Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Programme: May 2007

The meeting is on 8 May at the Hillcrest Sports Club at 7pm. There will be supper at 6pm as usual for those that want it. It is still R30 per head and some of the best value in town.

There will be a talk on developing RAW camera files and we will then look at member’s pictures. The set subject for the month is macro/closeup.

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The official outing for the month is to Tala Game Reserve on 19 May. Barrie is the organiser and will let us have all the details at the meeting.

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An unofficial outing, which sounds very interesting, is to the Baynesfield Estate on 13 May. A tourist web site has this to say about it:

Baynesfield Estate Museum & Baynes House
Farm Nel's Rust 849, north of Richmond.
The display focuses on Joseph Baynes and his great contribution to farming in Natal. The house was built in about 1887, and declared a national monument in September 1994. There is a dairy, piggery, and agricultural section. Has two dams , mountain bike trails and birdwatching.
Telephone: 033 251 0001

They are having an open day for Mother’s Day and there will be all sorts of displays, market, music, food, and beer to occupy the time. The whole place is very picturesque and we had a pretty good time last year. To make matters more interesting, Umgeni Steam Rail are doing a trip from Maritzburg to Baynesfield and back on the day. The train leaves PMB station at 10am and returns at 4pm. Doubtless, John will give us all the details at the meeting and take names for a booking. The train is R90 for adults and R60 for children.
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By Allan Jackson

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think this photo has an air of quietness and solitude about it and has captured a definite "mood" - well done!