A Happy Friday post from the Ocean!

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"No ways! No, No, No" he said. "I am NOT going into that big waterbowl!"🤣

Time to laugh a bit, as the Hive price is up and Gold has just shot through the $2000 mark.

I spoil you with a special 3 part post on this happy day, so take your time and look at the photos!

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So, his mom picked him up and all that he could look at is that big water bowl 🤣

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A gentle put down, but just kept on staring at the big water!

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Ah! A compromise, as he could only walk in the wet mess that the other dogs made!

End of Part 1.

"Health is the new wealth!"

"Happiness is the new rich!"

Part 2!

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One of our local surfers in action here!

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And here we had a guy taking off with a Kite!

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A one handed glide across the rough of the waves!

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Airborne, as he simply cleared this rising wave!

End of Part 2!

"Inner peace is the new success!"

"Kindness is the new cool!"

Part 3!

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Yikes! Time to make a very quick u turn here!

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Ooh! That is very cold Atlantic ocean water!

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We gotta get out of here, as this is a nasty place!

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Finally, he told the cold water what he thinks about it 🤣

And That's All Folks!

My first love is to place positive posts, as we all have to wade through the dark waters in this life.
At times the troubled waters seem to almost engulf us, but we are always offered an escape exactly the same as the two little dogs here had. Compromise, or flee.

Should the waves of our troubles become too big and scary, we can simply fly clear over them as the guy with the kite did so effortlessly. Of course he had the help of a kite and just so we have the help of our hope and our faith.
We hope that everyone here on #hive will have a great Friday and a good weekend!

And That's All Folks!

Note: All photos are my own, unedited and only cropped for uploading.
The quotes used here are by Syed Balkhi (Entrepreneur).
Camera used: Canon Powershot SX60HS.

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That bloody scenery is enough to get a smile on my face!

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Hahaha, thank you and I hope that you will have a happy weekend dude!

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I really want to try kite surfing before I get too old. It looks like such a blast!

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Hahaha, then you will have to get a move on, as I am already too old hahaha.
Time waits for no one my friend!

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3 in one - I think all 3 parts would have made great individual posts 😀
My favourites are the first photos of each part - the U-turn is cool 😉

Cheers and !BEER
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Hahaha, I so wish that you could have seen it with your own eyes Hannes.
Luckily people don't see or know that I have the zoom.
I decided to crop the lady out of the the very first photo because she looked totally exasperated, trying to pull the little dog towards the sea lol.

Yes, I could easily have made 3 posts, but time constraints and this slow PC would have meant most of my afternoon gone.

Btw. I got a very unusual shot today. Two Terns and an Oystercatcher together in flight. Of course the Terns are much faster than the Oystercatcher, but amazingly they slackened off to keep pace with him.
Never seen this before!

Here's the shot! The black one is the oystercatcher

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Cheers and thanks!

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Haha, yes, that must have looked so funny, and a zoom can be very handy in such cases 😉

I can imagine her face when she tried to pull the little dog 🤣

Looks cool, like a friendship across different kinds of birds. I haven't heard such of birds and that's surely very unusual to see, but of other animals I have heard of friendships though (cats and dogs 🤣).

Cheers and !BEER
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Oh yeah, but I never try to embarass anybody lol.

The thing is that Terns can fly from here to the USA and the Oystercatcher can't.
In fact the Oystercatchers are on the rare endangered list and these two Terns seems to have made friends with one. That's why I said that it's an unusual shot.

Cheers and thanks!

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Aha, now I understand better. Poor Oystercatcher must stay alone at home while the others fly on vacation, but maybe they take him with them on their back 😉

Cheers and !BEER

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I heard that there is a protective colony of oystercathers, where they can breed not far from here at another seaside town Hannes.
The town is near the place where we found the Penguin colony and we will go and have a look if we can find it.

No way that that oystercatcher in the photo can ever get overseas, inless of course if he can stowaway on a ship. Lol.

Cheers and thanks!

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It's good that they protect the endangered birds. I'm sure to see a post of this colony from you soon 😀

Cheers and !BEER

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Oh yeah, after viewing the oystercather community and we will also make a turn at the penguin colony again.
From there we will go on a bit furter to do some whale watching.

Cheers and thanks!

