Catch of the weekend:

Yes, it’s a bit late to come up with a weekender story but think of it as one of the many long weekends in this month…

It’s the in-laws, normally not a ‘blogging’ subject but if there is a birthday {father in-law} and a getaway involved then there is also ample of ‘happy snapping’ opportunities to catch up on, especially in the “country”.

Youngest brother in law and his better half organised a weekend getaway near Caledon, http://www.overberg.co.za/content/view/18/27/ the capitol of the diverse Overberg region. The main aim really, besides all the obvious, was to catch the most talked about fish and all its processes involved, the famous trout. I have a very weak spot for the trout {forelle}and I can appreciate the delicate fine art involved in this sport and as Murphy’s law has it , the few occasions the brothers and their better halves get together we always without fail have extreme 4 seasons weather conditions. So, I take my hat off to Johan and Iona, for proving to us that it is possible under any conditions {like strong winds}, okay, they [with] drew the line when rain approached. Once again a big thank you for a wonderful weekend and a different opportunity to celebrate a family birthday, it was a good getaway, proof is in the pudding, actually the trout delicatessen and the millions of images I cannot eliminate even if cloudy conditions were of essence…

Real Beauties of the day: Rainbow trout.

Parked home at the end of the [railway] line…{where is everybody?}

All screws still tightly on?

Another look at being off the beaten track or derailed. {After my vote can we fix this? I want this, all the railway lines, to work!!! Ja, I wake up and….got off the track}

Still life of guinea fowl feather.

I‘m drawn to all things rusted and weathered, must be the lack of iron in the system? Detail of a gate.

If something didn’t move in the bush I would have not found these beauties, not even the lack of sunlight can dim their positive glow. Indigenous bulbs that only flower in late summer early autumn in the western Cape region called Haemanthus coccineus or commonly known as blood lily and plenty more names.

Preparation for the meat meal or better known as ‘braaivleis’ [barbeque] German adaptation pronounced ‘breifleisch’…..

So, where is the supportive confidence in the fisherman’s catching abilities? How must they feel?

Well, the fire is being started and everyone is throwing a beady eye as the surrounding is very dry and the wind very strong…

My other beady eye was watching the sky and one thing is certain, the time towards sunset is always dramatic no matter what the conditions. As we enjoyed the no electricity concept we could also indulge in the starry sky that always strangely reaches the earth …

Beginning of the painterly drama unfolding all within half hour watching the changing light ...

The next day I threw in the towel for outdoor shooting, yep the winter is slowly showing its face brrrr…