These photographs were taken in the Hout Bay – Llandudno area:
I enjoy the rippling of the sand on this dune.
Even a dead crab causes the sand to form a pattern around it.
A child’s footprints on the wet sand make an appealling pattern.
The curl of low-tide waves before sun set.
A view of Hout Bay from the Chapman’s Peak road.
Something Over Tea 
An observant varied selection
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Thank you very much, Derrick. These were all taken with my cell phone 🙂
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I had no idea Welsh place names, like Llandudno, had been adopted in South Africa. (You learn something new every day!) 👍
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There are a lot of places with Scottish names here too 🙂
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Also, while perusing the map of the Cape for other Welsh names, I came across Simon’s Town… Not very Welsh, I know, but my dad spent some time there during the War. And, nearby I noticed the location of Able Seaman Just Nuisance’s grave. My dad had told me all about him!
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This is very interesting to know! Simon’s Town is beautiful. Have you any idea what your dad was doing there during the war?There is a statue of Just Nuisance on Jubilee Square in Simon’s Town 🙂
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Lovely! Like those footprints.
I’d imagine your Llandudno must be a little different from our one 😉
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Thank you for the link: our Llandudno has a beautiful sandy beach and is a favourite place for surfers. It is on the Atlantic seaboard and so the water is icy – not that this bothers my grandchildren very much!
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👌 Our Llandudno is a Victorian seaside resort with a long beach, promenade and pier.
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What a beautiful beach and great pictures, Anne. I love the one with the footprints and the crab, both stunning it its simplicity.
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Thank you very much indeed. The footprints are those of my youngest granddaughter who was undaunted about walking through the icy water of the Atlantic Ocean. I much prefer the warmer water of the Indian Ocean!
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Just lovely, esp. the footprints!
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Thank you, Joni. The footprints one is very special to me.
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Pragtige fotos. Ek hou ook baie van die footprints-foto.
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Baie dankie Elsabe – daardie een is baie spesiaal vir my 🙂
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A beautiful place! I, too, like the photo with the footprints. One to frame.
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Thank you for this meaningful compliment, Laurie 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful compositions, Anne. The seaside offers so much to please the eye, body and soul.
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It is wonderful to be able to visit the seaside now and then 🙂
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I love the various patterns. Amazing how the sand makes patterns around the crab, too.
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I found this fascinating too.
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I would like to live on a coast like that.
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I lived close to a beach for a year – a landlubber’s dream – and realised the downside to the proximity to the sea and the beach included rust spots on my car and mildew in the cupboards.
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It looks like a lovely spot!
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It is a very beautiful stretch of beach that looks absolutely lovely as the sun sets behind the ocean horizon.
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I need to get back to the beach! For us, August and September are the best months. Summer is often foggy and cold on the northern California beaches… I want to be out there when it’s sunny like in your photos.
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How strange that your beaches are cold during the summer – must be the foggy conditions. Ours are pleasant throughout the year (unless the wind blows) even if the sea is sometimes too cold for swimming.
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The ocean current is flowing from the North, which in the summer makes our beaches colder than Norway’s, so I suppose that has something to do with it. The water temperature is pretty constant, 50-55 F throughout the year.
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This is very interesting to know 🙂
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I’m really hoping that we’d be able to put our own footprints on that beach come December
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Bear in mind that the Atlantic is oh so cold! The beaches are beautiful though: lovely clean sand, smooth rocks … and high mountain backdrop to it all 🙂
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Definitely a most beautiful part of the country!
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Beautiful photos Anne! I love that area!
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Thank you, Aletta. The scenery there is very beautiful.
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☺️🌼
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Wonderful photos! Somehow it’s always been wet & windy when I’ve visited Llandudno! 😀
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Would that be in the UK … this Llandudno is in South Africa – more sand and sunshine 🙂
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I’ve just discovered your blog – lovely photos and interesting content Anne. Greetings from Tasmania 😀
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Greetings and thank you for visiting my blog. I don’t think I have ‘met’ a reader from Tasmania before 🙂
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Well now you’re world famous! ;P
Pleased to meet you. I look forward to more of you posts 😀
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Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
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Beautiful captures, all!
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Thank you Shail, it is good to hear from you again.
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