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Saturday, September 22, 2018

Floral and other critters

For several weeks we've been waiting for a flower bud to open in a pot on Colette's part of the veranda.  Between me and Colette, Charmaine manages the off-sales. Last week Charmaine's elderly mum suffered a stroke and passed away suddenly. Charmain was away from work until Wednesday this week. The morning she arrived back at work, the long-awaited bud opened up. 
 Colette and I dedicated this bloomm to Charmaine in remembrance of her mom's passing 

And of course, back on the farm last Sunday, Skabenga and I had several walks. He was delighted !

 White-faced Duck...
  ... on Skabenga's pond ...

 ... who fly off as he enters the dam (see bottom right of photo) 
 Whoo-hoo! 
 He takes great gulps of water as he plodges through the water ! 

I'm linking to Saturday Critters with Eileen here

HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL! 

10 comments:

  1. Hello, Skabenga must loving having the pond to swim in. Love the beautiful blooms, lovely views and the ducks and pond. Thanks for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend. PS, thank you for the comment and visit to my blog!

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  2. A beautiful day in the valley for you and Skabenga who loves to plodge. I like that word "plodge". I think you're the only one I know who uses it. Sorry to hear about Charmaine's mother passing suddenly. It must have come as a shock. But it was so lovely to read how the flower blossomed on the day she needed it most.

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  3. Beautiful flower! A fitting tribute

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  4. woo hoo on photos of S in the water, he looks wonderful and happy.

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  5. Such a beautiful area, I do love the Drakensberg. Happy weekend Diane

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  6. The hide of those ducks being on Skabenga's pond.

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  7. So sorry to hear about Charmaine's mother. The bud opening up was a nice welcome back for her

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  8. I can see a very beautiful landscape behind !

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  9. Skabenga is in his element. Beautiful terrain.

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