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A Pit Stop

My husband and I came home last Wednesday after a brilliant 6-day motorcycle ride to the Eastern Cape. Before I go on to rave-without- stopping about this beautiful part of our spectacular country, let me say we have just popped in to clean our clothes, repack our bike luggage and go on another ride. (Hence the post heading today!)

To all my fellow bloggers who have commented on my posts which have been aired while I'm away, thank you and bless you for visiting. I will soon be home and visit your blogs. I'm missing you all but am having a wonderful time with my husband at the moment.

To Gymnogene or Not...

Photographing the beautiful clouds above the golf course last week, I inadvertantly snapped this African Harrier-Hawk coming in to land. This graceful raptor was previously known as a Gymnogene and is very visible here in South Africa at this time of the year. It is a natural predator of birds/birds eggs which can overrun the area if the numbers are not kept down in this manner.

I normally don't photograph birds in fligtht with or without my long lense (which is in for repairs at the moment) I rather leave that to the professionals. However, at the time, it was a welcome sighting for my husband, I and the children while out walking the dogs.

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