We hope that everyone will have a great weekend. But first I want to show you a modern high step ladder.
Now where and what do think that this tiny tractor was doing?
Two stories in here for you to enjoy.
In the olden days, we had 3 and 4 parts of a sliding aluminum step ladder that one assembled and stretched out to reach very high places. The problem was that it's a tedious affair to climb up on the ladder step by step. Another problem was safety, as if you slip, mother earth was a long way down. I used to work on the high electric towers that supply high voltage power to the cities and towns, and we used the ladders to get up the first half of the towers. Then we had to climb the rest of the way up to the top.
But this in here is something else.
Disclaimer: I don't know if I had posted the story of this little tractor before, as I have searched my posts in November month and cannot find it. I am in the process of changing computers and by clearing this PC out of hundreds of photos, I came upon this to share with you.
What? Look what this little tractor was towing.
It is what we call a "Cherry picker".
It works on battery power and it can lift that bucket to dizzying heights.
So easy and no need to climb long stepladders anymore. I was amazed at the power of that little tractor.
It is also here where I got the geese goslings recently on camera.
She is in the process of getting her juvenile colors.
This little girl came up from a dive.
Now watch how the smallest one gets out of the water. At first, they climb onto the pot of a water plant.
Then I went around to catch it like this below, they jump up onto the edge from the water plant pot.
And of course, mommy like a school teacher, is on hand to watch in case they need help. But you can see that the little one was hungry and she made straight for the grass behind me.
At first there were 10 of the little babies, then 9 after two days, 8 after another day, 7 and 6 also disappeared and now there are only 5 left. Another amazing thing is that for all of the duration, the dad was nowhere to be seen. Something must have happened to him as we know that both of the parents always stay with the goslings until they can fly. So, just a strange story.
Remember that I posted the lovely koi fish in here a few days ago. Now there is nothing in the pond anymore, and I know why.
It's this bugger that gets the fish.
A smiling Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)!
I took all of the photos at the Lourensford Wine Estate and you are welcome to visit here whenever you are in the area.
For the international tourists, this is in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, and you are welcome to click on the safe source below to get more information.
That's it from me for now and I hope that you enjoyed the pictures.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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