Why be invisible? Start writing.

Prof Jordan Peterson

How dare I write on such a subject? There are more people better qualified to do this than I – or are there? I don’t think so – because if some else writes this, then it is not me that did it and it will be that other person’s voice and definitely not mine. So, I have to write this – and I am sure that Prof. Dr. Jordan Petersen [click on this link] will whole heartedly agree with me. He might not agree with me about the contents, but he will sure agree with me that it was imperative for me to have done it and not somebody else. Not even Jordan. Not so?

My short video of the Tugela River, Kwa Zula Natal

Northern Drakensberg, South Africa

And so it hits at my photography as well. Look at my short video of the Tugela River in Kwa-Zula Natal Northern Drakensberg that I took the other day. That is a scene not to be seen again because the river "flowed away" so to speak. And the clouds are no longer there. Enjoy it. 

Looking at my statistics I am satisfied that I have reached some people across the world – people that I could not reach in person. What is more they have read my blog write ups and probably gave it a thought. I recall a specific law professor of mine, was heavily criticised by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal for an article that he published in an esteemed law journal. I visited my professor in chambers and discussed this criticism – and I asked him how does he feel about such a stringent critique? Since then, his reply is somewhat of a guideline for me writing articles and even writing up this blog. He told me: “Neels, the wonderful thing about this is that there were a number of highly successful senior advocates and attorneys and a fair number of judges who read my article, thought about it and had to make up their minds about what to say about it. Isn’t that worthwhile?”

I do agree with my law professor. And Prof Jordan Peterson is also spot on.

Look what does my Statistics have to say about my blog as of 10 February 2020:

Pageviews by Countries 1199 Entry Pageviews United States 9 South Africa 3 Netherlands 2 Ukraine 2 India 1 Mexico 1 Philippines 1 Portugal 1 Russia 1 Timor-Leste 1

Pageviews by Browsers Entry Pageviews Chrome 19 (82%) Firefox 2 (8%) CriOS 1 (4%) Safari 1 (4%) 82.6%Firefox8.7%CriOS4.3%Safari4.3%Chrome82.6% Chrome 19 Firefox 2 CriOS 1 Safari 1 Pageviews by Operating Systems Entry Pageviews Windows 18 (78%) iPhone 2 (8%) Android 1 (4%) Macintosh 1 (4%) Unix 1 (4%) 78.3%iPhone8.7%Macintosh4.3%Unix4.3%Windows78.3% Windows 18 iPhone 2 Android 1 Macintosh 1 Unix 1

There was even someone in East Timor [here's a link to that far off country [here's is a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor] that had a look. I want to thank that person in East Timor and Russia and Portugal who had a look at my blog. Well, I ask you also to look at my gallery of photographs. I love photography. I hope that you enjoy my images.

I just learnt that Prof Jordan is in Russia for medical treatment. I pray that he will recover and that he and his family will be happily reunited while they support him to recover fully. To read about it and to listen to his very courageous daughter on YouTube click here.

May God bless you and heal Jordan Peterson completely.

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HLALANATHI - ZULU WORD FOR "COME STAY/SLEEP WITH US."

View of the amphitheater of the Drakensberg, Northern Drakensberg, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Hlalanathi - it is a Zulu word which means "come sleep/stay with us." It is a holiday resort with a lovely restaurant and a golf course.

My wife and I made our own long weekend and decided to spend time here and visiting brand new friends whom we met through our mutual love of photography. Photography! There is a magical device that you can hold in your one hand capturing a specific moment in your life; it is called "a camera." Of course you know that as well as I do. It still remains magic to me. In a fraction of a second, it captures a moment you will never ever relive or experience again.

It is like the Tugela river that I captured in my short video that you can enjoy. Well, all truth be told, as the English would say, it was the Tugela River in Kwa Zula Natal on 30 January 2020 at a specific moment in time. No one, that includes me, will ever be in a position to ever see the Tugela River as I saw it when I captured it; and while I was capturing it, it disappeared towards the ocean never to be found again. You can listen to the Tugela murmuring in the background. Susan Sontag was that philosopher that encapsulated these ideas of mine very succinctly- click on this link to read a bit about her.

The Tugela River is in a constant process of remaking itself every moment of the day and night. As I am sitting here in the silence of our chalet and while my dearest wife is sleeping, I can hear it distantly rumbling a bit louder than yesterday. The reason for that? Because it rained higher up in the dragon and the water level is somewhat higher than yesterday. And yet the very river that I am trying to capture, is disappearing downstream, so to speak. The mountains are constant. The river not.

The monochromatic image of the river and the dragon mountain as a backdrop is a creation of my own. Of course the scene does not look like that at all. Once again I was creating another picture in your mind. I personally like monochromatic images and always think of Ansell Adams and his iconic black and white images.

Having said that, I was privy today to a most spectacular scene where the dragon took centre stage. This scene is monochromatic! Deep dark clouds gathered, wind howling, trees bending in the wind, veld flowers flattened to  the ground - all of this with the sky turning black. The clouds were all shades of black! So, in a sense, my black and white image is not in toto unreal. It is in another sense a virtual reality shot of a most spectacular scene.

Please read Psalm 8. If you haven't got a Bible, I suggest that you get one. Come to think of it, it was written specifically for you and me

I will leave you to it to give your dreams of my story and my image, wings!

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