BACK TO THE SANCTUARY

The Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

The Geek's project is due tomorrow. Today we had to take another look at it just to be sure its completed. Its the project that took us to the bird sanctuary a few weeks ago. We saw lots and lots of bird species. This bird was one of the strangest. I must have taken tens of its shots whilst it gave a very strange peformance. Nature is amazing. 

SLAUGHTERING DEBT

Slaughtering Debt

Its so sick I know but I keep telling people about how they should take care of their own money. You'd swear I am government or a parent or people are my responsibility. Fortunately, there are people who like me enough to boost my ego by inviting me to give some chats on this subject. This week I have a class with young couples on finances in their marriages. We started yesterday on "dealing with debt".

Today the debate was on "debt consolidation". I enjoy these classes so much. I like these couples a lot. I hope to be done by Friday.

THREE PARKS AND A BIRD SANCTUARY

Three Parks and a Bird Sanctuary

I find I am a primary school learner again. The Geek's homeworks and school projects keep me on my toes. I also learn a lot from all this. I'm very grateful.

In search of a pond with some life (plant and animal species) we visited The Fountains park, Venning Park in Arcadia, Magnolia Dell in Nieuw Mackleneuk and Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Groenkloof today. I took about a hundred photos of bird species. I loved every minute of that silence. So gorgeous.

PORTUGUESE VS AFRIKAANS

AFRIKAANS

I actually took Afrikaans up to Grade 12. I was one of the few in the school who liked this language. Fast forward, two decades later, I am faced with the task to teach my son this language. Its not easy for a boy who started with Portuguese second language. But I believe that together we will conquer. For now, we are in the mercies of a very inaccurate google translation.

Today I used google translate to understand the Afrikaans reading instructions from the teacher. So much typing.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2014

books on the first day of school 2014

Schools are really on now in South Africa. The Geek (son) came with a diary with what read like a million rules. I guess its what you get for choosing a school that is regarded as good. And the rule is that you read and SIGN. The first entry in the diary was "cover English books", "cover Maths book". My sister covered her nephew's books.
Today is the first day of school 2014.