The tree of LIFE. Autumn has come and gone faster than I have thought this year. Although many still argue that we do not have 4 seasons, but rather 2, I completely disagree  Johannesburg is the worlds largest man-made forrest so the urban fabric is densely populated with all sorts of beautiful indigenous, but mostly exotic trees. This is the view from my boyfriends apartment. It is magical. I have watched this tree now for the past month, morphologically change from its bright summer green leaves to the burnt amber red in the already dry dusty environment. Its fellow yellow leaves scatter the floor golden, never to be seen again in its life. With this tree I am reminded the beauty of life, and that there is a god out there somewhere... how else could all this happen with no cause? 

New Website

So after a year of procrastination, my website is finally up and running. For now it just has photo's that I have taken - but more of my work will be updated there shortly. 

Please visit -----> www.stefelino.com 

Flower Time

These beautiful "stone" succulents, or lithops are flowering. They are the size of your thumb nail, yet flower this incredible crisp yellow flower. They constantly split or divide in 2, each time flowering, and multiplying. Supposedly you can save the seeds from the flower - but somehow I have never managed to ever find them! For now I can stare at their beauty and watch them open and close as they sleep and wake up each morning. God is in the details.

Life is in the (smaller) details

I have been a busy boy! Many things on my plate at the moment - main thing university. It was so funny the other day my friend, Ash and I were saying how amazing our marks are currently. They have steadily progressed from first year, which is just an amazing thing. It has been a crazy fun, tear, laugh filled journey to get to where I am now; emotionally, spiritually and mindfully. Every second I have enjoyed though, and I strongly feel that "everything happens for a reason" so I am never doubtful. I live passionately and contently, and laugh at myself when I catch myself otherwise. Only human nature isn't it?