Today I’ve been clearing more drawers and cupboards, and on Friday, the removals truck will arrive to take away the furniture which is going up to our daughter in Johannesburg. My beloved grand piano will also be going along for the ride. I know I’ll shed a tear to see it go, as we’ve been such good friends for the past 30+ years. Well at least I know it’s going to a very good home, and it’s not like I’ll never see it again.
Last Sunday, we actually found time to go for a walk, and of course I took a few pics along the way, for Jo’s challenge. There were many people with the same idea, and the dog walkers were really out in force. (Click on any image to enlarge and see gallery).
The ‘ice cream/everything you need for the beach’ lady was doing her impressive balancing act.
The ever hopeful fishermen were optimistically casting their lines.
The security guys were doing their job, but not getting much exercise.
A quick stop to admire the lighthouse.
Then it’s up onto the pier.
We’re now peering down from the pier at the sand sculptor, who is hoping for a few more romantics to give him twenty rands. If another one comes along, Shane will be history. 🙂
Good to see the lifeguards are watching out for the surfers at Bronze beach.
Here’s a weird looking animal, rearing up from the foliage.
Did you ever see such a red and white striped tree branch before? If you’re tall, please mind your head! Personally, I think they should just saw it off; the dead branch, not your head. 🙂
Time to turn around now and head back home for lunch. The beach is getting quite busy.
No stopping at the shop for a candy bar or ice cream; it will spoil your lunch, as my mom always used to tell me.
Looks like someone passed out here, but best not disturb his dreams.
Let’s just take off our sandals and stop for one last look at the ocean.
I hope you enjoyed walking with me. To see more walks for Jo’s challenge, just click here.
Amazing weather for midwinter 🙂
Aren’t we lucky? 🙂
wonderful walk – 🙂 and I hope your piano makes it safe – and it does help to have go somewhere cherished – I think that it is gift to have that! safe travels amiga! ❤
Thanks so much. Yes, the piano along with the other furniture, is now safely installed in our daughter’s house. 🙂
Lovely capture of photos and remembrances from your bittersweet walk. May the transition continue smoothly!
Thanks so much, Becca. (I thought I was following you, but then saw I wasn’t.) 😕
Thanks for taking me along – it looks like you have been walking a fair distance.
I just love Jo’s Monday walks … so glad you have joined the challenge.
The woman with box on her head – great image … my favorite is the lighthouse of course, love the soft pink background light that you captured so nicely.
I thoroughly enjoyed our walk together and I can see that I that I could have had a Magnum too.
Thanks so much, Viveka. Yes, a Magnum would have been really nice. Why didn’t I think of that? 😕
Never too late for a Magnum *smile
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Wicked balancing act, awesome skeleton pier 😉 , and that grassbathing isn’t such a bad idea. 😀
Thanks, Rommel. The pier is looking great now that the copper alloy whale-bone ribs have started to age. The ice cream lady is perfectly poised. It must take a lot of practice to do that. 🙂
Nice pics, but sorry about your piano…I know you loved it. But at least it will be in trusted hands 😉
Thanks, TG. Yes, my daughter is very excited to be getting it. 🙂
Wonderful photos! I particularly love the shots of the fishermen and the lighthouse. 🙂
Thanks, Inga. 🙂 The lighthouse is something I will really miss when we move.
Loved the walk , it is beautiful, and I did mind my head on that tree branch….:-)
Thanks, Ute. So glad I warned you about the low branch. 🙂
We’ve been so busy – walking through supermarkets and town centres! We must take ourselves to the seaside!
That doesn’t sound very relaxing. It’s summer, so treat yourself to some sea and sand. 🙂
Thinking of you and the upheaval. Your walk was a good one and I especially like the Beach Lady balancing. All the best in the transition.
