013: Bloukrans Pass
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CoreenOn our way back to Calvinia from Tankwa Karoo National Park
Month: May 2015
Tankwa Karoo National Park: Driving through the park.
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Time caught up with us and we had to leave the park before closing time. These photo’s were taken on our way out of the park…
One can’t seem to notice the difference in the sky from one side of the road to the other side. One side was partly cloudy but still had blue skies the other side was dark and very cloudy with hardly any blue sky…
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CoreenTankwa Karoo National Park: Oudebaaskraal
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Oudebaaskraal
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CoreenTankwa Karoo National Park: Oudebaaskraal Dam
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Oudebaaskraal Dam
Oudebaaskraal dam was built on the Tankwa River in 1969 by Judge Alwyn Burger this was the largest privately owned dam in South Africa, until taken over by the park in 2007.
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CoreenTankwa Karoo National Park: Driving through the park.
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
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CoreenTankwa Karoo National Park: Onder-Wadrif
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Onder-Wadrif
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CoreenTankwa Karoo National Park
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Well my project Blast from the past has reached it’s end, but my photo’s have not. Here are more photo’s taken at Tankwa on our Flower and Sanpark’s tour.
Uintjiesbosch
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CoreenSonskynfees 2015: Steve Hofmeyr
Steve Hofmeyr (born 29 August 1964) is a South African singer, songwriter and actor. He is an activist for Afrikaner rights in South Africa, and has been involved in several controversies throughout his professional career.
Hofmeyr married actress Natasha Sutherland, whom he had met on the set of Egoli: Place of Gold in 1998, they had two sons, Sebastian, born 13 December 2001 and Benjamin, born later. Hofmeyr also has three other children by other women. The couple was divorced after reports of numerous affairs dominated Hofmeyr’s time in the spotlight in 2008. Hofmeyr married Janine van der Vyver on 26 January 2014. In 2008, Janine van der Vyver, a fitness instructor, revealed they had been seeing each other for 10 years.
Hofmeyr’s grandfather was Steve Hofmeyr Sr., a leader in the Ossewabrandwag.
In January 2007, there were reports that one branch of the News Cafe restaurant chain would not play Hofmeyr’s song Pampoen (“Pumpkin”). The managing director of the company that owns the franchise denies that this is company policy and points out that many Afrikaans acts, such as Karen Zoid and Arno Carstens have performed at News Cafe.
In 2011, he made public that he supports the organisation “Expedition for Afrikaner Self-Determination” (Onafhanklike Afrikaner Selfbeskikkingsekspedisie, OASE). OASE describes itself as an advocacy group for Afrikaner self-determination in compliance with the international law and the guidelines of the international community. He is an avid pro-Afrikaner but mentioned that he maintains a moderate political stance in an OASE public relations video.
Hofmeyr was heavily criticised after performing the former South African national anthem, Die Stem, at a cultural festival known as Innibos in Nelspruit in July 2014.He went on to perform the anthem on international tours, and encouraged South Africans to continue singing it, stating that it did not contain any form of hate speech.
In October 2014, Hofmeyr wrote and published a tweet stating that he believed that black South Africans were the “architects of apartheid” on his public Twitter account. This prompted a significant public backlash. One of Hofmeyr’s critics was puppeteer Conrad Koch and his puppet Chester Missing, who launched a campaign calling on companies to stop sponsoring Hofmeyr. On 27 November 2014, Hofmeyr failed to acquire a final protection order against Koch and his puppet in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court.
Hofmeyr has given statements indicative of an apartheid denialist which has led various journalists and public figures to label him a “disgrace to South Africa”
Information of Steve Hofmeyr as quoted from Wikipedia
Here are some of the photo’s I’ve taken at the 2015 Sonskynfees.
Sonskynfees 2015: Suzanne
Suzanne is another one of our local Female Vocalists. She is very down to earth and has a heart of gold.
She started singing at a young age and in 1997 at the age of 11 she launched her first album On top of the world. In 1998 she made her debut appearance on Noot vir Noot one of South Africa’s most loved television shows. Since then she was a very busy girl. She launched 6 albums and also recorded a song with Snotkop.
For more information on this talented lady please visit her Facebook Page
Here are some of the photo’s taken of her at the Sonskynfees.
Sonskynfees 2015: Nicholis Louw
Nicholis Louw (born 30 December 1979) is a well-known South African pop and opera singer and signed to Select Music, the major South African record label. His repertoire mainly in Afrikaans includes rock, pop, country and music ballads, often incorporating strong classical elements. Louw has had a number of successful albums through releases through Select Music starting with his debut album in 2003, selling over 650,000 albums. His major hits include “Ek wil my baby hê vanaand”, “Rock daai lyfie” and “Generaal”. He tours extensively averaging above 100 gigs a year. On 12 July 2014, he married Denise Shrewsbury.
Information of Nicholis Louw as quoted from Wikipedia
Here are some of the photo’s I’ve taken at the 2015 Sonskynfees.
Sonskynfees 2015: Snotkop
Francois Henning better known by his stage name Snotkop previously known as Lekgoa is a well-known Afrikaans and Sotho language singer and rapper.
He started his music career at age 15 preparing demo CDs and in the late 1990s adopted the stage name Lekgoa singing in the South African kwaito genre of music. In this period, he was signed to Gallo record label, releasing two Basetsana in 1999 and Ngamla Yoba in 2002.
