Live music, drinks, friends and bales of hay. What else could you need for a nice night out?
Day 40 – The night market
Category: Outdoors
Day 33 – Autumn
As days get shorter and mornings crisper, I miss Finland. And not only because it is spring there… The autumn colors in Finland can be magnificent. But there is beauty in African autumn too.
Day 30 – Nesting
Ever since we had our own resident Weaver bird in our previous house, they have been among my favourite birds. There are few things more entertaining than watching them weave their nests. This one was clearly a top-notch builder, as he seems to have attracted a girl as well.
Day 29 – Breede
Breede river is an amazingly beautiful area. With the ongoing drought in the Western Cape, it is like a little oasis in the middle of desert.
Day 27 – Pure joy
River, boat and the ‘Alligator’. That’s all.
Day 26 – Duck
For this Easter trip, we stayed at a farm, with a whole range of animals from bulls to monkeys to meerkats – and even a coyote. Merlin’s favourites were the ducks (or the alpacas – it was a close call). Merlin was definitely not the duck’s favourite.
Day 22- Winter is coming
While all of my European and American friends are excited for the spring, the evenings are getting colder and shorter here in the Southern Hemisphere. Luckily there are still few days to dip in the pool and enjoy the heat.
Day 21 – Furry visitor
Merlin’s friend Jozi is staying with us for a week – just in time for some more rain and mud. We took the pups to the park today to get rid of some of that excess energy (like it would make any difference…) when the sun came out for a while. Jozi was stubbornly refusing to accept us as the pack leaders, and ended back in the leash.
Day 19 – Dead but beautiful
Close to our house there is a park that has a section of trees long dead and dried up. The park has now started to cut them down, which s a pity as they are actually quite beautiful with their long white trunks and leafless branches.
Day 12 – Night at the dam
I admit. I’m cheating.
I took photos every day in the conference. I just did not like any I took on day 3. So this photo is taken in day 2 after few (or a few more) drinks with friends and colleagues. However, it is my challenge, so I’ll allow it.
The conference venue was centered aroun this beautiful dam. With clear skies, amazing number of stars and a slight glow of town lights from nearby, the scene was just beautiful.
Blue Moment 