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Two sides of the same tree
I am playing around with the point and shoot camera a lot at the moment and on this gloomy day earlier in the week I visited the stand of Flowering Cherry Trees which were in various stages of autumn decline. … Continue reading
Tui Tucker
Part of the successful resurgence in the Tui population can be attributed to their preparedness to eat food that is not part of the native smorgasbord on offer. At the moment a neighbour’s spreading Protea tree (Proteas are South African … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, birds, nature, nectar, nectar feeders, New Zealand natiive birds, plants, Protea bush, Tuis
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Slow, gentle autumn
Our incredible summer has given way to a slow, gentle and warm autumn with the occasional storm and chilly snap. No matter the calmness and mild temperatures because the light is decreasing noticeably now and the shortest day is only … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, autumn colours, Autumn leaf, autumn leaves, Beauty, contemplation, deciduous trees, nature, New Zealand native bush, plants, tree fern, trees
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Come for a walk around the native plants in my garden
It is a really miserable day here with a howling cold southerly blowing and showers sweeping over at regular intervals. Winter is showing its hand. But on a beautiful, warm late autumn afternoon over the weekend I wandered about my … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 fingers, :Dragon's Gold, Cabbage tree, Coprosma Repens, Cordyline australis, garden, Griselinia littoralis "variegata", Hebe, Horoeka, Kowhai, Lancewoods, Mahoe, Melicytus ramiflorus, Meryta sinclairii, nature, New Zealand native plants and trees, plants, Pseudopanax crassifolius, Pseudopanax laetus, Puka puka, puka puka berries, Sophora Microphylla, Taupata, Te Kouka, trees, Whiteywood
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Thursday Toadstools
Fly Agaric toadstools often appear in our garden at this time of the year. They are often seen under the Silver Birch trees in the front garden. I was surprised to come across these two under the Rock Roses and … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn garden, Fly agaric toadstools, fungii, Kowhai trees, nature, plants, rock roses, Silver Birch trees, toadstools
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Autumn glow
I wandered about the garden on Sunday afternoon in temperatures reaching up to 20 C. It was hot and sunny with that lovely mellow light of autumn. I wanted to take photos of the native plants in the garden to … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, deciduous magnolia trees, garden, Magnolia trees, mellow light, nature, photography, plants, seaons
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Lean pickings on the blog
It’s been very quiet here on the blog of late. My “blogging well” has felt dry as other life events have conspired to take my time, energy and attention away. I spotted this Japanese maple leaf stuck on the arm … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, drought, dry spells, Japanese maple leaf, New Zealand autumn, plants, seasonal change, trees
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Some colours of Autumn
Autumn is evident even though rainfall is still low here and temperatures mild. Many of the deciduous trees in the garden have been dropping their leaves for weeks now due to the drought. If we get some chilly nights some … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, autumn leaves, Beauty, berries, blackbirds, Cotinus coggygria, cotoneaster, nature, photigraphy, plants
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A waiting time
Tuesday was one of those surreal days when the usual routines are put on hold and breathing needs to be remembered. A family member required some surgery on a limb after a sports injury. Tight time keeping was the focus … Continue reading
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Tagged bench, flaxes, garden, health, Kowhai tree, nature, palms, photography, plants, time, views, waiting, windows
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