More Sani2c with more helpers

The weather pattern for the day

Lyn, Alison and Linda ready and waiting for cyclists

During the course of the day, cyclists were offered boiled potato with mayo, barone, oat biscuits, hard boiled eggs, orange pieces and bananas. 

Ixopo Primary helpers with cyclists

Rina helping a cyclist with sustenance for the next stage of the race

Time to fill up with fuel for tired bodies

Goxhill learners helping cyclist

Goxhill learners helping cyclists and cyclists learning more about our community

The income that we receive for manning this refreshment table on 16th May will be used to fund activities for the Conservation Forum that Mdu started in the Himville rural school community.

Sani2c cycle race

Farmer Glen from our community started the Sani2c cycle race, this event causes much excitement in our community during May.  BirdLife Sisonke man a refreshment table at Belmont Conference Center in Donnybrook we get paid for doing this, these funds are used for conservation and educational purposes within the birding community.  This year the race was over three days, three teams of each about 1400 cyclists raced from Underberg to Scottburgh.  The first day they have refreshment tables at Pevensey, next is our table in Donnybrook, then the cyclists spend the first night at Mackenzie Club in Eastwolds area.  Next day they cycle through the Umkomaas valley right through to Jolivet where they spend the night.  On the third day they cycle through gum plantations, sugar cane fields and Vernon Crookes Reserve.  Here blow are some photos that I took whilst our grandchildren were off loading the stock of fruit and veg to feed the cyclists.

Ashley doing her bit to off load the oranges

Emma and Nathan with 12 pockets of oranges that need to be peeled and cut up

Nathan helping off load the 19 pockets of potato that need to be cooked for the cyclists

Very busy Ashley

Joberg2c refreshment table

Ixopo Primary bird club help me man the refreshment table at Joberg2c, this is a fund raiser for this group, we use these funds to pay for exciting educational outings for the club.

Mum's 80th Birthday lunch


 

We had a lovely day today, with friends and family gathered at Impithi Beach Kiosk for Mum's 80th birthday lunch. I feel very privileged to have both my parents alive and healthy. Having four generations of ones family at

Mum's 80th birthday lunch and Dad's birthday lunch in September was very special.







Mum, what a lovely lady and she is MY
mother





Fun and laughter filled the day







Today as I stroll around my garden, I enjoy the amazing diversity.

I have no clue what this little critter's name is, maybe one day
I'll get a chance to look it up in my bug book

Some of the Aloes are bursting into flower
I look forward to this happy occasion every year

Autumn is here, the mornings and evenings are very chilly, lovely
yellow leaves fall from the 100 year old Tulip Poplar Tree

Just something that caught my attention, sunshine through
the leaves

More Autumn leaves

Tessa Jane, wondering what I'm going to be doing next

A view from our garden, 

Funky views

Once again our garden visitor has arrived

Yellow Knipofia that were stripped by
Weavers

Funky bud

I wonder who can see the little frog hiding in this day lily bud

I'm not sure if this is a Ranger  I need confirmation

Very drab colouration of the under wing of the Garden Commodore

Garden Commodore upper wing

A very common garden bird, Red-eyed Dove
There is high drama every evening in the
garden when the local Black Sparrowhawk come
hunting for dinner 

Tessa Jane doing what she enjoys best in her life,
'herding chickens'

Little White-faced Ducks grow up

Very young White-faced Ducks that were found in our neighbour's
farmyard

All grown up and very much at home in the chicken run

Ganging up on the Mascovy ducklings

The chicken run, Boschveld chickens

Red Boy strutting about with his girls

Black Boy checking his girls

A very smart hen, I just love this colouration

Jacky, checking out if there is anything to eat.

Jacky, a beautiful hen that I bred