A Sun Explosion Part 2.

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As promised here is the African sun at its best.
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The sun was now finally behind the last bottom cloud and the views from here were exquisite.

You can see Part 1 Here

10 photos to show you the progression of the sunset as I saw it and it was indeed a magical show. Fortunately the wind did not drive the clouds above the mountains at speed and it was so great to see the sun dropping through the cloud.
Prepare for a golden color show.

This was the situation as we had arrived at the final spot for me to get the sunset on camera.
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Right, let the show begin and here you can see that the sun had reached the final cloud above the mountain.
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Sun slowly sinking in behind the cloud.
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Yep, the wait was worth it, as the sun started to drop out below the cloud.
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Bang! There it was in it's full beauty.
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Dropping down behind the mountain.
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And then the sun was gone.
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Finally a horizon scene here as we started to walk back along the beach.
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On the long walk back I also took some lovely reflection scenes in the twilight that I will post in the #reflectionhunters contest of the #shadowhunters community.

I had to post earlier today, as we will soon have another power black out and I have to dodge the times in order to also get a later second post in. But like always we will prevail.
Hope that you have enjoyed the sunset with us.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.

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What a glorious sunset and progression of shots

Have a blessed Sunday

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Glad that you liked the shots JJ.

We hope that you guys also had a great Sunday.

!BEER

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I just got back in from a sunset walk and I got lucky catching a glorious one so indeed a good Sunday

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Great news indeed and when the power is back, I will go and look for it.

!PIZZA

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Ohh I won’t get around to editing those photos and doing a post for a few days probably I am building up a good supply of photos to last me through winter when I won’t get out on so many walks

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Okay, so that's why I couldn't find it.
I also have a huge stock of photos, as I take an average of 300 or more photos every day for 5+ years now.

Trouble is that I don't remember which ones I have posted.

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Ohh yeah same fir me my friend
However I am lucky I have all my photos catalogues in Lightroom and I have a system where I know the photos I have used

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Hahaha, I always work on the fly my bro and have no such things like Lightroom and that.
In fact I don't know what Lightroom is and if I were to use it, I would be asking you all of the time how to use it 🤣
So, I save both of us some trouble 👍

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That’s a good thing I spend far to much time editing lol

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Absolute magic, lovely view of the sun slowly sinking. Photography captured with birds on their way home a sight to behold, taking one back home and sweet dreams of a better tomorrow.

!LUV the view!

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Thank you Lady Joan and yes, it was a magical show and I am glad that you also enjoyed it.
We had to walk about a kilometer on the beach to get the right spot for the shoot and my knee was not a happy chappy. But the shots were really worth it.

!LUV

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Photographs were superb, have you considered a knee brace to stop movement on knee, alleviate the pain learning to walk difficult areas with support?

!LUV
!BEER

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Thank you for the link Lady Joan and I have tried several, but they all bend.
I need something that will keep the leg straight, so that the knee doesn't bend.

!BEER and !LUV

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4 planks, some ropes and reef knots, wrap small towel beneath for comfort, Marian can strap you when needed 😉, you not supposed to break them.... just gently use them, you know nothing is made up to the task/last of late!

!LUV
!WINE

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Agreed and thank you, but only one problem.
I cannot put anything tight on my leg, due to my stupid skin condition. Anything tight and then those itchy little hives pop up and that's why I even have to wear braces to keep my loose pants up.
No tight socks either, no watch and absolutely nothing tight.

!LUV
Let's see if !WINE works.

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Really a case of between the devil and the deep blue sea with that knee.

Normally pure cotton breathes enough not to upset skin, try a pure cotton pillow slip wrap, design with riempie/skewer sticks to fit into slots, tighten using boot lace would have to be homemade.

Sounds like that operation is the answer perhaps in the new year!

!LUV
!WINE

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You really have some good advice Lady Joan and thank you for the care.
The reality is that the knee has to be replaced and that's why the doctor booked me so quickly for the operation. We saw the X-rays and it's a real mess.

This is the leg that was smashed into my bike's engine in 1980 and after 6 operations the leg was made shorter due the the difficulties of the splintered Tibia and the Thibia bones to unite again.
Then after a few years the leg also stated bending and all of this impacted upon the knee.

Big mistake that I made is that I never used a spacer in my shoe and my back was also pulled out of alignment. Spinal vertebrae 5 and 6 are also smashed and luckily the hip is still holding out.
So now I am a real mess and heaven only knows how its all going to be fixed.

We are searching for a cheaper new knee supplier, but that's also not easy.

!LUV and I presume that my !WINE worked.

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We pay for mistakes later in life when it comes to accidents, hope "Father Christmas" brings you a new knee, spine and more comfortable way to live. 😌

!LUV
!PIZZA

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Hahaha, I just read this to Marian and she said that you are really a gentle soul.
Now I don't know if she is right, but I will take her word for it 🤣
Only joking and thank you Lady Joan.

!PIZZA and !LUV

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We make do with what we have or dream about what we don't.
Reality is facing the fact life changed, we didn't.
Keep smiling and stay happy you two.
!LUV Another dawn, another day, let us hope it is better than yesterday!

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Surely we do Lady Joan.
As long as we don't allow life to change us all will be fine.
All of the best also to you guys for the weekend and let's hope that the power cuts will stay away.

!LUV to everyone.

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Weekend without power outages on the cards, will be back Monday I suppose when work week really needs to commence!

Hang in there, be true to oneself is all we can hold onto, have a great weekend and
!LUV to all in Cape Town.

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Oh yes, it's a real mess Lady Joan.
They want to fire the management, but who will replace them to ensure no load shedding?
The power stations are old and if they run the into the ground then we will be in real trouble.
Whose fault is it in the first place?

