A matter of a 'bad' back - mundane mutterings
I have had a quiet time recently having done my back a disservice at the gym. Spending a week on one’s back is a perfect opportunity for some really deep introspection. Well I tried that and it took up five minutes of my time with no profound insights ocurring to me. I then tried to practise EFT as espoused by @kiwideb but the medication sort of had me poking my eyes out and breaking into giggling fits so I had to give that up before I blinded myself.
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Bee on lavender
So I fell back on an old favorite. I decided to persecute my camera (and any poor Steemian who reads this post) by taking photographs in and around my garden.
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The old enemy … Cape Masked Weaver … keeps stripping our trees to build a nest. Problem is they are colony birds and once you allow one to nest the next thing you have are dangling, deserted nests and a dead tree.
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A once lush Australian fern in our office atrium. These are the abandoned nests
So I spend my days listening for his mating warble and then use my catapult to shoot seeds at him.
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Catapult and ammunition
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The girl he is trying to please… she don’t look so flash to me actually… bit drab in fact.
If she looked like this I could possibly understand his desire to please..
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Common Waxbill although not so common anymore. I was pleased to see this one in the garden
What? Another bee on lavender.
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Bumblebee on potato bush flower
Anyone who follows me will probably understand that this is more about alleviating my withdrawal symptoms, not having blogged for a while now. Keep an eye out for a 'Dining Out in Cape Town' post as well as an "In the Kitchen" one. Thanks for reading anyway {smile}
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I'm glad you didn't poke your eye out. But giggling sounds like a suitable occupation.