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| Two birds. Looking for each other. Missing each other. Just. |
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Monday 22 November 2010
Monday 15 November 2010
Sign Language For Dummies
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| Far from home |
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| Chinyse Fuud |
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| Clue: not a zorse |
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| Mr Martha |
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| Considerate park signs |
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| Happy pills |
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| Hankey Downs |
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| Taking things too far in the Winelands |
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| Penguin crossing |
Sunday 14 November 2010
an ode to solitude
If there’s one thing I have learned,
On this trip so far from home,
It’s that travelling in a carExpends you lots of time alone.
Though it’s pleasant driving solo
(And not too much of a bore),
I do find myself just glancing
Over ‘tward the passenger door,
And thinking, “Wouldn’t it be nice
To have a little friend,
Someone I could chatter to,
Someone with an ear to lend.
A Cassie or a Pipulet would be a
A lovely treat,
Or just to have a Pelly sitting in
That empty seat.
An Erik would do wonders for
Those lonely, silent days,And Emma - she would make me smile
With everything she says.
A Rebs would be perfection
If I needed help with smells,
And Lou’n’Saff a super team -
Oh, where, oh, where is Jules?
A Breezie or a Marchington
Might make a lovely change,
And stop me talking to myself,
Stop me being deranged.
A Ness, a Ranch, a Dannibear
One Freya or one Jess,
A Loz, a Julie, two Melissas:
That would be the best.
It’s quiet - where is Mulkerrins?
Oh, where is all my Big Gay Tent
And everyone from Trellick?
No, it’s just me, I’m on my own
(Unless you’re counting Irons,
Reading Brideshead out to me),
Yes, just me and the lions.
And then the lightbulb flickers bright
And things fall into place,
When I remember that so soon
I’ll have my own Roundface!
Saturday 13 November 2010
my life in numbers thus far
54: The number of different beds I have slept in thus far12,000: The number of kilometres I have driven ...more or less (I keep forgetting to count)
4: The number of times I have swum in the sea despite having lived on the beach since August
1: The number of times I have swum in our pool despite having lived in this house since August
0: The number of times I have climbed Table Mountain despite having lived in Cape Town since August
4: The number of big dogs who have knocked me actually to the floor
6: The number of aeroplanes I have been in
4: The number of seats in the smallest aeroplane I was in
800: The number of Rand I handed over to a Nigerian man of questionable authenticity and integrity in the car park of a Johannesburg mall. Before breakfast. All in the name of Saint Nick.
1: The number of legavaans I have spotted
1: The number of legavaans I have almost run over
69: The number of giraffes I have spotted
1: The number of giraffes I have almost run over
389: The number of warthog I have spotted
8,198: The number of impala I have spotted
67: The number of kilos of biltong I have gnawed my way through
67: The number of litres of rooibos tea I have drunk
8: The number of cars I have driven
1: The number of tow trucks I have needed1: The number of wing mirrors I have lost
1: The number of houses I have almost burned down
41: The number of days until I come home…
Friday 12 November 2010
Bacon's Big Adventure
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| Bacon scopes out the campsite. |
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| She makes a run for it! |
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| She's in, and has some poolside snacks... |
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| …digs around for roots…. |
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| …drinks from the bird barh... |
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| …and hopes she doesn't end up like the last ones who tried it. |
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Saturday 25 September 2010
Things I Did Not Know: Part I
daddy lions and baby lions get to eat first,
even if the mummy lion caught the baby warthog (wartlet!)
birds eat cheese, lots of cheese
some elephants have two trunks...
south africans put avocado on pizza, no joke
everyone comes in all shapes and sizes,
even grasshoppers
ivy is not just an outside plant
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