Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day that there was very little wind and so we took off to the beach for a swim. The water was lovely and the beach crowded. Such a holiday vibe – I almost forgot it was a work day for me. This is what greeted us on our way down.
I had a wonderful 30 minute swim. The net was not out, but there were a lot of people in the water, so I followed a couple out towards the barrel. The trek fishermen started rowing out. There have been plenty fish in the sea these last few days and with fish come sharks. While there were 4 great white sharks spotted in various parts of False Bay more than a month ago, it is the Bronze whale sharks that are frequent visitors when the fishermen are at work. Nigel Riley captured this fantastic photo of one near the trek net this morning.
Bronze whalers are not known for their aggression, but I still wouldn’t want to encounter one. My 30 minute swim was happily concluded before the shark arrived. We enjoyed a few minutes of soaking up the sun. It got busy pretty quickly. 
We came home and threw open the doors and enjoyed the summer weather with the relief of not much wind. I did a couple of loads of washing and then this afternoon I deconstructed Christmas.
Mike made two trips to the garage and put them on the mezzanine in the garage. I am writing this hoping that I will remember later this year when I look for them again. We will say, ‘where did we put the Christmas decorations?’ and scratch our heads and rub our chins and offer suggestions. Eventually, one of us will say, “I’m sure they are in the garage”. Ha! I’ve had another idea…
That will help.
The day ended on the balcony. Julian and I watched a couple of international planes pass overhead. If you can see it this one is Eidelweiss Air heading to Zurich. A beautiful evening.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