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Tag Archives: Fish Hoek sunrise
The Beach Locals
Tuesday Dear Elsie I only took one photo today and it was of sunrise. It was a given that we would go to the beach. I did some early work and then we set off. One of the fun and … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Norwegian cruise
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Not Without Hope
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we weren’t going to go to the beach. The wind was expected to be quite strong, but when we woke up, it wasn’t. Sunrise at 6.49am By 8am, it was a breeze so … Continue reading
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Tagged Berry Express, Fish Hoek sunrise, Fish Hoek Trains, Raiku
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Looking
Friday Dear Elsie The mist hung over the mountains at the start of today. I love this kind of weather… It resulted in a beautiful sunrise… Despite some early rain, with the sea so flat and calm, I couldn’t resist … Continue reading
My Biggest Strength – My Biggest Weakness
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that dawned a beautiful cloudy sunrise. The rain came shortly afterwards – a solid shower that half washed the windows. It soon passed but left us too late for the beach. While my … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, School reports, Strengths and Weaknesses
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Reinforcing the Wall
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day the sun rose casting a very red hue across the sky. Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning. I went down to the beach for a swim and towards the end, it rained. … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a wall, Fish Hoek sunrise
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Silky Water
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day the water was like silk. It’s strange to think water can be silky but it was so still, warm and clear – it was gentle against my skin. It made it hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, False Bay, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Fish Hoek swimming
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Best Times on the Day
Friday Dear Elsie I have some absolute best times of the day. This is one of them.. Sunrise – I need to be up early for them, & every time I am, it is so worth it. It’s the time … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cats playfighting, Fish Hoek sunrise, Living life well
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Italy Begins
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today started with a magnificent sunrise. The last day of January … We went to the beach early because Mike had to go into Cape Town. It was a perfect day for sea swimming. The net was … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Italy
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The View from the Valley
Sunday Dear Elsie A beautiful sunrise this morning… Today was the day I walked down to the beach twice. The first time was for a swim. The tide was super low, so there wasn’t too much swimming space, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, In the Valley, Long Covid, trials
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Sun, Rain, Sea & Friends
Saturday Dear Elsie Today you and I had a lovely conversation. I complained that my hair looked terrible after my swim. After our chat, I went and washed it and now it’s not looking too terrible now! The morning dawned … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged False Bay, Fish Hoek sunrise
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It Takes 4 People to Catch a Penguin
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day I watched a penguin being caught. I was in the sea, so didn’t have my cell phone available to take photos. When we walked down to the beach this morning, there was apparently … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Penguins
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New Day
Friday Dear Elsie Last night ended well. We had a quiet evening & got to bed relatively early. Everything calmed down. My mood improved. Julian had work to do. David was tired. Neither missed visiting us & today was a … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, Checkers, Dischem, Fish Hoek sunrise, Shopping around
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Hadedas at Sunrise
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we saw large noisy hadedas at sunrise. They are the noisiest birds in Africa! It was a glorious morning, so we threw open our bedroom balcony doors. Raiku immediately was drawn to them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, hadedas
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No 2 Sunrises are the Same
Wednesday Dear Elsie, Today was the day that was windless and balmy although there was also lots of cloud, making it more of a fancourt slate kind of day….mostly grey. Early this morning we watched what looked like a satellite … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Landscaping, Satellites
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A Day of Nature
Friday Dear Elsie Wow! Today was a day of nature for sure. It began with a majestic sunrise. Then, after the sun rose, I noticed a lone baboon on the roof of the house across the road.I learned his name … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Amaryllis, Baboon in Fish Hoek, Cape Town whales, Fish Hoek sunrise, Sagweba
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