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Down the garden path

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Down the garden path
One of the coolest things about this garden was how it appealed to my appreciation of neatness and order (neither of which necessarily being qualities that I'm particularly known for ;) ). I just loved the neat wooden walkway.

Green ponds and lilypads

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Green ponds and lilypads
I wrote, in my previous post, about the Meulwater Wild Flower Reserve (map) just above the town of Paarl.

This is the little pond that leads into the small wild-flower garden. The actual flower reserve stretches out far beyond the formal garden, but we decided that since it looked as though it could rain any minute that we'd stick around in the garden - not too far away from the shelter of our car. :)

Isn't the reflection on the water beautiful, and isn't this the perfect vista just waiting to be painted in watercolours?

Meulwater Wild Flower Reserve in Paarl

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Meulwater Wild Flower Reserve
You're absolutely right - this photo doesn't look like a flower reserve. That's a little green moss on the left, and Kerry-Anne on the right. :)

We took a drive around the back of the little town of Paarl and along a dirt road to the Meulwater Wild Flower Reserve (map) that overlooks Paarl. The reserve has a small parking area with a spot for people to picnic and even has a few formal braai spots.

In my next couple of posts I'll show you a few more photos taken in the reserve's small well-kept garden.

Fountains in Paarl

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Fountains in Paarl
Paarl (map) is a town of such contrast. The guesthouse that we stayed at was leafy, green, and beautiful - but just down the road the town's main road was unappealing and looked as though it was stuck in the '70s.

This really is a beautiful town, but if you travel the 60 kilometers from the city, don't expect to be wowed by the main parts of town. Rather look to the pretty places off the main road and on the outskirts of town. :)

A checkered perspective

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A checkered perspective
We don't often participate in our City Daily Photo community's monthly Theme Day - I normally only realise a day or two after the first day of the month that Theme Day has come and gone!

Today's theme is "perspective", so take a little time to tour the world by visiting our fellow City Daily Photo sites. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

For interest - I took this photo outside a lovely little coffee shop called Kikka in the town of Paarl - some 60 kilometers outside of Cape Town.