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Still winter
Posted by: Anthea, 12:39 PM GMT on July 30, 2012 +0
Although it is still officially winter ... the days are slowly getting longer. Tomorrow is 1 minute and 10 seconds longer ...
Having just spent the weekend at a game reserve outside Sun City at Pilanseberg, the winter is evident with the reserve being completely brown and dry. Am already counting days until September, until Spring.
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Real Gauteng winter is arriving this weekend
Posted by: Anthea, 2:26 PM GMT on June 06, 2012 +0
Just because I have planned a weekend filled with early mornings the real winter is arriving in Gauteng. For the first time this winter the temperatures are set to dip below 0 .... for many people around the world temperatures of this nature are a daily occurrence, for South African's it is a BIG deal. I have only once noticed my car temperature gauge drop with a minus sign on it, and that was really really cold for me. That is saying a lot because I have had my car...
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86% of the moon
Posted by: Anthea, 12:37 PM GMT on June 01, 2012 +0
The moon has always fascinated me ... and I seem to get happier each month the moon gets bigger. I get lost in thoughts of sitting next to the Sea of Copernicus. Every time I go running I look at the moon and I look forward to my run tonight when the moon will be 86% illuminated. Today was typical winter weather on the Highveld in South Africa, cooler evenings and mornings that have a bite, but beautiful days. As long as the wind doesn't blow it could be summer, alb...
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New Moon
Posted by: Anthea, 1:53 PM GMT on May 23, 2012 +0
With only 4% of the moon illuminated last night ... it was ridiculously dark. When the moon is small I feel almost melancholy and a full moon seems to bring with it happiness and hope. Why?
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Frost
Posted by: Anthea, 10:05 AM GMT on May 22, 2012 +0
With sunrise at 6.42 this morning, I was running around the hockey and soccer fields. I could see and feel the layer of frost which was crunchy under my feet as I ran. It was beautiful but cold and for the next hour a bunch of girls and myself had to keep moving in an attempt to keep warm, so bootcamp was intense.
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