A sisterly suburban walk part 1

My sis Mandy and I love taking a walk through our neighbourhood.

This year (yes, we can only do it once a year, when I visit in winter) we had to wait for nearly 3 weeks.

There was snow on the mountains.

There were builders in our yards.

Trees had to be re-planted.

Eyes had to be operated.

Firewood had to be replenished.

Granny squares were made.

It was one of the coldest winters in George for me.

But we got our day.

Come, let's go.

These quaint semi-detached houses are just a few houses away from mine.

I love the carpet of Japonicas!

This time we didn't go past the Botanical Gardens, but continued along our street to the bridge.

ve bridge

It offers a splendid mountain view

Can you spot the black cat?   We marvelled at the fact that this house doesn't seem to have any burglar proofing.   Maybe the railway line has something to do with it.

On the other side of the bridge we discovered a house very similar to Mandy's old house in Port Elizabeth.

The starlings were singing VERY loudly.   I do have a video for those of you who would like to hear them :)

We were aiming to walk straight down to the main street, past Van Rensburg's butchery.

But then we were drawn by colourful trees and gardens, and just wandered about

 When all at once, we saw a host of golden daffodils!

I took many photos of the same thing:

blue skies

bare trees

beautiful houses

spring gardens

Too much information?

Part 2 follows