I usually suffer from fairly severe hayfever in springtime, but for some reason this year I've barely been affected at all. A few sneezes here and there, but nothing like in the past. The strange thing is that apparently it's quite a bad hayfever season this year, and I've heard plenty of people complaining of pretty severe symptoms.

Of course, ducking down among these grasses to take a photo was not a good idea, particularly in Cape Town's November wind; and I spent the rest of our drive around Durbanville trying to rub my very itchy eyes without destroying my contact lenses. In fact, my eyes are getting itchy right now just thinking about it. I'm sure other hayfever sufferers can relate.