So just when we thought it was going to be a mild winter and would have nothing to worry about, the coldest of cold fronts just pulled in. From nowhere. It just decided to sneak up on us on Monday morning, and without warning, has blanketed the country in icy weather. Snow from Stellenbosch in the Cape, all the way up the coast to the Drakensberg. The highveld has also had its fair share of ice - as this picture from an office park in Woodmead shows.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Brrrr
So just when we thought it was going to be a mild winter and would have nothing to worry about, the coldest of cold fronts just pulled in. From nowhere. It just decided to sneak up on us on Monday morning, and without warning, has blanketed the country in icy weather. Snow from Stellenbosch in the Cape, all the way up the coast to the Drakensberg. The highveld has also had its fair share of ice - as this picture from an office park in Woodmead shows.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
And now for the bad news...
So I undertook the project365 thing in October last year. The point of the project - to post a Photo Of The Day (POTD) every day for a year.
Well, the bad news is that I have decided to narrow it down from P365, to P182. A six month project. Which ran from November 2006 until April 2007.
There were pictures of sunsets, pictures of holidays, pictures of friends and family. There were others of trees and plants and wooden puzzles, and even some on meals and breakfasts that were cooked by K and I.
But alas, the project has reached the point where it is becoming a daily burden on me. It has lost its appeal and excitement. It has become more a case of 'what can i find to snap today', than a case of 'cool, i'll put that on the blog'.
It was a big undertaking - a bold challenge that I rose to at first, but then came to ask myself 'what have i done?'.
Its not all doom and gloom however. The 6 months of pics will remain on this blog for K and I to look back upon. Lots of visual memories that will always be here. Besides which, there will be other pics that go up from time to time. They will still be posted under the POTD tag - but it will also give me more time to blog about other issues - rather than spending half an hour downloading, resizing and uploading pictures, I can tell you more about more. If anything, the quality of posts should actually improve.
So thank you for logging on each day and checking out the daily picture. It has been good to take a look at my Google Analytics map, and see little dots sprawled across the globe - from Perth, Manning, Adelaide and Melbourne, to Parow, Jhb, Midrand, Parkmore and Pretoria to Oslo, Bucharest, Milton Keynes, Brentford, Salt Lake and Statten Island.
BTW, the final POTD's have been uploaded. See below - 28-30 April.
Well, the bad news is that I have decided to narrow it down from P365, to P182. A six month project. Which ran from November 2006 until April 2007.
There were pictures of sunsets, pictures of holidays, pictures of friends and family. There were others of trees and plants and wooden puzzles, and even some on meals and breakfasts that were cooked by K and I.
But alas, the project has reached the point where it is becoming a daily burden on me. It has lost its appeal and excitement. It has become more a case of 'what can i find to snap today', than a case of 'cool, i'll put that on the blog'.
It was a big undertaking - a bold challenge that I rose to at first, but then came to ask myself 'what have i done?'.
Its not all doom and gloom however. The 6 months of pics will remain on this blog for K and I to look back upon. Lots of visual memories that will always be here. Besides which, there will be other pics that go up from time to time. They will still be posted under the POTD tag - but it will also give me more time to blog about other issues - rather than spending half an hour downloading, resizing and uploading pictures, I can tell you more about more. If anything, the quality of posts should actually improve.
So thank you for logging on each day and checking out the daily picture. It has been good to take a look at my Google Analytics map, and see little dots sprawled across the globe - from Perth, Manning, Adelaide and Melbourne, to Parow, Jhb, Midrand, Parkmore and Pretoria to Oslo, Bucharest, Milton Keynes, Brentford, Salt Lake and Statten Island.
BTW, the final POTD's have been uploaded. See below - 28-30 April.
Friday, May 04, 2007
POTD: 30 April 2007
POTD folder on my laptop. This is where they are all downloaded to, resized and made ready for upload to blogger. This is where a great deal of my free time is spent - something that is going to change soon.
