Monthly Archives: August 2009

World of Birds revisited

It had been a while since we had been out to Hout Bay’s World of Birds and been crawled all over by squirrel monkeys, so we met up with friends and headed out there yesterday. Maybe it’s because we’re nearing the end of winter now and not yet into tourist season, but I have to [...]

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Advance warning

Because I foresee internet connectivity issues over the weekend and a busy day today (errands, rugby, shopping, drinks later), it’s a case of writing this post in advance (Saturday morning) while I still can. I’ll then set it to publish tomorrow lunchtime and no-one will be any the wiser. God bless WordPress. As I’ve said before, [...]

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Gumtree at Kirstenbosch

Gumtree, originally uploaded by Ballacorkish A snappy quota snap for today – my Saturday promises to be hectic and rushed – although there’s always a slim chance of something later if you’re lucky. Warmer days at Kirstenbosch in February. With my favourite lump of rock in the background. You’d think that the best gardens in [...]

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Live from Koeberg Interchange

Just popped across the road to get a couple of shots of the truck that has shed its load of metalwork at the deviation just beyond the Koeberg Interchange. Bigger here The front truck is the one that tipped over (it’s righted now), the rear truck is trying to move the large pieces of  red [...]

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Nedbank now offer mobile banking

Mobile banking All you need to do is register and maintain your balance. Literally.

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