Tag Archives: Birds on the balcony

Windy Wintry Day

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Helga

A cold front blew in today. I woke up around 5-30am and there was a ‘berg wind’ blowing… a warm wind off mountain that often precedes a cold front. Soon the clouds came and spots of rain began to appear. … Continue reading →

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A Quiet and Gentle Day

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Helga

I don’t know what got into me yesterday. Why I thought it was a good idea to do the 18 holes of golf with Mike AND then go for a regular gym workout, I don’t know. By last night I … Continue reading →

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Three Days Before Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Helga

Friday! The days have just merged and some days I’m not sure what day it is. With work very slow now, it doesn’t matter what day it is! This morning I did almost an hour of work before we met … Continue reading →

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Thirsty Birds…

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Helga

It’s been quite interesting how suddenly with the cold wet snap that we have had here in Cape Town, the birds are back with a vengeance. This was five of them fighting over their bottle of juice at 12 noon … Continue reading →

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View Through My Window

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Helga

The main thing about today was that I got to actually SEE the view through my window. Over the last few months, the amount of dust from the building site behind has been so high that the windows got dirtier … Continue reading →

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Birds on the Bottle

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Helga

This is my daily entertainment. They arrive tweeting enthusiastically and flit from branch to branch before settling on the bottle. They are spoiled for choice right now, because apart from the juice, there are seed balls which they peck away … Continue reading →

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