By this time the sleuths out there has intellectually reprimanded me for forcing the Elemental photo challenge onto the Sherlock Holmes domain as we all know he said: Elementary my dear Watson.
After careful consideration of the matter I have deducted that he didn’t say either so he could just as well have said elemental. Nowhere in the Sherlock Holmes books did Arthur Conan Doyle in fact use that exact term (Elementary my dear Watson). He did use the word Elementary but never in that exact phrase. Read more about it @ quoteinvestigator.com . The quote in fact was created by writers commenting on Holmes and was written into movie scripts. Thus while we have heard and seen Holmes use the phrase we have not read it in a Conan Doyle book . Rather elemental my dear WordPress.
Speaking of… I selected a photo containing the 4 elements (fire, air, water and earth) in one capture. If you miss the fire – that would be the fireball just above the horizon. To the left above the earth a para-glider is using the resistance of the air-streams to enjoy the view while his/her buddy can be seen very small at the bottom of the photo next to a boat. Hopefully they land on solid earth and not in the water. Or maybe this is a James Bond shoot in which case he will land on the boat (after take 53 that is…). Two of the boats are basking in the fire’s glow, while the clouds are being suspended in mid-air.
My daughter Elrike and I wen’t on a “date” and her first experience of a Signal hill sunset, overlooking Table Bay and the Atlantic ocean was quite inspiring to her. So much so that she said she will instruct a future boyfriend to take her there. I therefore made use of the opportunity to plant spy cameras all over the place… In the second photo the air is willing it’s derivative the wind to play with her hair.
⇑And why not throw a derivative of water namely ICE into the fold – as the fire sets the water appers to be frozen, but don’t believe everything you see. But you can see why Cape Town is one of the most popular spots on planet earth (in all the universe as a matter of fact…)
“Or, more personally, is there a place you go to feel connected to the earth?” ask one of those elemental Worpress staff
Table mountain is such a place. Above the 12 Apostles on the Camps Bay side of Cape Town can be seen and Lion’s peak is to the right. For more photos taken on and from Table Mountain by me you can access any of these posts:
Sjoe dis mooi!
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Baie dankie Tina
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Goeie fotos! Veral die aksie foto was ń goeie een!! Moeilik om te neem.
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Maar hulle os dan almal aksie fotos 😀😀
Dankie Aspaai
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Jaja Abrie in aksie nie onderwerp in aksie. Skies moes uut die boks dink op daardie een…. jy het my.
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Aspaai ek het net geterg jsmmer ek besef mie altyd dat my blogvriende my nie so goed ken soos mense by werk en stapvriende nie. Jy hoef nie verskoning te vra nie ek het aangeneem jy praat van foto van my dogter
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Ek het net gegrap 😀😊. Maar ja om sulke fotos te neem moes jy in aksie gewees het. Pun intended. Die een waar sy haar hare flip is nogals ń moeilike shot. Ek is ook soms ń terggees 😄
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Uitstekend Abrie. Ek is mal oor die foto van jou dogter – goed gedoen.
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Dankie Hester sy het nie ‘n probleem as fotos van haar geneem word nie. Maar sensor die resiltate
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Dankie Hester sy het nie ‘n probleem as fotos van haar geneem word nie. Maar sensor die resultate
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Ek hou daarvan dat jy en Elrike op ñ “date” uit is, Abrie. Hulle word so vinnig groot, gryp elke geleentheid aan. Soos ek al voorheen opgemerk het. Ek dink jy is ñ wonderlike pa.
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Na die sonsondergang het ons ‘n seafood platter gedeel by Waterfront dit was baie lekker
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Dankie Una
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Not only did I giggle with this elemental post, I loved the scenes you captured. ☀️
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Glad you got the giggles and loved the captures Irene. I was assisted ny heaven’s ☀
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Pragtig
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Dankie Seegogga
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Your first photograph is expecially beautiful. Cape Town is a treasure box of interesting places.
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Indeed it is Anne thanks for the visit
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kewl place to fly paragliders an hangliders 🙂 indeeD! 🙂
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Would be – unfortunately I haven’t but have flown in motorized hangglider here https://abriejoubert.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/fun/
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kewl that is what i fly hanglider trikes with an engine cuz i am an older guy now 🙂 lol….
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Baie mooi, Abrie! And so clever. 🙂 The pic of the fiery sunset is awesome!!!
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Thanks Anne elemental really 🙂 and I am impressed by your baie mooi!
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Haha! Dankie! 😊🤗
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Mooi fotos en kosbare tye!
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Baie dankie en ja inderdaad do
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Love this! 🙂
I’m sure your daughter will appreciate the spy cameras too 😁
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She did enjoy the enjoy the humour but told me bluntly that she would not appreciate real spy cameras – which makes me worried 🙂
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Just get a drone camera, she’ll never know. One shaped like a stick insect then it can hitch a ride on her sleeve 😁
You’re welcome 😊
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This is an excellent idea 🙂 – I think money can be made from this idea!!
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Hauffers (said in my Scottish accent) 😎
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Alba I am afaid to say I do not get the “Hauffers” says he red faced. I have been saying it aloud in what I believe to be a Scottish accent but I am not getting any enlightenment with an African Afrikaans Scottish accent or is that accident.
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It’s half-ers in English.
I.e. We get half esch
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But of course Lassie. I am in a very gratious mood. You can hace 100% as 100% and 50% of 0 is more or less the same…
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The sunset is glorious, Abrie! Your daughter, wow… I can see why dad is worrying. 🙂
Great post, my friend. 🙂
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Thank you ver much Amy 🙂
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That last image…just wow! What a beautiful place! (Beautiful daughter too.)
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thank yoy Dawn. All of these were taken a from Signal hill Cape Town
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En toe sit jy spy kameras op diè plek Sherlock!!! Geen wonder ek en my man sug van verlange om weer die Kaap te gaan toer nie….. nie oor die kameras nie…. oor die mooie Kaap.
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Ja kom kaap toe dat ek jou kan afneem!
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Great sunset picture
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Thank you and thanks for visiting my blog. Yes it is amazing to be at signal hill at sunset time
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I try to catch sunrise or sunset! nothing can rival the experience!
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