Good evening Hannes,
Thank you so much for appreciating my photo. It means a great deal to me ๐
Yep! The Springboks won the match, and on Saturday they will play the next one, as the Irish is here for only two tests ๐
1000 homes destroyed and 4000 people have no homes now. Much more damages elsewhere in the province, and that's only thus far as the second cold front lands tomorrow. Fortunately we had a 30 minute sun break today and we popped down to have a look at the ocean. I will post about it on Wednesday. Glad that you guys don't have very strong storms ๐
Great to see that you had a rest and as usual the photos are fantastic. So sad that you don't publish them anywhere, as I am sure that many people will adore them. Congratulations my friend ๐ฒ
Hahaha, I normally have the excuse that I am going to the toilet. But women are clever, and they know that I am not going to the toilet, as they see that I take my camera with ๐ !LOLZ
By now I know not to worry about you anymore, as I also know that you are capable to handle all of the work. So, I trust that you will do what you have to do and all of our blessings on whatever you have to do. Ps. Marian is also amazed at your photos ๐
Cheers and thanks.
Good morning Zac,
these photos are amazing and I hope to get some like these soon myself too.
Thanks a million for the appreciation of my images ๐
I'm at the end of another nightshift, it's Friday and I have the weekend off ๐
It's so sad to hear the so many homes have been destroyed and so many people have lost their homes. Maybe climate change will be good for you, because it seems that we are getting the extreme weather situations. Hopefully you'll get the nicer weather in exchange.
My wife knows that I don't like to be too long with too many people around me, and she understands me. So I often stay at home while she makes visits or goes shopping. On the other hand, I don't force her to go hiking with me ๐ !LOLZ
It's extremely hot here at the moment and I've let the AC run all day long on 16C yesterday. The night was hot anyway and I'm looking forward to a cool shower before I head to my first meeting today.
I'm not sure what I'll do this weekend, but I will not stay at home, that's for sure ๐
I still don't post anywhere, but almost every day I think I should start posting again. I'm not sure about the Hive though.
Wishing you a wonderful start into an amazing weekend, my friend, may the storms ease down and the skies into colorful scenes in the evening ๐๐
Sending !PIZZA and !LUV as always ๐
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Good evening Hannes,
I also hope that you will get great photos at the beach my friend, and you know that we love your images ๐
Great that the nightshift is done, and you must have a great weekend ๐
Still another 2 cold fronts on the way, and they say that one will land on Sunday, and the other one will land on Monday. In the meantime, the damages have doubled, and some cases are really very bad. We have a new government now, and we look forward to their promises of caring more for the people. The first thing for them to do in my mind is to move the people to flood free lands. So, we will wait to see what happens ๐
You and your wife respect each other, and you have both compromised on your personal freedoms. A great way to do things, and we are together 24/7. I go with to where she wants to go, and she goes with where I want to go. The difference is that wherever we go, she does her own thing and I do mine, and I also don't force her to go anywhere ๐ !LOLZ
Oh yes, I saw that there is a heatwave across Europe, and I am glad that it's cold here. Great that you have an AC, as it can be a real life saver in the heat. I hope that all went well at your meeting, and that there was also an AC at the meeting place. Take care in the heat my friend ๐ฅด
I saw a lady wearing a T-Shirt to today with a slogan, "Golf Widow" on the chest. Our wives should get T shirts that states, "Photography Widow" on the chest. So go and get your photos my friend ๐
Thank you, and yeah, the only times when we see the sun lately is at sunset. Talking about colorful scenes, here is something that you might like.
I also wish you to have a wonderful weekend, and may you really enjoy yourself in whatever you do ๐
Cheers and thanks.
Good afternoon Zac,
my weekend was more or less a lazy one because it's still too hot here and because I'm quite a bit tired at the moment, but on Sunday I've made a little photo trip. I didn't take the usual photos, but some abstract images of lichen on rocks ...
... and a beetle - Trichius Sexualis Bedel - on a flower ...
... and no, I have no idea why this beetle has got this name ๐
I really hope that your new government keeps to their promises, but politicians are a weird race: they promise anything until they win the election. These people should get land where they are safe. That would be much cheaper than to help them rebuild their destroyed homes each year.
