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I found this abaloneoyster shell on the beach the other day. I initially thought it a stone, but someone suggested it might be an abalone shell. Not being that familiar with varieties of shellfish I agreed, due to the pearlescence visible in places. Later almero suggested it might be an oyster shell, and this has been confirmed by Robbie. I’m slightly embarrased that after living at the coast for six years, it took a Vrystaat boykie to identify this.

As the full moon rises over Theewaterskloof Dam, the dead trees cast eerie shadows.

Handcrafted wooden statues, photographed at a market in Hermanus. This market, open each weekend, has many stalls selling a variety of native crafts.

On Thursday evening I went along with other members of my photo club, to Theewaterskloof Dam, to photograph the full moon rise. We got there with a good amount of daylight left and I got some great shots of the long dead trees. When the moon did rise all the shots I took were rubbish, until I decided to leave out the moon and concentrate on the moonlight on the water, with the shadows of the trees.