In 2005 he adopted the name Snotkop initially a 4-piece boy band, and shortly later a solo act signing with Next Music record label with the launching of his debut self-titled 2005 album Snotkop followed by So Damn Sexyin 2008 and Francois Henning Was Hier in 2009. With the release of Ek Laaik Van Jol in 2012, he became one of the top selling South African artists in Africa in Afrikaans language. Well known single and music video releases include “Song Vir My Dad”, “Dis ‘n Land”, “Hou My Stywer Vas”, “Oppas”, “Katrien”, “Parapapa” a remake of Cidinho & Doca hit “Rap das Armas” and “Ek Laaik Van Jola”. He is also featured in Kurt Darren’s hit “Stoomtrein” and in MoniQue’s hit “Ek Val Vir Jou”. Snotkop is also known of popularizing international hits in his Afrikaans language adaptations.
Snotkop is also a television personality. He presented the programme Petrolkop on MK, the mostly Afrikaans music channel in South Africa where Snotkop featured various celebrities driving racing cars in time trials against each other.
Information of Snotkop as quoted from Wikipedia
Here are some of the photo’s I’ve taken at the 2015 Sonskynfees.
Birding at Blaauwberg
It has been a while since I did any birding photography. At one stage in my career that was all I focused on and one way or the other I just stopped. Why I have no idea but this I can say I have missed it a lot. I think it is time to start doing it again. I totally forgot how to do bird in flight photo’s and jeez did I have a lot of out of focus ones….
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Coreen
Table Mountain
About a week ago I went to visit a dear friend in Table View. I grabbed my camera bag just in case… So glad I did.
I decided to go to Blaauwberg to check out a new spot for some future photo shoots. Got some beautiful photo’s of our beloved Table Mountain from different angles. 
I also spend some time there photographing the waves breaking against the rocks with Table Mountain in the background.
Montagu Springs: Part 1
Fulvous/Whistling duck
White Faced Ducks
Indian Runner Duck
Muscovy Duck
The day we arrived at Montagu Springs and after we unloaded the car we went and had a look what was there to do. The kids went to the park and I parked myself on a rock at the river. These are some of the ducks that I photographed while sitting there. It was so peaceful. I spend most of my time here at the river at different times of the day over the next few days.
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Coreen Kuhn
A Blast from the past… Project 365/365
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Skooltjie
The building opposite Uintjiesbosch was originally a school for white children. The first teacher was Wessel de Lange who lived in the house below the school. The building is well-built with wooden floors and ceilings, a stoep and a full solder. It was also used for meetings of the local Farmers Association. After De Lange left, Japie van der Merwe and his family moved into the house. Christo van Wyk and Hansie Coetzee were the teachers at the now two-man school. Children could go to school until Grade 8. The school later became a school for coloured children and a hostel was built by extending the original teacher’s house and the school catered for both coloured and white children. (Quoted from Tankwa Karoo National Park booklet)
Photo’s taken around the Skooltjie
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/364
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Skooltjie
The building opposite Uintjiesbosch was originally a school for white children. The first teacher was Wessel de Lange who lived in the house below the school. The building is well-built with wooden floors and ceilings, a stoep and a full solder. It was also used for meetings of the local Farmers Association. After De Lange left, Japie van der Merwe and his family moved into the house. Christo van Wyk and Hansie Coetzee were the teachers at the now two-man school. Children could go to school until Grade 8. The school later became a school for coloured children and a hostel was built by extending the original teacher’s house and the school catered for both coloured and white children. (Quoted from Tankwa Karoo National Park booklet)
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/363
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Skooltjie
The building opposite Uintjiesbosch was originally a school for white children. The first teacher was Wessel de Lange who lived in the house below the school. The building is well-built with wooden floors and ceilings, a stoep and a full solder. It was also used for meetings of the local Farmers Association. After De Lange left, Japie van der Merwe and his family moved into the house. Christo van Wyk and Hansie Coetzee were the teachers at the now two-man school. Children could go to school until Grade 8. The school later became a school for coloured children and a hostel was built by extending the original teacher’s house and the school catered for both coloured and white children.
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/362
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
One of the many houses of the past… This one was originally a stone house but the add on’s was made of clay brick. I am not sure if this is Waaikop Cottage. The building does not look the same as the photo in the pamphlet but the description of clay and stone fits….
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/361
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
One of the many houses of the past…
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15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Paulshoek Cottage
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15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Paulshoek Cottage
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15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
Paulshoek Cottage
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/357
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/356
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
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CoreenA Blast from the past… Project 365/355
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
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15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
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CoreenMy Photo someones Quote: 2015 #64
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
Luke 6:38
My Photo someones Quote: 2015 #63
Do what makes you happy, be with who makes you smile, laugh as much as you breathe, and love as long as you live.
@InspowerMinds
My Photo someones Quote: 2015 #62
Sometimes the smallest act of love can take up the biggest space in someone’s heart.
My Photo someones Quote: 2015 #61
When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.
Della Reese
My Photo someones Quote: 2015 #60
Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.
Corrie Ten Boom
A Blast from the past… Project 365/353
15 September 2013: Tankwa Karoo National Park
De Zyfer Cottage
Photo’s taken around the De Zyfer Cottage. There was so much to see. Beautiful landscapes and even more beautiful flora.