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Oh yes, penguins are so sweet. I live to watch them on YouTube sometimes 😀
Whale watching? Cooool 😀
I hope for some great photos, of course 😉

Cheers and !BEER
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Oh yeah, there will be many photos and I have posted about our visit there last year, but it is whaling time again and it's so lovely to see the moms with their babies.
Some of the young ones try to "breach" (come out of the water) like their parents and it's fun to watch.

Cheers and thanks!

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I'm too lazy to search for the old photos and will wait for the new ones 😄

I thought the evening would cool down, but it's still too hot here. So I think I'm going to take a cold shower and go to bed a bit earlier today - I'm working tomorrow 🙃

Cheers and !BEER

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I am the same, as I really for some reason, also dislike going back into the files.

The wind is fierce here and it brought the rain clouds, as just started to drip here now. I think that I told you that we are booked for rain in the next 2 weeks.

Yeah, I have the habit of starting the shower on hot and then to gradually turn it to cold.
Hope that you can sleep in the heat Hannes. One thing that I cannot do lol.

Cheers and thanks!

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Yes, I think I can remember that you said something about rainy days.

I love hot showers, even in Summer. Sometimes I take my shower like you do, but only when I am still too tired in the morning and need to wake up 😉

Sleeping in the heat isn't easy, but I'm tired and will watch a few minutes YouTube. This will help 😁

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Ah, you have the luxury of YouTube of course.
We used to watch Louie Giglio on there a few years ago, but now out IT is limited.
I also stay awake, sometimes up to 2 or 3 am, but if I am up at 7am then for the rest of the day I am pooped 😏

Cold showers can indeed create an instant wake up hahaha.

Cheers and thanks!

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No YouTube? That's weird.

I use it only for education 😉

Seriously, there are some photographers which have interesting channels, but for falling asleep faster I watch funny videos too 🤣

Right, I need at least 5-6 hours of sleep and when I go to bed at 10 pm I can easily get up at 5 or earlier 😉

Cheers and !BEER and good night Zac 😊

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Only a short one on the odd occasion Hannes.

Only other thing that we watch at times is Michael Macintyre.
Don't know if I have the spelling right, but he is hilarious.

Yeah, in my younger days sleeping was the last thing on my list.
I slipped back into that for the last couple of months, but have recently decided to move sleeping to the top of the list 😁
Now I feel better in the daytime. Bonus!

Cheers and a splendid Good Night to you guys and the kittens 😍

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Did I say good morning already? Don't know, so Good morning Zac 😊

Michael McIntyre? I love him, although his voice is a bit too loud for me sometimes 📢 😉

I don't like to sleep, but I do it to be awake and not half asleep the next day 😉

Cheers and !BEER
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I don't know, but if we didn't greet it's not rude Hannes, so Good Morning also to you!

Yeah, that guy has a rare style of presenting his great jokes hahaha.
I don't mind the loud voice, as I wear a permanent left ear plug to avoid infections in the ear.
Very loud noises like rifles and explosives in the army and later on screeching machines has damaged my ear drum.

I share your dislike of sleep hahaha.

Btw. look at this little Ringneck dove, as very wet here today!

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Cheers and thanks!

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My father fell from a horse when he was a boy and since then he can't hear anything with his left ear, although the ear is okay, the doctors say.
This came to my mind when you said you don't her on the left side 😉

LOl, the dove doesn't look very happy 😉

Cheers and !BEER

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He must have damaged the inner ear maybe. A doctor wanted to operate to fix my ear, as I think that he wanted to buy a new Porsche with the price that he quoted me hahaha,
Of course I wanted none of it and every morning I put a cotton wad in my ear.
Strange co-incidence that it was also your dad's left ear!

Hahaha, yed, it is very wet here. I saw a strange thing today, as we now also have a pair of African mourning doves here. They look the same as the other ring neck doves, nut their eyes are yellow and they have a red mask around the eyes.

Here's a photo of one and look at the eye.
I have never seen them before!

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Cheers and thanks!

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Yes maybe, just lately a doctor told my dad that they could try to fix it, but he refused, because he has been living with it for about 70 years and he's just of it as it is 😉

This eye looks cool, but at the first moment I thought it was the same dove 😄

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awesome shots by the ocean, I to was at a beach this morning but early to catch the sunrise before breakfast, my wife and I went together and it was a great way to start the day :)

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Thank you and I think that you will get your usual excellent shots over there JJ.
Where are you wxactly, so that I can work out the time differences between your place and South Africa?
Great also to hear that you take Lulu with you on the walks.
Blessings to you guys!

