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Cape Town continues to wow us with warm, windless June days. Summer clothes have been hauled back out of storage and beach goers have ventured into the water. Here on the rocks of the bay in Kommetjie, a shore break has crashed through the night, an indication of a cold front passing to the south. Another front is set to make landfall in a day or so - weather predictions have become famous for being unpredictable and so it is best to just look out of the window from time to time - and we are hoping for more of the kind of rainfall we had last week.
I see many interesting things through the last remaining gap between roofs and milkwood trees, and the latest was a large dorsal fin. Orcas have been close inshore all around the coast here, just behind the surf line, and sightings have been confirmed by surfers who appear to be unperturbed. I think it would keep me out of the water 𝒶 la Jaws. The fin rose and fell and definitely had the appearance of an orca's, but the sunlight on the water made it difficult to confirm. However, if you are planning on being in or on the water here, be aware of their presence. It's exciting to have these beautiful creatures close by, and not just on the Discovery channel, even if the reason is for feeding on the abundant seals and dolphins that play in our waters.
Last week's rain followed by warm days has fooled the garden into thinking Spring is in the air, and new green leaves are sprouting forth, while unseasonal vygies are blooming. There are many reports of flowers blooming that have never been seen at this time of year, and it's even stranger to see that oak trees and other leaf losers have not yet shed their leaves. Perhaps the whole season thing is in turmoil! As the weather bureau says, we are expecting heavy rainfall; alternatively it will be sunny. That lets them off the hook!