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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Feeding the birds
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. Chinese Proverb Today winter has really struck with gale force, bitterly cold south easterlies and driving rain showers. Over the past few weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, awe, feeding, kindness, Kowhai tree, native birds, nature, New Zealand, photos, quote, Silvereye, waxeye, Winter
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Annual garden bird survey 2011
Here is something I really enjoy participating in. I love native birds and delight in the fact that we have more and more of them appearing in our urban garden. For those of you living in New Zealand here are … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, conservation, counting, learning, native birds, nature
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Garlic and Gumboots
Saturday dawned sunny, mild and windfree so with the shortest day just behind us I decided to plant my garlic. I had prepared the tubs a few weeks earlier to allow the sheep pellets, lime, compost, bulb food and dry … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, cooking, gardening, garlic, growing food, gumboots, nature, Quotes, shortest day, song
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Sunday quote: Trees and leaves
“Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.” Malay Proverb
Saturday Tip: Horses…..or Zebras??
Here is a phrase that I’ve found very useful in times of confusion, worry, and possibility. It is used a lot in the medical profession and it goes something along the lines of: “If you hear the sound of approaching … Continue reading
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Tagged caution, considered response, horses, medical profession, observation, phrases, simple, stress management, worry, zebras
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A simple tradition
I posted a letter to my 2 year old grandson today. He is on holiday in a different city for about a fortnight with his Mum and Dad. My Mum would regularly write to my children and especially if we … Continue reading
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Tagged aunt, drawing, enjoyment, grandmother, grandson, holiday, Letters, mail, newspaper, photo, simple, tea, tradition
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The Shortest Day
Today is the shortest day and many people have been celebrating this winter solstice, acknowledging the importance of the dark but anticipating the return of the light. It continues to be a very testing year here in New Zealand, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, dark, earthquakes, flowering cherry tree, heat, light, nature, shortest day, sun, trees, wind, winter solstice
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Wisdom shared
I picked up a book yesterday and out dropped a card with handwritten wisdom on it. I see the writer dated it Oct 1994. Her wisdom that she offered me back then still resonates with me today so I thought … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, dedication, determination, discipline, expectations, hope, love, regret, wisdom, work, worry
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14 years ago
It was very wet here all weekend and we needed to find a videotape to record on. So I dug into a box of tapes and came upon one that was named (that was a surprise) describing an evening held … Continue reading
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Tagged DVD, honouring, introductions, Life membership, memoirs, memories, non-profit group, nostalgia, personal growth, videotape
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Sunday quote: Helen Keller
“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble”. Helen Keller.
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Tagged accomplishment, great, Helen Keller, noble, quote, small, tasks
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