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I am in a city called New Bedford in Massachusetts the sane time zone as NY

Lulu has had a full recovery from her condition it’s amazing really our prayers were answered and she feels blessed and is loving life

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Ah! I just told Marian about Lulu and please tell her that we praise our Lord for her improvement.
We are +- 6 hours ahead of you guys. We are 7:36pm now and you guys are 1:36pm.

So good to talk to you again my friend.

Blessings to you guys!

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I thought about you to a lot while I was offline great to be in contact agai👍🙂👍

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Oh yeah, you remember that you guys are on our prayer list?
I kept watching for your return, thinking that we would have to go over there to search for that old tattooted thug, but you slipped in through the back door and I only saw your shared post on the blog of that Austrian mountain goat, @johannpiber

Good to have you back happy and breathing my friend and also for bringing the great news of Lulu with you.

Blessings to the both of you from both of us!

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Ohh yes I know that and you are on our prayer list my friend, sorry for sneaking in the back door, but that's always been my way sneak in and out quietly :)

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Hahaha, you certainly haven't lost your humour.
So good to smile together again and I think that you are slowly getting to grips with the retirement life, as I knew you would.
Just a tip, if you get bored, don't tease the missus, rather find something to do 🤣

We say a hearty Good Night to you guys my friend!

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I hope my humour will always stay and as for not teasing the missus, that's something i have known well since well before retirement LOL

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Hahaha, glad to hear that, as I still tease mine when the opportunity arises. Good natured teases of course, as only a fool would enjoy the wrath of a woman.

So now I am waiting to see a real plane in front of a full moon from you my friend.

Blessings to you guys for the new week!

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Good morning my friend up early with the wife and we’re off to catch the sunrise hoping for some nice colors but a morning walk will be nice if not

Cheers

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Good evening JJ,

Strangely we had the same thought, as I was also out to catch the sunrise breaking over the mountain early this morning. But I posted the sunrise already this morning.

Hope that you guys enjoyed the walk and being together is better than any sunrise my friend. Marian was still sleeping when I snuck out, but later on we also went for a walk on the beach.
I caught an Egret fishing again and the usual Kelp gulls in flight.

Hope that you also got some good photos mate!

Blessings to you guys!

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We did have a nice walk no colors at all, but it was a new spot and a lovely place for a walk, and hardly anyone there which is of course good at this time :)

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Sad about the colors, but we love new spots as they open up a new world to us.
Over time I am even starting to forget the old place, as there are so many new discoveries here.
I bet before long, if not already, you will also start sniffing around my friend.

Glad that you guys enjoyed the walk and hope many more to come.

Blessings!

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We are the same way, loving our new area and hardly missing the old one, have bene trying to get out for early morning walks together most mornings, today it didn't happen my wife had trouble sleeping and is sleeping in now

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Ah! Those sleeping troubles van certainly tire one out JJ.
I have also had them on and off lately and the next day one feels like a zombie.
We are sure that as time goes on you will enjoy your freedom more an more my friend.
Blessings!

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yes we are both a bit in Zombie mode today but lets hope tonight and tomorrow is better LOL

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Better also here today and amazing what a good sleep can accomplish my friend.
Hope your day is also much better.

Blessings and thank you for the tip.

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a better day here we got a good sleep and out early for a sunrise walk by the water a great way for us both to start the day

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Ah, that sunrise walk sounds like great medicine JJ.
Glad that you guys are enjoing the walks!

Blessings!

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We truly are it’s a great way to start the day

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Must be a new life for you after walking around alone and taking photos for so many years my friend. Now you have a companion and you can share experiences.

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Nice beach, surf and kite :) Seems like a good time !

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Thank you and we always have a good time on the beach my friend.
Except of course when the storms rage here in the "Cape of Storms" lol.

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One day riding the wave the next everything crashing down, only thing to do is get up and keep going, perhaps a bit of that very cold water would do the trick!

Not visiting as often as I had hoped, still battling along now waiting for booster to be installed due to extremely poor cellular connection. Have a wonderful weekend Stephen.

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Such is life Lady Joan and all that we can do is to try to stay afloat.
A bit of that cold water would result in a comittee to be arranged to incestigate the cause hahaha.

I suppose with the lockdown, the installers are inundated with call outs and work, hopefully they will get around to you guys soon?

Hope that your weekend is also going well, apart from the battle with the IT.

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