Category: quota photo

Never forget the seahorse…

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I was scrolling through some old photos on my phone this afternoon, when I came across this…

It’s actually a chicken nugget from a buffet at a birthday party at a restaurant in Kalk Bay, back in April 2022.

But it really does look like a seahorse. Or a knight from a chess set that has crispy, deep-fried pieces.

It was apparently considered remarkable enough at the time to record for posterity. (Alcohol may have been involved.)

And apparently still remarkable enough to make it into a blog post 3 years later. And I’m completely sober at the moment.

Suddenly, Eurasian Chaffinch

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Yep. Exactly what the title says.

I was taking photos of horses in Hout Bay this afternoon when I spotted this little guy in the pine tree above me.

These birds are actually invasives in Cape Town, one of several species introduced by Cecil John Rhodes in his attempts to anglicise South Africa.

Interestingly, while many of his efforts died out very quickly and some are near ubiquitous today, the Chaffinch falls somewhere in the middle, and 130 years after its introduction, is still only found in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.

Like Hout Bay.

Quick QP

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I need to go and kick a football around in the silly African heat, so here’s a quick QP to keep the streak going.

I was sorting through some old images looking for a suitable print for a friend’s wall when I came across this one taken a few years back, in Agulhas.

Oooh. So ethereal!

More (and I really do mean more) tomorrow.

2017 Sunset

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I was looking through some old images earlier when I found this one of a Suiderstrand sunset.

Obviously a lot has changed since this was taken back in December 2017. Not just in Suiderstrand (none of which you can see anyway), but in the world in general. Not even Cyril was in charge back when this was taken. Of course, there are some who would say he’s never really been in charge.

Anyway, rich, golden tones over the most very easterly bit of the Atlantic Ocean. And the lagoon somewhere down there too.