Pindrop: The Namaqualand
Afternoon Drive with John Maytham · 17 July 2026 · 7m
Speaker 1: Time for pin drop, and we are dropping our pin in a fairly wide area Speaker 1: this afternoon. We're not, you know, sort of going to a particular attraction. Will we Speaker 1: going to a particular attraction. But it's a widespread attraction. It is flowers and the Speaker 1: wildflowers of this time of the year. And I'm starting to get twice a week Speaker 1: now. Last week was the start of it, the viscous flower bulletin and I love Speaker 1: getting them and the flowers that are out at the moment. In von Brainsdor nivotvol Speaker 1: and stranfontein are Vitflux, Raser, Macriquis, Visknerkis Leu, Beckis bos Melt, boss Berch, Patrice Skulpus, Speaker 1: Bessie Boss, Vitrosblommer, Tulpa, Trekkerki Sparabossa, Bobiyankes, Pauperus's Ungerblomer Vitsuur and then a couple of Speaker 1: English ones thrown in their gazanias and yellow daisies. Melinda Gardner joins us now from Speaker 1: COMMI screen. She lives in that area and is manager working for a conservation NGO. Speaker 1: Hello Melinda, Hi John, how are you. I'm going up over the Women's day long Speaker 1: weekend to have a look at the flowers in the sort of area around the Speaker 1: Bideaux Valley. So I'm looking forward to that very much. Has your season started yet? Speaker 2: Yes, our season started early. We had really really good out of season summer rain Speaker 2: late in May, and the ground temperature was already cool enough, which is what derives Speaker 2: growth in this area. So it made things germinate and grow and starting to flower. Speaker 2: So we got early, we got earlier rains. Part in the dogs. Speaker 1: Sometimes animals don't like their owners to talk on the phone because…
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