The Rietvlei Rhinos

In a previous post I reported on the poachers that killed two rhino’s, a mother and her calf, in the Rietvlei nature reserve near Pretoria, South Africa. – http://funtography.co.za/wp/?p=400 As a result of the killing, the game rangers decided to dehorn the other rhinos to prevent them from being poached. The photograph above is an example [...]
End of an Era

This is one of my scrap photographs. So why do I publish it? Because it is one of the few photos, I own, which shows a Rietvlei rhino with its horn. All the rhino’s at Rietvlei have been de-horned. This measure was necessary after poachers killed two of rhinos. On Monday 8 March 2010 two [...]
David Wiese, a true Titan and role model!

My son, Bernie, my wife and I went to SuperSport Park a couple of weeks ago to watch the Titans play. We sat at our regular spot underneath the white scoreboard. I sat in my camping chair and Bernie in his wheelchair. After the game, which the Titans won, three gentlemen and a lady [...]