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Thirsty Thursday
We were surprised to spot this Hedgehog standing on his back legs drinking copiously from Jazz’s outdoor water bowl as we prepared some lunch today. After three very cold days I am surprised to see a hedgehog out and about … Continue reading
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Tagged garden animals, hedgehog, hibernation, New Zealand hedgehog, photography, small animals, Winter
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Fire and Rain
Our flowering Cherry Tree was a picture of “fire” this morning. The leaves have been turning quite quickly in the past week but it had reached flame toned proportions this morning. It is a breath catching picture directly out from … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn colours, autumn leaves, Beauty, cherry trees, flowering cherry tree, gales, grey clouds, nature, photography, storm, weather
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The winter garden
Winter officially began yesterday. The winter garden holds different views as some autumnal aspects hold on while other aspects are in winter mode. The Golden Elm shedding its leaves slowly, slowly. The perky face of a self -sown pansy. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Beauty, contemplative photography, garden, golden elm tree, Japanese maple tree, ordinary, Pansy, photography, plants, toadstool, Winter
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Light and shadow
Both light and shadow are the dance of love. -Rumi I have been playing with light more as I go about with my camera and realising that a slightly different angle on an adjacent object can offer up very different … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, cameras, contemplative photography, garden, ice plants, light, photography, plants, Rumi, Rumi quote, shadow
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Updated Moon lights on Magnolia
Here is an edited version of my earlier photo of the lights on the Magnolia leaves.
Watching eyes
Earlier in the week I sat in an empty house waiting for a tradesman to come and repair an appliance. The householders had to be at work and this repair was essential The arrival time of the repairer spanned about … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, knot holes, Lockwood homes, photography, timber, wood, wooden houses
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Touch
I have been thinking a lot about hands and the work they do across so many skills and tasks. Being able to stroke the warm fur of my cat on my knee is one of the nicest things my hands … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, contemplative photography, hands, photography, touch
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Magical Monday Afternoon
My suspicions were that we had a Bellbird back in the neighbourhood. The Bellbird or Korimako (such a beautiful Maori name for this bird) has the most delightful song but the clever Tuis can mimic it so a sighting is … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Bellbird, birds, Department of Conservation, Korimako, melodious song, nature, New Zealand native birds, photography
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