We don't have many AC's at work, but since our summers get warmer and warmer, there will be more and more of these devices. My office has windows to the south and apart from window blinds and a ventilator I don't have anything to cool the room down - we all have often temperatures over 30C in the office ๐
Haha, I'll have a look for a t-shirt like this ... Photography Widow sounds cool ๐คฃ !LOLZ
Colorful clouds at sunset and birds - lovely photo ๐๐
Have a great Monday evening and a wonderful rest of the week, my friend ๐๐
Sending !PIZZA and !LUV as always ๐
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Good evening Hannes,
The lichen photos look like rock paintings that the primitive people painted many years ago, and they are lovely. The heat can certainly sap one's energy, and in our summers, I always take cold water showers. Maybe you should also try it ๐
Bedel here means to beg, so maybe that tricky (Trichius) beautiful beetle uses the lovely flower to attract females for a happy time (Sexualis) ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐คฃ
I agree with you 100 percent, but now there's a historical difference, as the main party didn't get an outright win during the elections, and so a GNU (Government of National Unity) was formed. There are more eyes on the spending and corruption now, and the good news is that a white party is now also included. It is about time that blacks and whites take hands to improve this country, as all of the voters are now watching and waiting for them to keep their promises. Interesting times ahead ๐
I think that it is high time for AC's to be installed in all of the offices. Maybe you should start a petition as that will force them to do something. No wonder you are always tired, as 30Cs is not childs play. If the bosses refuse, then all of you must book off sick ๐
Yep, a T-Shirt like that is spot on, as we are forever away on trips to take photos, and the "poor" females must stay at home with no husbands ๐!LOLZ
May your week become cooler, and all strength to you my friend ๐
Cheers and thanks.
Hi Zac,
thanks a million ๐ Last year I have had a closer look at these colorful rocks and took a macro photo and it was awesome. Next time I'll spend more time and try even closer close-ups.
Oh, thanks for this explanation that makes really sense to me. Maybe I should change my hair color from kind of gray to yellow and black ๐ !LOLZ
Blacks and Whites should work together hand in hand, just like you say. We all are humans and and we should live and act as humans. When I was young I have never seen any other people than white people, but I never could understand why the color of our skin would make us different, why it would make some people better than others. When they now work together in your government, I believe that good times will come.
We have our rules that regulate where you can have an AC, but these rules are slowly changing. We are used to our warm offices and are glad that they aren't as cold in Winter as they are ho tin Summer ๐
You have no idea how happy my wife is that she doesn't often have to accompany me. She's a person who loves to stay in bed as long as possible, and if our kitten didn't need some food in the morning, she would probably sleep all day long ๐ด
A long and hot day has started for me, but luckily there's no meeting or other things apart from regular work planned for today.
Wishing you a wonderful rain free Tuesday, my friend ๐๐
Sending !PIZZA and !LUV as always ๐
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Hi Hannes,
I seem to remember the photos of last year, but I have also forgotten if this makes any sense to you. The macros that you took of the recent ones looks lovely and Mother nature is a great artist ๐
It's all about respect for the self and for all others regardless my friend. On the farm I worked well with everyone and in the past, I had many staff numbers to manage, but we always reached great heights together. So, this new government can do great work if everyone put their differences aside, and only concentrate on serving the people. Let's see how it goes ๐
ACs will regulate the temps in the offices during summer and winter, and it will be a great boost for the staff to see that the bosses care for them. At the moment I think that the rules suck, and you guys can definitely do something about it to make things better. If you put a live frog in a pot and gradually increase the heat, then the frog will not know that it's been cooked ๐
Shame Hannes, now you blame your poor wife for her love of sleeping, and I detect a sense of jealousy here, as I know a guy that that is addicted to sleep, even paid sleep. I am not pointing fingers here, but not so long now, then you could join your wife in sleeping all day. You guys can even work shifts to feed the cats ๐๐ฒ๐คฃ๐๐ฅด
I said in the previous reply that the day is a bit wet, but occasionally a dry stint arrives, and then I am out to get some food for my camera, Like that Rock Kestrel bird photo in the previous reply. I also got it bathing after its breakfast and will do a post soon ๐
So it's a wet and dry day, and I hope that your day is also good my friend ๐
Cheers and thanks.
Hi Zac,
... and I don't even know if I have posted these photos ๐ but I agree, Mother Nature ist a great artist ๐
Right, you don't need to love each other, but respect the others, especially the ones who are close to you.
That frog thing sounds interesting - maybe our government ist doing just this thing: the younger ones can stand the heat, but the older ones not. Maybe this way the government hopes to save money because they don't have to pay us when we old ones don't live till our retirement ๐ !LOLZ
Maybe you're right, but I can only tell you that more and more often I think of sleeping longer in the mornings, even when I'm not getting paid for sleeping ๐
Our days are hot and dry, but this afternoon they say we'll get thunderstorms ... we'll see. I'm on my way to the other office for another nightshift and hope that the AC isn't broken ๐
Have a more dry and warm day, my friend ๐๐
Sending !PIZZA and !LUV as always ๐
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