Better late than never.
The finalists for June’s photography competition are (in order of appearance)
Janus, for sharing with us his early morning view of the entrance to his new estate
FEEG, for his snapshot of English construction methods
Araminta for her delightful female gnome and Upper Thames.
AND THE WINNER IS …….
FEEG, for his amusing before and after shot of the bedlam in his local street, his picture captured an amusing (for me) take on the subject, well done FEEG.
Ja well, that’s our last home game done and dusted 😦
Our visitors The Stormers, that’s the classy Springbok filled outfit from Cape Town, hugely experienced and although perhaps playing slightly under par this season still tough opposition. The Stormers finished top of last years Super rugby log!
We were offered tickets for the Royalty Lounge at R150.00 each, (£10.00) that’s the most I’ve ever spent on a ticket to watch local rugby but, hey, it’s great there, right on the half way line, I like it and it was the final home game of our Super rugby season, so we splashed out!
We met at a local coffee shop at 11.30 for brunch and the Lions / Aussie match, what an entertaining couple of hours that turned out to be, then off to the stadium for our game (kick off 5pm)
We had high hopes of a result today, none of our 3 wins this season have been against an S.A. franchise and having only lost to the Stormers down in Cape town by 8 points our hopes were high.
We started well, 6 – 0 up after 15 minutes or so which quickly due to (more) ill discipline by my Kings quickly became 6- 6 all, we had a player sin-binned but were holding on. And then the dreaded score 2 minutes before half time, not for us, for them. The second half continued in much the same vein as the first, we got a couple of penalties, so did they and then a late try.
Our hopes were dashed, we lost (again) 12 – 24 Continue reading “Kings v Stormers”
It’s one all going to Sydney tomorrow, Brian O’Driscoll has been dropped (not even on the bench.) I’m posting this now in case I don’t get time tomorrow morning.
Best laugh this month 🙂
South Africa’s Daryl Impey has made history by becoming the first South African to lead the Tour de France and wear the yellow jersey.
Great article and some nice quotes from Daryl here
From the front page of my daily read this morning.
It would appear that the ANC are preparing their supporters for bad news. I liked him, may his last days (if that is where we are) be comfortable.
First test in Brisbane today, this made me smile this morning 🙂
Hey, what’s with the CAPTAIN’S WHEEL STUCK TO YOUR PANTS?
AAAAAAAGH
IT DRIVES
ME NUTS!
June is a busy month for me, what with my birthday and fathers day all falling in the same month!
On the left is one of my gifts, there’s a heck of a story behind it. when I initially received it I thought, oh no, more mass produced tat.
It’s from one of my good mates, he gave it to me in a bar just as we were about to watch some rugby, I put it to one side, thanked him and thought no more of it but there’s a twist.
Apparently “it drives me nuts” is a saying that I frequently use*, my mate had found the pic on the web, got it to a T shirt shop and had the shirt specially made!
How cool is that?
I’m wearing it now
🙂
*there’s another saying that I was told I frequently use (“it burns my ****”) he (wisely I suppose) selected the other one.
Was I surprised to see this, talk about being a keen biker!
PORT Elizabeth shivered as the temperature plunged to an icy low of 1.9°C yesterday – the lowest temperature recorded in the city in five years.
In August 2008, the mercury plummeted to a freezing -0.7°C, according to the SA Weather Service’s Garth Sampson.
The cold and snow experienced in large parts of the Eastern Cape at the weekend and yesterday were, however, expected to clear this week, with temperatures in the mid-20s predicted.
Today’s minimum in Port Elizabeth was expected to be about 7°C, with a high of 23°C.
(From the front page of my E.P. Herald yesterday.)
I’ve often thought these guys nuts (storm chasers that is) but recent discussions on the appalling luck that Oklahoma and other parts of the mid west recently experienced has changed that. They apparently provide up to the minute, on the spot detail of a tornado’s size, damage, direction, exact location, etc. Vital information I assume for listeners / residents survival strategies.
Watch how these guys and their car (an SUV) get lifted and tossed around.
and ….
Boadicea's Chariot 
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