Random Photos for May 12th

In Johannesburg, and most of South Africa, you can grow pretty much anything you want. And a lot of what we think of as houseplants are grown outside, quite a few because they are actually originally from South Africa (things like geraniums).

Quite common as a ground cover you get spider plants

Today, walking along I came across a garden planted outside the wall of a property, on the sidewalk, which had lemon grass. It looks looking pretty sad right now since it is fall and nearly winter here.
I would love to be able to grow my own lemon grass.

Because of the value of metal which can be sold at scrapyards heavy metal things often get stolen in Johannesburg, things like door of electric boxes (and I have already posted about this a long time ago) but also manhole covers.
When they are on the side walks it is sort of OK.

But when they are on the road they are a real hazard.

Driving in Johannesburg can be a real challenge at times. First drivers are VERY aggressive. Taxi drivers are right out outrageously dangerous, apparently things like red traffic lights do not always apply to them in their own minds. But these missing covers certainly add a new challenge to the all experience.