South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures - all speak to the visitor, to the student, to the friend of Africa.

We live in an age when the traditional great subjects - the human form, the landscape, even newer traditions such as abstract expressionism - are daily devalued by commercial art.

“It's not going to hurt a thing in your landscape to enjoy the flowers in the middle of winter. They're kind of pretty and allow you to enjoy nature's floral display earlier.”

“People don't think of landscapes as moving, but they do. The light changes, the clouds move, and that's what Adams' photography is really about -- about the fact that nature is not permanent.”

“It changed the landscape of women's publishing. It was a precursor of the women's movement. It said you can be a sexy, sensual human being, that you can be independent, that you can go for it.”

“If eBay loses, it is a watershed case. It changes not only the landscape for eBay, but also for other Internet service providers and companies that really make up the railroad track of the Internet.”

“The state's water policy and all its plans for restoration of the delta are predicated on one flawed assumption -- that the delta is a fixed landscape and will look the same for the indefinite future. And it won't.”

“Our clients are looking at the gamut of planning issues, engineering issues, surveying, environmental planning and landscape architecture. We bill ourselves as a full-service consulting company.”

“I was never an industrial machinist or anything like that. I did a lot of landscaping and working. It was an honest day's work. There was definitely an element of (getting ribbed by co-workers).”

“In an effort to address the concerns of city agencies and to utilize our site as an enhancement to the Mill River Corridor Project, there is a significant expense planned in the area of landscaping and site screening.”