POTD: 28 April 2007
The new shopping mall that has opened up in Modderfontein, up the road from K and I. GreenStone Shopping centre.Saturday, April 28, 2007
POTD: 27 April 2007
Yes, that clock does read 6:02am. And you'll notice that the car is definitely not stationary either. That's because I was about 15 minutes into my journey to Carletonville for a marathon round of golf. What's a marathon you ask, and why Carletonville? Well, a marathon is two rounds of golf played in one session. That's 4.5 hours for 18 holes, and then another 4.5 hours for another 18. And as for Carletonville, thats what happens when you let some guy who lives out on the West Rand arrange the golf.Needless to say, there was plenty of golf played, lots of laughs, a full day outside in the fresh air, and a couple of very tired golfers by the time the round came to an end.
Awesome day out, and a great way to spend Freedom day.
POTD: 25 April 2007
Semi-Final 2: How not to play a game. Once again, the SA team have progressed to a semi-final in a world cup, and exited in bizarre circumstances. This time it wasn't rain, but like the last time this happened, an element of panic crept up on the team, and managed to overcome them. A complete joke of a performance by the SA team. Australia have played consistently brilliant cricket, and deserve to go through and win the world cup.POTD: 24 April 2007
Semi-Final 1: A decent game by both sides. Entertaining to watch, professional in the way in which it was played out - pity there had to be a loser, as both were worthy of progressing to the next round.POTD: 23 April 2007
My baby - who says I need children :-)(yet)
Turns ten years old this year...
I've only had her for what will be four years this year.
I've only had her for what will be four years this year.
POTD: 22 April 2007
The season change in full effect - the leaves on this oak tree turning a beautiful golden colour.POTD: 21 April 2007
Went to dinner with Patrick, Frank and Claire and Richard. Went to a place called Soi in Melville. Its a Vietnamese/Thai food place - part of the Orient-WangThai-Saigon group. Had a great meal - fried prawn starter, with Chicken Cashew main. Vary good.
POTD: 19 April 2007
So, how cool are the colours in this pic? This is the picture that I woke up to the other morning. You may recall a few pics ago, I said that we're having awesome sunsets at the moment - well, this is a sunrise in fact. My theory is that as the season is changing, we're getting a different type of cloud forming (you can see the effect in the top right corner - its almost like these clouds have formed one after the other in a parallel line), much thinner than the summer variety. Due to this, the sun is having an absolute ball reflecting its rays through this delicate medium, and in doing so, is creating the most magnificent displays of colour.I could of course be talking absolute crap, and only got to see this picture because I happened to wake up earlier than usual. Its good to have a theory though.
POTD: 18 April 2007
Typical morning breakfast - bowl of muesli, cup of tea, and piece of toast (wholewheat of course).POTD: 17 April 2007
As I leave the broadcaster client that I'm working for at the moment, the satellites beam a continuous stream of news, sport, entertainment and drama to an audience that spans Africa, parts of the Middle East, the Sub-Continent and into the Far East. In fact, the satellite footprint casts a bit of a shadow over Western Australia, so technically speaking, with a satellite dish and decoder, you could be reading the Perth Daily newspaper, whilst listening to Naas Botha rounding up the weekend's games on Boots & All.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
POTD: 14 April 2007
Just in case you thought I was bluffing - here's the handicap proof. Now I know its still nothing to get too excited about, but its come down from 18, to 17, to 16 and now 14 in the past 4 months. I knew all that time off was necessary.Have a 6:45 tee-off tomorrow morning at Killarney, my second favourite course at the moment. Hoping that my swing will come to the game tomorrow, and that my putting is as sharp as the chirps in my fourball are likely to be. I'm still on my quest to reach a single figure handicap.
BTW, today is Angie's 25th birthday. Happy birthday Ang.
BTW, today is Angie's 25th birthday. Happy birthday Ang.
POTD: 13 April 2007
In continuing with the sunset theme, here's another - taken on my way home from work last night. Its definitely Autumn here now - there's a bit of a chill in the air, and a lot of cloud activity - making it ideal for the most spectacular sunsets.
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