- Leonardo da Vinci's Glider and Parachute Idea
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Italian artist and scientist, who lived in the fifteenth century, spent years experimenting with the idea of flying. He made a number of sketches of wings to be fitted to the arms and legs of man. His plan for a parachute was soundly worked out and his idea that the wings of a flying machine should be patterned after the wings of the bat found expression in the doped fabric covering of our early airplanes. - Besnier and his wings
In 1678, Besnier, a French locksmith, constructed a curious flying machine consisting of two wooden bars which rested on his shoulders. At the ends of the bars he attached muslin wings, arranged to open on the down stroke and close on the up stroke. The wings were operated by moving the arms and legs. Although Besnier failed to realize that no man had sufficient muscular strength to fly as the bird flies, he did sense part of the truth—that gliding with the air currents was possible. During his experiments he is said to have jumped from a window sill, glided over the roof of a near-by cottage, and landed on a barge in the river. - The flight of Etana
Historians have unearthed stories in cuneiform writing of man’s attempts to fly. Some of these inscriptions date back more than five thousand years, to 3500 B.C. Perhaps the most famous of these stories is the ancient Babylonian tale of the shepherd boy, Etana, who rode on the back of an eagle. - Daedalus and Icarus
The story of Dædalus and Icarus also tells us that man believed flying was somehow possible. Dædalus was a very clever man who lived with his son Icarus on the Island of Crete. The king of this island requested Dædalus to build a labyrinth or maze for him. Dædalus constructed the labyrinth so cleverly that only the king, who had the clue to the winding passages, could find his way out. One day the king became very angry at Dædalus and threw both him and his son Icarus into the labyrinth, intending that they should perish. Dædalus, who had been dreaming of flying, fashioned wings from wax and feathers, with which he and Icarus could fly to freedom. He cautioned Icarus that he must not fly too high or the sun would melt the wax in his wings. Icarus, impatient to escape, scarcely listened. Like birds the two flew into the air, quickly leaving the walls of the labyrinth. Dædalus, flying low, safely crossed the sea and reached Sicily. Icarus, unfortunately, failed to heed his father’s warning. Flying was so much fun that he rose higher and higher. Suddenly feathers began to drop one by one. Too late Icarus realized that the sun had melted the wax in his wings. Down, down he fell into the sea. - Leucadendron Stokoei
Leucadendron Stokoei - Crassula falcata
Cyrtanthus Angustifolius - Witsenia maura
Witsenia maura - Tulbaghia violacea
Tulbaghia violacea - Streptocarpus Dunnii
Streptocarpus Dunnii - Stapelia Gettleffii
Stapelia Gettleffii - Senecio stapeliaeformis
Senecio stapeliaeformis - Sarcocaulon rigidum
Sarcocaulon rigidum - Richardia Rehmanni
Richardia Rehmanni - Richardia angustiloba
Richardia angustiloba - Protea abyssinica
Protea abyssinica - Pachypodium succulentum
Pachypodium succulentum - Orothamnus Zeyheri
Orothamnus Zeyheri - Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaea stellata - Moraea iridioides
Moraea iridioides - Mimetes palustris
Mimetes palustris - Leucadendron Stokoei
Leucadendron Stokoei - Haemanthus natalensis
Haemanthus natalensis - Gladiolus Rehmanni
Gladiolus Rehmanni - Gladiolus psittacinus
Gladiolus psittacinus - Gerbera Jamesoni
Gerbera Jamesoni - Gardenia globosa
Gardenia globosa - Freesia refracta
Freesia refracta - Cyrtanthus sanguineus
Cyrtanthus sanguineus - Cyrtanthus rotundilobus
Cyrtanthus rotundilobus - Cyrtanthus obliquus
Cyrtanthus obliquus - Cyrtanthus McKenii
Cyrtanthus McKenii - Cyrtanthus Angustifolius
- Clivia miniata
Clivia miniata - Clerodendron triphyllum
Clerodendron triphyllum - Ceropegia Rendallii
Ceropegia Rendallii - Ceropegia Meyeri
Ceropegia Meyeri - Bolusanthus speciosus
Bolusanthus speciosus - Arctotis Decurrens
Arctotis Decurrens - Aloe Globuligemma
Aloe Globuligemma - Aloe pretoriensis
Aloe pretoriensis - Aloe Pienaarii
Aloe Pienaarii - Agapanthus Umbellatus
Agapanthus Umbellatus - Adenium multiflorum
Adenium multiflorum - Acokanthera spectabilis
Acokanthera spectabilis - J C Coleman
J C Coleman - Title frame
Title frame - Meeting with an old man
- Man carrying boy
- Lady preparing food
- Goodbye
- Girls playing with dolls in the bow window
- Girl with the ladies
- Girl in black dress
- Girl and lady in the rose garden
- Four children playing with their toys
- Four boys playing marbles
- Eating berries in the garden
- Drinking tea at the table
- Cutting off faded flowers
- Crow following a boy