All that we can do.
Hope that your weekend is also going well.
!LUV to all in KZN

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2008 was a good starting point to put power into the hands of independent contractors. Would have been a good start instead of sitting pontificating for 13 years how to angle in on making profit off everyone.

Fault lies with the people voting, or not voting the wrong people into power, never reprimanding them when things started going wrong.

Monday (tomorrow) we will more than likely be back into rolling blackouts. We will have the 'pandemic' arrive on the 2nd December for 75 days to curb deaths on roads over Christmas Season, all looking for noddy badges, now hoodwink people into believing it is in their interest.... Say no more!

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The motto is to NEVER privatise, as then experienced contactors would have been appointed and no kickbacks can be taken. How can you reprimand a person if you have taken money from them ?
So now we are all sitting in the dwang.
The givers and the takers have enough money tp pay and go off the the grid, but the people are left to suffer.
Now with this latest voting mix things might start to change. A big Might, but one can only hope.

Ha, I don't even want to reply to this comment Lady Joan.

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One lot learned from the previous, just did it with way more finesse, cleared the coffers out much quicker.

Now effectively and efficiently destroyed, let the rebuild start... when?

All we need to add to last comment is possible prohibition to make someone NDZ happy, lack of punishment for the ones who deserve it, this is wielding power because they can!

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Oh yes, the students have become the masters.

Rebuild will not start in our lifetimes.

What could one contractor possibly do with 16 late model luxury cars? Not even to talk about the 25 million Rand mansion. So many questions and no answers.
Owe 10Rand on your Tax submittance and they will hound you, but what about the billions that are slipping through the net? Punishment is a laughing matter and the small ones will always be forced to pay.

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Majority do not pay tax that is left to a handful. Want the 'colonialist' fancy car, shoes and watch eventually will not be affordable living on grants, theft is already on the up take, quick money with no protection for public, why work?

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And now our power generation company wants the handful of taxpayers to pay for a 200 million or billion loan. The handful of taxpayers will also have to pay for that failed E-Toll venture.
And then the handful of taxpayers will have to shell out for the two White Elephants called Medupi and Kusile. On and on we go on the merry go round.

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Currently sitting without water....!

Smile awhile, the birds are singing, sun still comes up and goes down, gnashing of teeth has become latest anthem, relax accept what we are able to do.

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Oh what a pain, add to that black outs and you are really tortured.

We are supposed to have a load shed right now, but the Steenbras dam has saved Cape Town again.
I like your title for our new national song and now we will have to add some lyrics to it.

Hang in there girl.

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Awesome golden sunset, my friend, I can't find a favourite photo today, they are all amazing 👍😍

!BEER and !WINE and !PIZZA - perfect 😃
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What? You can't find a favorite photo in the post Hannes?. A man with your distinctive taste?
Now this is a first and I will go to bed happy tonight 😊

Cheers and thanks.

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Nope, I love them all 😀 and I hope you have had a good night, my friend 😴

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Good news that makes my heart very happy 👍😊

We also hope that you guys will have a good evening my friend.

Cheers and thanks.

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I wish you guys also a good evening, with or without power 😀

!BEER and !PIZZA - nice 😃
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Hahaha, we had our first power cut of the day last night into the early morning hours of today from midnight to 2:30am.
So I couldn't read the late night news 🤣🤣🤣

Cheers and thanks.

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It's better to sleep - there's always the same in the news anyway 😴

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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I wonder what happened to my reply to this message?
In an case, I think that you are addicted to sleep and yes, the news is stagnant, as all that it feeds is murders and violence.

Cheers and thanks.

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I have no idea, my friend.

People don't want to see nice things. They want to see the bad things, the violence.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Maybe someone had a need for it 🤣

Every time that I see murder scene or a killing on the street in the news it reminds me of a buck that was shot. All of the other bucks will surround the dead one for awhile and then they will trot off to carry on with their lives, until they say the same thing again, and they do the same thing again.
Such is life, as we are the same.

Cheers and thanks.

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Yep, maybe someone needed it more 🤣

I haven't seen or heard about this dead-buck-thing before, but it sounds interesting ... such is life, that's right.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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The dead buck thing is to explain the inquisitive ways of people Hannes.
Whenever a person is shot or stabbed to death, a crowd of people will gather to watch the scene.
Then they will all leave to carry on with their lives. Exactly the same as the bucks.

Cheers and thanks.

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I understood that, Zac, that's why I used your words "such is life". People want to see all the bad things but they forget quickly and they never thing that it could happen to themselves ... and then the others will watch...

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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So true Hannes, and when it happens to them, then they scream and they forget what they said when it happened to another person. People like to criticize by calling other victims careless, or stupid, but the forget that it can happen to anyone.

And then the others will watch and criticize. until it's their turn.

Cheers and thanks.

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😑 such is life 😄

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Gorgeous sunset! :)
Just realised how much I've missed sunsets by the sea...

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Thank you my friend.
Yes, a sunset on the ocean can always end up in amazing ways.

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What a golden evening, and truly priceless ❤️ You really picked the right day to go :)

!PIZZA !ALIVE !LUV

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Thank you and it was worth the long walk my friend. I don't do them often anymore, but the beauty is always a delight.

!PIZZA !LUV

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How far did you have to walk? I think walking on sand is low impact so it was probably healthy :)

!PIZZA !ALIVE !LUV

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Just over 1 kilometer in soft sloping sand, before I could walk 12 kilometers or more, but now I struggle and can only do short distances.
Yes, walking is healthy and it has kept me fit for many years.

!BEER and !PIZZA

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There is a powerful thing to look at the sun. Somehow everything seems blissful in that moment

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Thank you and yes, there was sheer magic in the air, A very special feeling of wonderment.

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