Back in the groove

Mango and Biggles were happy to see me and have visibly grown in one week. They are now jumping easily over the walls and I caught them sitting on top of the spiked fence watching the pigeons pecking at their seed in the driveway. The spikes are viciously sharp for obvious reasons and it was never imagined that our cats would use the fence to jump outside. Biggles tried to descend onto the driveway and impaled himself on a spike. Fortunately I was there to see him struggling and could only just reach high enough to pull him off, but had to drag him a bit and he got quite a cut. If I had not had him neutered recently, it would have been done for free. You win some, you lose some!

The lobostemom is flowering beautifully and I am thrilled to see that the hoya I bought in January and which hasn't grown a centimetre since then, has started vigorous new growth. The clivias have yet to reach their prime and the parrot plant is just beginning its mass display of dark orange and yellow 'parrot beaks'. I don't want to mention the spinach in case the porcupine hears about it.

Today was a day of spoiling for me, with a superb breakfast with a dear friend in Cape Town, followed by pampering and a long overdue haircut. After that, I attended to some vital but not too stressful business (always best to take the bull by the horns and get it done), so felt justified in having more me time. 

Back in Kommetjie, it turned into a simply beautiful spring day, without a cloud in the sky or a wave breaking on the shore. The light southeaster carried the sounds of the sea away over the horizon, leaving a peaceful atmosphere to end a busy day.