Cappuccinos at Beanstruk, Shaka’s Rock
Elaine and Bryan are always on the lookout for a place that serves a good cup of coffee or cappuccino. Bingo !! They found one on the North Coast. To be precise it’s located in Shaka’s Rock on the main road between Ballito and Salt Rock so it’s easy to find. If you blink you miss it. “This hidden gem, the oldest …
A sea bird and a raptor
May/June 2019 – Ballito Not the best photographs of a cormorant swooping passed our patio. At midday when gazing out to the blue yonder and a sea bird flies by, a dash indoors to grab my camera there is no time for fiddling with settings etc!!! At best trying to focus was difficult enough !!! And then … later …
Dolphins and surfers at sunrise
No photographs of Emma on the beach today. Some days my camera stayed in it’s bag surprisingly!! This was one of those days. Cellphones are a great back up, easy to whip out, click, send to Instagram and voila! Try as I may, missing out on capturing (with camera) a glorious sunrise is something I simply cannot do. A bonus was …
Sunglasses, sandcastles and toes in the sand
May/June 2019 Ballito : A cloudy start to the day .. … but it turned out to be a good beach day. Emma fitted in well to ‘beach babe’ status. It was a morning of sunglasses, ice creams (previous post), sandcastles and toes in the sand and sea The Granny Pool is ideal for littlies, oldies …
Ice creams on the beach
What is a seaside holiday without an ice cream .. or two ? Most especially if it’s your first one !!! Mommy is very particular what goes into that little mouth. Emma has a very healthy diet. Ice creams are a no-no. From now onwards, on special occasions, there may be exceptions to the rule. …
Beach baby? no .. not really
First day on the beach at Ballito : On their arrival and after unpacking, Elaine and Bryan took Emma down to the sea. She took to it like a duck to water !!! She loved it !! Stood in the wet sand, jumped in the little waves and in the end was wet from head to toe. …
I love sunrises over the sea
I love sunrises over a calm sea where the soft light dances on waves as a golden glow stretches on the horizon when at last a speck of bright gold pops up, growing larger as the seconds pass until a ball of dazzling orange-gold seemingly sits for just a moment on the sea before it rises. I breathe deeply .. and calmly. I embrace this moment…every day We have …
Delicate pale yellow iris
Well hello again !! I’ve been rather slack of late added to which hubby and I have recently returned from a seaside holiday on the glorious North Coast .. known as the Dolphin Coast .. of KwaZulu Natal. But .. before I share some photos from our holiday, which I might add are mainly of our …
Yesterday’s stroll around my garden
Continuing from my previous post herewith photos of some plants and flowers as I walked around my garden…. … where I am now concentrating on indigenous plantings. The ground here dries up very quickly as it’s on a slope and I have waged war over many years planting prettiness with minimal success. Prettiness requires …