Thanks so much, Ruth. 🙂
You know I’ve missed many a post. 😦 but it looks like I need to ask for a brief update. Moving? Leaving and moving to Florida for good? If this is so, good luck with your move. Be well, smile, and breathe. ❤️
Yes, we sold our house here about 3 months ago, and moving day is drawing very close. Thanks for the good wishes, Gemma. 🙂 xx
Thanks for the update. 😉
Enjoyed your lovely wistful walk Sylvia. The ice cream lady is a class act!! Parting with your piano, I imagine, was the hardest. But I know you will find even more enjoyable things to share with us from Florida. Good luck with the final round of packing 🙂
Thanks for the good wishes, Madhu. I agree with you about the ice cream lady. 🙂
Lovely seaside walk Sylvia, and glad to see the lifeguards are alert today 🙂
Thanks, Sherri. Yes, those lifeguards must read my blog. 🙂
Haha…I think so, and not only that, they took note 😉
Hehehe
“I think they should just saw it off; the dead branch, not your head”
Oh dear. Maybe, I should have finished reading that setence before I started sawing. 🙂
Hehehe. You’re also funny, Lance. 😀
I’m sure you will miss the Natal coast as much as I do, AD. Good luck with the move ♥
Thanks so much, adee. I’m sure all will go smoothly. 🙂
Thanks for letting us join you at your walk … I really enjoyed it ! … Hugs // Maria 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed the walk, Maria. xx
It’s always hard to part with things, isn’t it? 30+ years, I bet you and your piano are best friends. Hope you will get to visit it some time. Love those photos you took on your walk, very scenic. Doesn’t look like it’s too crowded what a perfect day for you to be there 😀 I always like to turn around and go back to the candy shop AFTER lunch 😉
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Mabel. I’m so glad that you enjoyed the walk and the photos. 🙂
Thanks for the walk, I missed the beach 😦 And it is also nice to see a beach from across the globe. Great pictures with a great storyline.
Thanks so much, Mona. So glad you came along. 🙂
What a beautiful, bittersweet walk, Sylvia. You’ve captured so many fantastic sights along this beach but your Florida home is beautiful as well. I hope Friday goes smoothly for you.
Thanks so much for your good wishes, Lisa. Glad you enjoyed the walk. 🙂
Enjoyed this walk very much. Leaves me feeling nostalgic on your behalf for this beautiful spot.
Thanks, Sue. Yes, it is beautiful here. 🙂
Such fun walk, Sylvia! Thank you! I sure admire the lady’s balancing skills! 🙂
Thanks, Lola. Glad you enjoyed. 🙂
I’ve moved over 40 times, so I know how you feel. But, like most everyone else I’m amazed at that ice cream lady!! 🙂
You sound like my late gran. I think she also moved countless times in her life. 🙂
It is a funny point of view about the security guards not getting much exercise. That makes me think how could the guards be strong enough to help others or having to fight some bad guys.
Yes, you’re right about that, YC. At one time, they used to ride bicycles along the path, but now they just sit in the buggy and put on weight. 😦
What a beautiful looking place to spend summer days….loved the ice cream lady 🙂
Thanks, Seonaid. Yes it is a lovely place, especially now, during winter when it’s not too hot and humid. 🙂
Best wishes with the packing and moving. I don’t envy you. Sad to have to part with your piano…..I only have an electronic one but I could never part with it.
Fabulous pictures again. It’s entirely possible I’ve missed a post on the topic but I’m wondering if you’ve ever discussed the camera(s) you use……photography has suddenly become an interest for me. (better late in life than never…perhaps)
Thanks so much, GOF. I do have another grand piano in Florida, but as it’s only 2 years old, I haven’t really made friends with it yet. With regards to the photos, many of my most recent ones are taken with my iPhone. I’m not really a photographer as such, but do enjoy taking pics of things that catch my eye. My actual camera is a Nikon Coolpix P510…..nothing fancy, but it takes good photos. 🙂
Thank you.
You will miss that lovely walk.
That’s for sure, Debra. We have some favourite walks around where we live in Florida, but not beach walks. I think we’ll have to do some exploring. 🙂
Ah lovely walk Sylvia … I’ll miss your light house too 🙂
Glad that piano of yours is going to be loved .. gosh 30+ yrs that is quite a time …
Thanks, Poppy. Yes, I was still young when the piano came to live with us. *sigh*
A lovely seaside walk and I’ve just got back from one myself – Exmouth with fish and chips!
