Daily Helen

Spring high tide at Dalebrook pool today...  we had a most excellent swim!  ~ A year ago today the nation was mourning ~ 

I left the house this morning (first time since Wednesday). We went down to the False Bay coast... swam at Clovelly and Simon's Town,...

At the Ina Paarman garden in Constantia. ~ A year ago today I was eating pineapple ~ 

Walked from the Upper Cableway Station to Maclear's Beacon this morning - the highest spot on Table Mountain. Not much to see there, ...

Beach visit at the Stand this morning. I didn't swim, but the others did.  ~ A year ago today I was reading Gone Girl ~

View from the top of Table Mountain. Snow on the mountains in the distance. ~ A year ago today I had super new books to read ~ 

It was a lovely sunny afternoon... went for a stroll at one of my favourite places,  Groot Constantia . Spring is so very close. ~ A ye...

Another glorious day! Went down to Beta Beach for a dip, and wandered around Bakoven nearby. Maybe our new favourite swimming spot?! ~ ...

Kirstenbosch on a cloudy day.  ~ A year ago today my garden wall was lovely and green ~ 

It poured with rain today. For a short while in the afternoon, the sun came out and a rainbow appeared. Fifteen minutes later it was rain...

Today was a perfect, fine winter's day. Went for an excellent walk along Boyes Drive. ~ A year ago today I was buying more succulen...

I took a drive along the N2 this morning, heading to Swellendam for the weekend. It was good to leave the bad weather behind in Cape Town...

This afternoon we went to check out Kirstenbosch's new tree canopy walk. ~ A year ago today I was drinking juice ~ 

Visited the Boboli Gardens this morning - definitely a highlight of our visit to Florence.  ~ A year ago today I was watching New Girl ...

We spent a couple of hours at the Protestant Cemetery today... unexpectedly pretty and peaceful. ~ A year ago today I met a friend'...

A went to a friend's for breakfast this morning. He has a lovely garden and a super view across the city to the eastern side of Table...

While I wasn't expecting the perfect weather we had last week I was surprised at how cool and windy the beach was this morning. It di...

The Disa Park towers at the top of my suburb are so ugly! An d what a strange orange light there was, late this afternoon.  ~ A year ag...

Went back out to False Bay for another morning of swimming today. Conditions were superb. ~ A year ago today I had lunch with friends ...

Friends and I made our way to Kirstenbosch today for a late afternoon picnic. As always it was lovely to be there. We could hear the Cap...