Wednesday 22/12/21
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| The Proteas are flowering in the garden and all over the mountains |
As with many of our house-sits, we've settled into an easy routine. The dogs are generally well behaved and very little trouble. They can be a little barky at times but, as they are guard dogs, one can't blame them.
These 4 Jack Russels have oodles of personality and have accepted us into the household very quickly - they are very easy to love. We've had one emergency trip to the vet with suspected snake venom in Bella's eye but she's made a full recovery.
We've taken longer walks with the dogs now that we've built a bit of a rapport with them, and have more confidence they will come back when called. They tend to pick up a scent and go haring off into the distance but, so far, we've always managed to return with four of them with us.
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| Heading home - with four dogs, always a relief! |
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| The owners have built a rustic braai area on top of the mountain |
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| It even has a 'loo with a view' |
The elevated position of the house gives fantastic views and the birds, both at the bird baths and stealing the grapes, make for some lovely bird watching. We'll do a bit of gardening and mowing now that the gardener is on holiday but are generally having quite a relaxing time.
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| The birdbath is constantly busy. |
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| There is even a Barbet nesting in the garden |
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| More unusual grasshoppers |
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| Toni managed to get a shot of this lovely butterfly |
We hope you all have a lovely, safe, peaceful Christmas.
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