We were fishing on the bank of the beautiful Mtwalume river when we noticed the new graffiti on the concrete support under the bridge.
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Not long after the Great Fishing Expedition I seremoniously parked my fishing rod at the #tidalpool to indicate the end of my fleeting fishing career #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
The very next day I was again invited on the Great Fishing Expedition. I’m not one to miss out an adventure and I promptly confirmed my enthusiastic intentions to share this pastime with my children by catching a beautiful zebra fish (called a Wildeperd in this part of the world). Once again the only catch of the day 😁 The rest of the holiday saw the siblings slipping off quietly in the mornings (without the parent) to play catch-up. Not very successfully, I must add #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
This little rock cod did not even have an opportunity to enjoy the squid that I so lovingly prepared for him. My son came to visit and I tagged along with the Great Fishing Expedition. In the end, I was the only one who caught any fish (size is not important in this instance – every little fish is counted). The siblings, being experienced surf anglers, were not impressed by this turn of events 😂 #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
Covid lockdown 2021 – I think this Rainbow Wrasse was my last victim before the lockdown regulations were lifted and I decided to give up on my non-starter fishing career. By this time my long suffering daughter insisted that I should learn to bait my own hooks and that was too much for my nervous system. I remember using mussels for this catch 😖 This photo ... we were getting VERY good at telling tall fishing tales 🙄 Back into the water went the little fishy, and back to swimming and beach walks I went. #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
Covid lockdown 2021 – fishing from the beach. This one was identified as a Blacktail – very common in this area. The size looks quite impressive, don’t you think – it wasn’t, actually. We were just learning to take better photos. Stand back from the camera and lower the fish towards the camera lens. Back into the water went the little fishy #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
Covid lockdown 2021 – fishing from the beach although I am still very wary of the unpredictable waves. A Spot Damselfish | Spot Sergeant was my next victim. Identified by local fishermen or maybe with the help of the internet. Back into the water. They can grow up to 25cm and this one still had some growing to do. #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
joke_dev
Beautiful and have a good meal!
HesterLeyNel
Thank you 😀
perdebytjie
Dis nogal mooi gedoen…lelike mure met grafitti op,lewer soms verrassende kunswerke op!
HesterLeyNel
Ons het nogal baie daarvan op die twee brûe oor hierdie rivier. Ek het al hieroor gesktyf, maar ek dink op Genis se blog. Sal gaan soek. Hierdie een is besonder mooi, net jammer jy sal nooit weet wie die kunstenaars is nie.
colinandray
It is a real shame that graffiti, which can display a significant level of skill and creativity, is considered (by the artist) acceptable to be created on somebody else’s property. Interestingly enough, they get perturbed if another artist creates over the top of their work!
Until the “juvenile delinquent” association is removed, graffiti artists will never be appreciated for the skill that some clearly have, and the solution to that is well and truly in the “court” of the graffiti artist. Be respectful of other’s property.
HesterLeyNel
True, but in this case they may very well have permission to paint there – I must ask around. They certainly are very skilled if you think about the fact that they have to stand upright in a canoe to apply their art.
colinandray
Hi Hester – I will keep an open mind re your comments! We often see graffiti here where the “artist” has either been hanging over a bridge, or has climbed up the outside of a structure to create. Skilled or reckless???
Also here, I am not aware of any government level authorizing graffiti on public property. A few obvious reasons come to mind. Not everybody (tax payers) is going to appreciate what they are forced to see. Unless the graffiti is maintained, it will soon look pretty bad (or be defaced) and then does the taxpayer cover the cost of removal or covering it up? Who monitors the chemicals used to ensure that they are not detrimental to the surface being sprayed? Who may be deemed liable in the event of an accident while creating the work?
Literally the only example I have seen around here, that seems approved and on public property, is at ground level and on various concrete structures that form a skateboard area.
An interesting topic! 🙂
HesterLeyNel
Very interesting indeed if you think of it that way. We live in a very small coastal town, popular in holiday season, but otherwise almost deserted. Very few people ever see the artworks as they are screened from view by trees on the river banks. There are some much older examples upstream; I was really surprised to see this obviously recent completed one pop up.
monicahaddad01
Dit moes ‘n heerlike verrassing gewees het!
HesterLeyNel
Ja, ons ontdek so elke nou en dan iets nuuts hier wat ons nooit voorheen raakgesien het nie. 😀
Kameel
Ek hou hiervan…. mooi gedoen.
HesterLeyNel
Damkie 😀
aj vosse
Het julle toe vis gebraai? 😉
HesterLeyNel
Nou wonder ek – wat op aarde laat jou dink ons sal die vis braai? Geen vis sal onder my sorg aan lyding blootgestel word nie. Ons gooi hulle onmiddellik terug in die water en gaan koop snoek by die visfabriek.
aj vosse
Ag shaaaim… daai arme snoek! En die mense wat in die fabriek werk! 😉
HesterLeyNel
Die mense wat in die fabriek werk is vismoordenaars – ek het nie ‘n saak met hulle nie.