Thanks, Gilly. Yum……English seaside fish’n’chips are hard to beat, and so good to eat. 🙂
I must have missed a post! You finally sold the house I presume? What are your plans for the future…so sorry I missed something…being having trouble with my email account for some time and I have had the feeling I am missing blog posts…..
Hi, Annie.Yes, we sold our house about 3 months ago, and move out in a couple of week’s time. We’re renting a house just down the road, also on the beach, until September, before we go back to Florida.
Greetings from sunny Warsaw. Feel free to watch the new collection of photos in the album ‘Roses’
So many changes in your life, Sylvia….you’re making me a little teary-eyed. Thank goodness you took me along on your lovely walk to cheer me up! 🙂
Yes, it’s going to feel very strange, not having our place here any more, but I guess I’ll get used to it. It was standing empty for 6 months of the year, so it makes sense. 🙂
Whoa on the walking store!
😀 She really carries a load of stuff around.
Love your walk! It’s important to squeeze one in while in the middle of packing/organizing/moving. I hate that you’re sad to see the piano go, but as you said, you’ll get to see it again. Yay!
Thanks so much. I’m sure we’ll have time for a few more walks before we leave. 🙂 I’m not stressing. 😯
Saying goodbye to a piano, now that is hard. As you say Sylvia, it’s going to a good home and you’ll get to see it again.. Lovely pictures. 🙂
Yes you’re right, Adrian. I actually prefer this one to the one in Florida, but it seemed a bit ‘daft’ to cart it all the way over there. *sigh*
You’ve got me feeling sad all over again, Ad 😦 It IS a lovely lighthouse!
Will there be a nice beach you can stroll past in Jo’burg?
Thanks again for walking with me 🙂
Now you’ve made me laugh, Jo. Johannesburg is 1,753m above sea level, so no beach there. 😀 Our place in Florida is only a short distance from the beach, so I guess we’ll just have to get used to a new one. 🙂
Well, there you are- all’s well that ends well 🙂 I’ve been looking at Paris hotels for the past hour. They have a summer beach so why not Jo’burg?
Well, Paris is only 35m above sea level, so it’s easier to fetch the sand to the hotel. 😀
The hotel won’t like sand in their lobby. I’ll just take my bucket to Paris Plage 🙂
Love these! Do not understand how someone can sleep on their stomach on the grass like that!!! 😉
Thanks, Cindy. It wouldn’t be my idea of relaxation either. 🙂
There is always a profound sense of gratitude for the places we leave as we move forward. Beautiful captures.
A very wise saying, Rebecca. Thank you. xx
Lovely photos of an idyllic place. You seem to be coping really well with your upcoming move. It’s got to be hard at times.
Thanks, Ron. I’m trying hard not to stress. I’m sure it will all work out perfectly. 🙂
Lovely photos. How does she balance everything? I hope you don’t miss your things too much. At least they are going to family, but it’s still hard. Best of luck with everything.
Thanks, TBM. I have no idea, but I guess it takes lots of practice. Thanks so much for the good wishes. 🙂
I have really enjoyed my walk along the beach with you. Wonderful photos, especialy the pier! The structure looks like whalebones! Your house is going to feel awfully empty soon. Are you moving in with family before you leave SA for good?
Thanks, Jude. Glad you like the whalebone design of the pier. 🙂 We have found a nice 3-bedroomed furnished house to rent for the month of August. It’s just a 100 metres down the road, and also right on the beach. 🙂
Beautiful pictures. Letting go of a piano that has held so many memories would be difficult.
Thanks, Catherine. Yes, it will be very traumatic for me.
My mind is ever boggled on the balancing act, wow! through the entire stretch of the beach at that huh?
Yes, it’s fascinating to see how they do this. I’ve seen woman here with much bigger and heavier loads on their heads.
Incredible :O
This is a great one Sylvia! Jo has us all walking! Can’t even choose a favorite !
Thanks, Kathryn. Glad you enjoyed. 🙂
how does she balance that on her head,, wonderful walk..
Thanks, Gerry. It’s quite a neat trick, isn’t it? 😀