Thank you so much to everyone who visited and left such lovely comments about my studio, I am very happy with this new space and it is lovely to have one room where all my things can fit so nicely:) Today we went on a short road trip to see the Vaal Dam. It is 105% full and is overflowing. All the residents in the surrounding areas have been safely evacuated approx 600 people. The water gushing out of the flood gates was amazing, so powerful and terrifying at the same time.
A view from the bridge we were standing on.
We did manage to stop in at a quaint thrift shop and I saw this gravy boat, I just loved it AND I really need a gravy boat. I love that it has a base plate to catch the gravy that runs down the side, instead of the table cloth…
I finished spinning that rainbow superwash today and have started with another…
I have been hearing a strange bird call in our garden over the past week, today we discovered it was a Cuckoo…
I am so excited about this shot, it isn’t the greatest shot, I know, I think I was so over the moon when I saw what was happening that I couldn’t keep the camera still! This Robin on the right is feeding this large Cuckoo on the left. I have always heard how Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds nests, in this case the Robin’s nest and are raised by birds other than their own mothers. To experience this today was an amazing gift from nature! In this photo above, the Robin had just fed the Cuckoo:)
Wow! I am amazed at the cuckoo! I’ve never seen one before and it is simply stunning. What a wonderful thing to get to see! ~Leslie
I thought Wow too!
Great shot :0)
Ah – those photos made me homesick. I forget how green and lush everything is “up North” at this time of year.
The Cape summers are so dry.
I can’t wait to show my girls your cuckoo photos tomorrow morning.
Thank you for sharing.
Pen
Wow Linda that robin and the cuckoo are great, I’ve never seen that happening either!!
Love the spinning and your new studio, how lovely to have such a space!
We are having rain and rain and rain like you and our dams are the same. All our roads are cut down south so as we rely on transport for our produce there is not much on the shelves in the supermarket….baked beans for tea anyone??
That little robin must be so busy feeding that big bird! That is so interesting. How exciting that you got to see that!
That picture of the cuckoo is amazing. I have never seen one before (I didn’t realize they were a real bird … I thought they lived in clocks). How interesting that it was raised by a robin, which is so much smaller. I have heard of cow birds doing that, too.
I was going to tell you that Jenn’s having the same problem with rains in Australia -= and in the US, the LA area is at risk. Our snowpack is at 189 percent of normal, so I am hoping for a very gradual thaw. I wander what’s going on? The water coming out of the dam really frightens me. I learned when I was young that a small wave can knock you for a loop. The shots of the cuckoo and robin really are exciting. I’m so glad you keep showing me a land I’ve never had any experience with at all. Every image teaches me. But then – most of your posts teach me something –
Wow that dam is amazing! We have had lots of rain in some parts here as well, floods in Queensland. It definately is powerful and terrifying!
WOW! How exciting to capture such a neat moment. A little gift from God to you. Thanks for sharing.