Beach Wednesday Contest #19

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So today is the day of the high winds, as expected.
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The weather forecast here in the Western Cape Province was for high speed winds with a maximum of 100 Kph.
For a change the weatherman was not wrong and the wind is now very active here. Later tonight we expect rain and hail.
But come and have a look at my beach shots.

Below I have 4 photos for you at the end of the day at the beach.
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I had no chance to take any photos today as we had to take a lady to a hospital in the city for some procedures. We expected to be away for about 2 hours, but it turned out to be an 8 hour day in the city.
Now I had to rush to get a post together and I hope that you will like the pictures.

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Here below you will see some beach action in the wind.

That's my wife Marian out there on a deserted beach and she wore thick clothing to protect her from the flying and stinging beach sand.
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A solitary Kite-surfer was out there in the ocean.
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Breaching a wave at high speed.
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Look how the wind keeps the birds still in the air. They really battle to fly against it.
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The guy at the left on the rock had picked up some bait and the other flying birds found it difficult to land in the wind.
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One daring boat man also took off here, and he would very soon have to return.
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Finally, they say that the waves will reach 4 to 6 meter heights today.
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The great thing about this wind, is that the force of it blows the beaches and the city sparkling clean. The bad thing about it is that it blows everything into the sea.
So soon after the storm, there will be teams out on all the beaches with bags to clean up the litter that the ocean washes out onto the beaches.
They call this wind the "Cape Doctor", for the reason that it blows everything clean. This same wind has sunk many ships over the ages.
I hope that you have enjoyed the post.
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Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.

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The photography of all the beaches has been amazing. The dog looks very pretty. But what I like best is the sunset scene and the many birds flying together.

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Well let me say thank you and I am glad that you like some of the photos.

!BEER

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Ha ha tell Marian to face the sand close her eyes for five minutes, good sand blast clears the skin, better than any beautician is mother nature!

Dogs are always enjoying the beach no matter the weather, kite surfing and other crazy sports flying up through enjoying these seas, what they wait for most days!

Thanks for great photography, reflections off the shoreline with fisherman after a busy day enough in archive to tide you over.

@tipu curate

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Thank you kindly for the tipu Lady Joan and it's a life saver, as I only have time for one post today.
Fortunately I am used to waiting at hospitals after all of my operations and Marian has even more patience than me.

Hahaha, her face is so tender that those flying sands will take her skin off.

At some time in my life I will have to make my archives easier to access as I have thousands of photos in there. So you can imagine what a mess it is and a search can take me many hours.
Glad that you liked the photos.

I have posted the link in your post and should I also post the link in Uwe's post?

!LUV
!BEER
!PIZZA

I think that both you and I love to see dogs on the beach and they never mind the weather.

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Life is a beach after sitting around waiting all day no matter what the weather...., great you entered since you have taken so many amazing photographs on the seashore.

My filing system is by month, a couple of years ago I tried sorting out into topics alas no go, so now it's memory and timing 😁never get full week of posts done, too much going on!

!LUV
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Thank you for the kind words and now the storms have really hit us full force. Buckets of water coming down with howling winds and it will only end on Monday.
So I will be going down to the beach tomorrow as my camera wants to have a look at the ocean.

Mine is also monthly from 2002, but I have no idea what's going on in there. I have 3 external Hard Drives full of photos. The thing is that I love to take fresh photos and post them day by day, so it takes hours to search for a photo that I know is somewhere in that mess hahaha.

I don't blame you for not posting full weeks, as I know that you are one busy girl.

!LUV
!BEER
!PIZZA

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We enjoying cooler weather, have had substantial amount of rain, with only the one very heavy electrical storm hit. Weather remains cooler into next week, 'she' will decide having her own mood of late.

I save to my own external harddrive after saving on PC drive, sadly my husband always had more expensive equipment, has mislaid many photographs on drives over the years, not sure what he does any more.... Last large camera that enabled RAW I took to camera doctor, it still misbehaves, I don't have the patience/time to fiddle, now only use my little one I purchased which no one is allowed to touch.

Enjoy being able to respond to people, writing when time avails itself between other chores.

!ONEUP

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Raining dogs and puppies here now again with no breaks like we had earlier today. Soon all of our dams will be overflowing again and running precious water into the ocean. But you know my bitching about this.
We are cold and wet for the next week as well, but I love this weather.
I am listening to an old country hits show on the radio while I do all of the replies and it can transport one's mind into past lives hahaha.

Is the sick camera a Canon? We had to help a lady here by taking her to a hospital in the Cape Town city earlier this week and while waiting for her, I popped into Orms to have both the SX60 and the SX70 settings checked. A friendly technician sorted both out in no time, but he told me that the SX60 is old and it will soon give up the ghost.

Such a great camera and I like it so much more than the smaller SX70, so I will used it until it's last click.
Maybe you guys also have a branch of Orms over there?
Worth a check as they didn't charge me anything.

!BEER

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We had a crazy electrical storm go through at 14h00 today, done and dusted in no time, sun is out again, back to hot and humid after a few days of lovely cool weather.

