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Tag Archives: Cormorants
Cat Walk Cormorants
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was a day of cormorants. They came by the hundreds and gathered on the sea to feed. Once done, it’s off to the cat walk to settle on the rocks… And further down the cat walk … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Birds of False Bay, Cormorants, Sundays
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Very Still Windless Day
Sunday Today was the day… I got a number of things achieved. It’s been a very still windless day and so I came out onto the balcony to do the blog. I’m happy to be out here, because the balcony … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Apartment living, Cormorants, Fish Hoek, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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Pink Sea
Thursday Today was the day… Rain set in and it rained on and off throughout the day. We did not go for our normal swim but mid morning Mike and I walked down to the village to do a few … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cormorants, Pink sea, Stone Way
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Why Do We Do This To Ourselves?
Saturday Today was the day… Mike and I did another 8km walk in a howling South-easter! Why do we do this to ourselves? We don’t seem to learn. We knew the wind was blowing. Wind guru said it would be … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cormorants, Fish Hoek to Simon's Town, South-Easter
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The Birds
Wednesday Today was the day… We seemed to get the routine right. We were up really early and walked to the beach between 5.30am and 6.30am. Cappuccino was next. Shower, Bible reading, Breakfast, Work. One of the joys of living … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cormorants, Fish Hoek, Sea birds, Starlings
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