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Tag Archives: rain
Water on the brain
The entire North Island of New Zealand has been declared a drought area. It is very, very dry and rain is desperately needed. We have been told that there is only 20 days of water left before emergency supplies will … Continue reading
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Tagged buckets, conservation, drought, fresh water, garden, grey water, New Zealand drought, plants, rain, water, water conservation, water reticulation
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Some sunshine on Saturday
The sun has been a rare visitor here for the past two or three weeks. We have also had a lot of rain. Some has fallen in dramatically heavy showers while other rain has sifted down as drizzle. The ground … Continue reading
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Tagged daffodils, freesias, gardens, nature, photography, plants, rain, spring, sunshine, weather
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Sopping wet
We have had two and a half days of continual rain. Our local weather website tells me that 51.7mm of rain has fallen in July to date. 20.2 mm fell yesterday. The rain has been heavy at times but in … Continue reading
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Tagged daffodils, drizzle, forget-me-nots, nature, photography, rain, raindrops, spring flowers, weather, winter weather
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Rain, colour, light and the sunset
Last night as the sun was setting the sky and house were filled with golden light which attracted my attention. It was raining heavily and to the east and south there was an impressive rainbow and in fact, to the … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, double rainbow, golden light, light, nature, photography, rain, rainbow, sky, sunset
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The magic of rain drops
I love going to sleep at night with the sound of rain falling on the roof. It goes back to my childhood when safe and sound in a warm dry house and snuggled up in a warm comfortable bed the … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, gales, garden, gems, lacy leaf, nature, photography, plants, rain, rain drops, sparkling, storms
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Spring showers and small elephants
There is nothing quite like rain to make plants grow. Watering with a hose or a can does not always result in anything like the growth that happens after a shower or two of rain falls. Some weeks ago I … Continue reading
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Tagged elephant garlic, elephants, gardening, garlic, garlic bulbs, nature, rain, spring
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Living waters, quilting and ceramics
We have been in the midst of a huge winter storm system since Friday. The wind has shaken the house at times, the thunder has shaken the house at times and the heavy rain and hail have pelted against the … Continue reading
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Tagged birdlife, blue sky, calm, ceramics, children, colour, conservation, contribution, creativity, creatures, DVD, earthquakes, eco-system, ecology, elderly, energy, environment, fish, gale force winds, hail, Living Water, pattern, Pauatahanui Inlet, plants, Porirua Harbour, quilting, rain, storms, stress management, Tiakina Nga Taonga, tornado, tsunami, unique, weather, Winter
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Missing something really ordinary
I live in a place where rainfall is generally regular and plentiful. This summer/autumn has been vastly different. We desperately need rain. My garden looks very sad in places and I may lose some plants. No doubt in a month … Continue reading