Camera Canon EOS 500D was my husbands went to Musgrave Centre to camera doctor for repairs, still jams on settings. My smaller SX60 husband dropped which was a write-off went for possible repairs at the same time, yes I loved the little Red Devil my first camera I purchased for myself.... so be it!

Never heard of Orms but will take a look, you lucky they did not charge most places want deposit for quote let alone repair.

!LUV

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Funny, as I was talking about the quick weather changes in one of my posts today.
Continues to rain on and off here and thankfully nice and cool.

So, your SX60 is history? Strange as I dropped mine many times and it's still going.
Even chips out in parts of the frame from the tar and rocks and I will use it until the day that it finally gives up the ghost.
The guy said to me that by the time that I switch to the SX70 it will be discontinued and I will have to get the new version hahaha.

Yes, but I didn't leave the camera there as the guy was working on it while I stood there.

!LUV

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Hot yesterday and through the nights, hopefully not heading straight back into the start of summer, cool is good!!!

SX60 is history dropped with lenses extended out! Big Canon I have no idea what happened. Now the SX70 is totally hands off... only for my use..., managed to purchase another SX60 for hubby to run around with very much smaller than the original one.

All camera doctors here expect you to drop off and leave for a week or more.

!BEER
!PIZZA

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I totally agree and the low 20s is my idea of summer. But not to be as in a few weeks time the furnaces will start up again.

Oy, doesn't sound like you have much luck with the cameras. I have been hunting for a used SX60 in good condition and to my greatest surprise someone listed one for sale at 1,250, so I jumped to contact the person, but turned out to be a scam.

Small SX60 I do not know and the SX70 stays in it's box as I have used it only a few times.

I have once a few years ago had to have some control card in the SX60 changed when it faulty.
Guess what, the card is mounted on the turret and they had to replace the whole turret.
1 week to wait for spares and 2 weeks to fix at cost that will take your breath away.

I was in hospital at the time and my daughter collected the camera and she paid for it without me asking here to. To this day she will not accept the money back. I really do not like to take anything from my kids, as they have their own lives to cope with.
Such is life.

!PIZZA
!BEER

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Ideal weather between 18 to 22 the heat saps one of energy, with changes like a see saw not surprised people are getting ill again, no one speaks of colds or flu everything is no covid like some invisible plague!

I'm fine with cameras, as long as my husband does not get to them! He used to have a good eye in photography, was his line of business not sure where that went on walk about.

Hopefully the new year will herald in some change, last two can be notched up to nightmare mode, keep going, get out and enjoy the sunshine or the rain.

!LUV
!PIZZA

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Totally agreed and even down to 17 is good. but from 30 upwards presents big problems for me.
Yes so strange that flu doesn't exist anymore. Everything is now covid.

Some day my time will also come when I will lose the "eye" Lady Joan and I really dread that day.
I prefer not to think about it and to just carry on day by day. The pills that I take causes muscle degeneration and I am even starting to lose my balance. Not even to talk about forgetfulness.
Such is life.

That's it as hope is all that we have, but their is always a maybe and let's see how the new coalition municipal governments perform. Service delivery to the people is on everybody's lips and let's hope that it is not only political talk.

!LUV
!PIZZA

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Flu and summer colds are alive and well with inclement weather, younger son got flu with bad chest, tested for covid again (4th time last week) so his wife could go to work, all this going into isolation, paying out money they don't have to obtain clearance.... Serious!

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The beach is one of the places where I can be in peace. Beautiful images, my friend.

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Oh yes and I agree, as it is also one of my places of inner peace.

!BEER

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I don't like windy weather. Hope no damage to anyone there. The sea is very wavy like Black Sea.

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We have to endure it as there is nothing that we can do about the strong winds.
Much damages all over the place and even big trucks blown over on the roads.
Oh yes, the sea gets very angry in the storm winds.

!BEER

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The Cape Doctor, that's kinda cool
But also scare to think how strong it must be to have brought ships down

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Cool, but very dangerous my friends.
So strung that it throws big trucks over on the roads here now. It also brings much rain and many places are flooded.

Have some !PIZZA

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Six meter waves? I think the surfers will flock to the beach, it might be worth taking a camera out there?

!PIZZA !ALIVE

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No my friend nobody out there as too dangerous. The wind at 100 Kph can rip the kites apart as it even throws big trucks over here on the roads.
If a surfer has a strong kite that can withstand the wind, then he will be taken by the wind and end up in China.

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I wonder if anyone has ever deliberately traveled by kite! What an adventure!

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No idea, but certainly something that I can have a look at. I think that it depends entirely of the surfer's strength in his arms and legs.

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The playful doggy in your first image drew me in to see more.

Gorgeous photographs, as you always present for us! Hope you are safe after the storm @papilloncharity

A side note / pet peeve. People who leave litter anywhere are ignorant. Those who do so on a beach knowing it will end up in the ocean are a special class of assholes.

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Thank you for popping in and the compliment kind lady @ninahaskin

We have so many storms here that one get's used to them, but lately they are starting to take on different dimensions and cause more damage than usual. They blame it on the effects of global warming and things for the future doesn't look good.

I have run out of names for the litterbugs and one can only hope that they will come to their senses.

Have some !PIZZA

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