Snippets

Odd little occurrences all day.
The house that is being rebuilt nearby and is presumably unoccupied as the entire top storey is missing has an alarm that goes off day and night. You would think it could be disarmed to prevent disturbing the neighbourhood. Just a thought.
The chickens next door are not going to be there much longer. The little bantam rooster has become very aggressive and attacks people and dogs. Who would have thought? Small man syndrome? Tiny rooster?
I'll miss the early morning crowing.
Galeforce southeaster at the top of Table Mountain in the morning and breathless by sunset. Autumn in Cape Town.
Hanging baskets of flowers stolen from local coffee shop in the night. How desperate (or pathetic) can a person be?
Eight black bags of leaves raked up in the garden. I have evergreens. These are leaves that have succumbed to the heat and wind as well as normal attrition.
Phone call from a friend visiting Hermanus asking for the name of the observatory there. Hermanus Magnetic Observatory?
All the high-value tiles of Scrabble came out in the last 10. Despite a record number of 6 and 7 letter words, our lowest-scoring game ever at 223 and 231.
Apart from that, another beautiful autumn day.