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Making tagliatelle the hard way.

To me the Red Winged Starlings eating Syringa berries in the tree outside the Cape Mental Health Society as I cross the railway bridge in Obs have the feeling of a child’s story book illustration. Especially when there’s a whole bunch of these super-smart black starlings among the yellow berries. Just a really pretty winter scene on the way to breakfast @hello_sailor_bistro on Lwr Main. Oh. This is a girl Starling btw. You can tell by the grey head. The boy’s is shiny black.

Trinket got bigger in the last couple of months and is almost a full-size cat now. She’s still obsessed with playing and doing her little ‘social roll’ on the regular. . .

Back to cat pics, I’m afraid. It came down in torrents last night. The dams are nearly at 60%. But the sun is shining beautifully for the liesured classes in Cape Town this afternoon. . .

While I’m going through some ancient pics, this is one I’ve always been fond of. Scanned a bit small. I used a clunky old Takumar 400mm lens and my old Pentax MX with Tri-X film. I’m still interested in making wildlife pics with B&W, though it’s not as original an idea as it was back in 2002 or whenever.

Ok. It’s actually Thursday for the official #tbt. I don’t think I’ve ever shown anyone this version of this pic at Boudhanath in Nepal. Pretty sure this was on Velvia 50. This was back in 2005. . .

An early throwback to our last trip to Nieu Bethesda in 2015. It’s an amazingly relaxing place to be in the winter freeze with the place practically empty. @withoutaleaf was well prepared from film sets for the outdoor cold. . .

Leaving the Brenton retreat. I feel rested. And a touch hungover. . .

@withoutaleaf at sunset.

And this one…