Skywatch Friday :

Sunrise - Ballito, Kwa Zulu Natal a few years ago ... my favourite sunrises

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Skywatch Friday :

Flying above the clouds .. with the moon and a new day dawning ...

Peek-a-boo sunshine !!

No Skywatch next week for me .. I am flying down to the Cape to spend time with my Mum and family ... but in the meantime ... there are more skies linked to Skywatch ..

Skywatch Friday :

My favourite sunrises are over the sea in Ballito, Kwa Zulu Natal ....

Our daughter, Jeanette and family are on holiday there and are probably experiencing beautiful sunrises like this one .... (just a moment before the sun popped up!)


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Skywatch Friday : Wishing I was there ...

Sunrise over the sea at Ballito, Kwa Zulu Natal.


We have, for the past 20 odd years, gone on holiday at this time of the year to Ballito. It's always so nice to get far from this icy cold Highveld winter for at least two weeks - warms up the bones in the body and gives one extra energy to face the rest of winter.

Hubby and I decided last year, to go to England ... summer there too .. so our bones were warmed by the English summer .. and we had glorious days whilst there with no rain at all!

This year, Elaine has started work (yay!) so we are not bound by school/varsity holidays anymore!! Something of a phenomenon ... amazing after more than 30 years of ALWAYS having to go on holiday with cars filled with parents, and sometimes grandparents squished between excited children whizzing along the highways. Stopping at our customery 'pit-stops' for a quick bite to eat and toilet stops before heading to our destination of warm sun, sand, sea and relaxation!

But this year, hubby and I are going to Ireland in late September .. no warm sun, sand and sea but a fascinating trip, I'm sure!!

Arrgghh! What makes us really mad is that we decided to make our bookings at that time because we were told that Elaine's graduation would be 'sometime in September'. A definite date STILL hasn't been finalised but are now told it may be in early October ... just when we are away!!! How could they do that! It's Elaine's graduation, for heaven's sake, and we needed to be here! She is graduating with cum laude for her Honours in Marketing!!! What an achievement ... and we may not even be here!! :( very sad mommy here!

Anyway - enjoy the sunrise over Ballito .. they really are spectacular. And for more spectacular skies around the world visit Skywatch

Skywatch Friday : Sunrise ...

.... over the sea : Ballito, Kwa Zulu Natal

.. which I have dedicated to all Emergency Services men and women who are so dedicated in what they do - may they see each new day with peace in their hearts. My son and daughter-in-law are paramedics and Carl has quoted a very powerful poem .. please read it.

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Weekly Winners : 14 - 20 Dec

Peter and I recently went down to Hermanus for his Dad's memorial service. We went down by car - takes about 14 hours - we left early hours on Tuesday morning, travelling through the day, and arrived in the early evening ... a looong trip. Jeanette came too but flew down by plane. Very difficult to choose a photo as I too, took lots of photos but these are different to Jeanette's - except the 'Sparkles on the sea' - it was too 'wow' not to miss!

Sunrise over the Free State

Vines of steel

Sparkles on the sea

Seagull on watch

Man and his best friend

Ripples of sand

Sun, sea and sand

Sunrise in the Karoo

Jeanette getting down to her subject!

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