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. 

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.

OUTING, SHOPPING AND DINING

Mr Price Shorts

What a day. Work was quite tiring with work and hectic schedules. A colleague told me about Mr Price and how promising it can be. I browse the place with the Geek after work and got him shorts and a vest. I couldn't get any dress for myself. I loved the shorts a lot. We then headed for Exclusive Books to buy him another one of those "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books. He is obsessed with them. Then off to get my colleague a voucher as wedding gift. Finally Ocean Basket. My son is so much fun now that he is bigger.

Today I went to Brooklyn mall with my son for shopping and dining out.

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.

BACK TO SCHOOL 2014

back to school

My day was pretty messy. The Geek (son) is changing school because we changed homes. In the previous school he pretty much just pitched for school with his casual clothes. New school has a winter and summer uniform and a long list of stationery. I had to buy stuff I never saw in my life. Even a school bag has a hundred specifications,  scissors have to be blue... I don't know why either, so don't ask. This is a complex life. Further complicated by my lateness, eish.
Today I went "back to school" shopping with DH and the Geek. It was no fun at all.

LEMONADE

lemonade

It promised to rain today but a few light hail stones fell and left our grass as dehydrated. As we sat in the veranda, chatting the afternoon off, the Geek served us lemonade. That, after he prepared a delicious omelette for breakfast.