Monday
Today was the day…
We spotted a spotted harlequin snake. When I say ‘we’, it actually was David. He was coming home when a brightly coloured snake was trying to slither into a little hole. This was David’s photo…it was trying to slither into a crack in the concrete.
This is an online photo from Tyrone Ping.
I learned today of an app ASI Snakes – it’s from the African Snakebite Institute and has loads of helpful information enabling you to identify snakes, request an identification, learn about species profiles, read first aid advice and phone for removals. I downloaded it. You never know when you may need it. Of this snake it said it was mildly toxic but not fatally so. They usually feed on lizards, of which we have lots, so they will not starve. David once came bounding up the stairs and as he turned the corner, he came face to face with a Cape Cobra! That freaked us all out good and proper. It slithered away never to be seen again, but that’s the thing about snakes…the are there, just unseen. It’s the compromise for living on a mountain.
So the Sarah Baartman Fishery patrol vessel was in the bay today. Early evening, it could be seen spraying water. A guy called Peter posted this impressive photo…
And finally, this is the day I got engaged. 9th May 1986. I was so excited. I remember going to work the next day and not being able to stop smiling and admiring. Engagement day is always filled with hope. What a gift.
Lamentations 3:22-24
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