Tag: New Zealand

10 Sep

Spring calls

Spring calls

It’s hard to imagine a more quintessential New Zealand image than a tui gathering nectar from a kowhai hightlighted against a bright blue sky. It …

 
By Lynsey
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16 Mar

A seasoned traveler

A seasoned traveler

When the settlers came to New Zealand in the 1800s they brought possessions, hopes, and dreams. These apples are growing by the Sexton’s Cottage – …

 
By Lynsey
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07 Jul

310 – Alien invasion

310 – Alien invasion

According to the media today, biosecurity have announced 400+ new organisms attempt to enter New Zealand each year. Snakes, spiders, scorpions – the list of …

 
By Lynsey
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01 Jul

304 – Flying the flag

304 – Flying the flag

The Beehive has a new big flag. Or perhaps the flag has a new big base for its pole. There’s an ongoing grind around changing …

 
By Lynsey
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21 Jun

294 – The shortest day

294 – The shortest day

It’s the winter solstice today. Well, today and tomorrow. I went for a walk at lunchtime to enjoy the few minutes of clear sunlight, and …

 
By Lynsey
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08 May

250 – Where were you in ’72?

250 – Where were you in ’72?

I was in small town New Zealand. We finished school and, irrespective of potential or talent, most of us pointed ourselves towards factory or labouring …

 
By Lynsey
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01 Jan

123 – Once in a blue moon

123 – Once in a blue moon

At about 2:00 this morning I’m loping around the garden lining up shots of the blue moon. What a great way to start off the …

 
By Lynsey
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29 Dec

120 – Defiance in the face of adversity

120 – Defiance in the face of adversity

I like the punga – the tree fern – that lives on the no-man’s land between us and our neighbour. It could be growing on …

 
By Lynsey
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19 Dec

110 – Project. Crimson.

110 – Project. Crimson.

I think the Pohutukawa is New Zealand’s expression of the heart. I know the more typical view is that it is the NZ xmas tree. …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Dec

097 – Blest by suns of home

097 – Blest by suns of home

If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be In that rich earth …

 
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