Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Yesterday, it was a penguin; today it was a seal! The Fish Hoek seals have been worrying the locals because over the last year or two, they have occasionally taken to attacking people. An innocent swimmer was bitten; a cleaner was nipped and a minding-their-own business walker was chased down and angrily attacked. (See this story https://www.news24.com/you/news/local/woman-tells-of-horror-fish-hoek-seal-attack-it-was-on-me-before-i-knew-it-20221028-2)
So when a seal finds its way onto the cat walk, it needs to be treated with caution. This one was living its best life…just lying in the morning sun ignoring passers by.
But when the seal catching team arrived, they cordoned off the section of cat walk and walkers had to find another way. All these men in the photo were part of the team.
They ignored the seal and the seal ignored them, but they still wouldn’t let us walk past. I had to walk into the water, up the rocks and then onto the cat walk.
Apparently they were waiting for a net to arrive. The seal seemed to be waiting for the tide to come in. He was oblivious to his impending fate. Even if the seal went into the sea, I was told, the team would fish it out and move it away. Well, we couldn’t stay to watch the fun, but I do believe it takes about 11 men to catch a seal.
On the animal front, just look at how big Raiku has got.
This was just after we got them 4 months ago…
Today in the cricket world cup Afghanistan are playing Australia and the contest is surprising. It looks at this stage that Afghanistan will win.
We need to be vigilant. We play Afghanistan on Friday!
An early blog.
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