Source: Wikipedia There is a Hadeda Ibis nest on one of the branches of the American Ash where I park my bakkie. I wasn’t aware that the female has been busy hatching eggs for the last couple of days, constantly sitting in that one spot. It was only when I took workers home on Tuesday that I saw the results of my unfortunate parking spot. My windscreen reminded me of those old aerial pictures of bombing raids during World War II. I was in a hurry and because I was only going to travel on a dirt road I did not bother cleaning my window. Let me put it this way, it’s not easy finding your way looking through the remnants of Hadeda meals. Going past Zaaihoek dam I had a view through the clues of Saturday’s menu. Coming back the sun sat at an angle so at times I had to lower my head and look through the small opening of what was left of a Hadeda’s Sunday and Monday, only to quickly return to that Saturday spot at the curves in the road. Firs...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.