New Zealand
In need of spiritual and mental refreshment today I searched Bishop Jake's blog for "life is messy" knowing I'd get results to go with photos I'd already selected; the two photos below were taken at Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand on 07 May 2022.
In the rock garden yesterday, Dunedin Botanic Garden. New Zealand. Autumn. 'Chubby Cheeks' X 'Yippee'.
Further to my recent post Only An Onion featuring photos taken 18 Jan, I've seen Allium pskemense again during a wander through the rock garden yesterday, at Dunedin Botanic Garden. It looks as elegant and stately as ever despite the inevitable changes that've accompanied our transition into autumn. New Zealand. ~looking at my photo and... Continue Reading →
This is a meditation for Easter that I've put together using four photos and words beginning with the letter 'L'. The first two photos are mine, the third arrived in my twitter feed yesterday, the last was in Ann Mackay's blogpost last Sunday NZ-time. Photos by others are used here with their permission. Click on... Continue Reading →
'Waipiata Man'. A local bloke wanted a fight but Nigel told him to knock it off. Waipiata's a tiny settlement near Ranfurly and part of the Central Otago Rail Trail. 12 March. New Zealand.
Dunedin, New Zealand. 15 March 2022 ~by Liz Cowburn
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; .." Matt 6:28 pt RSV Local lilies in Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand /15 Feb 2022. Photos by Nigel. ~ Flower farm entrance. I got big orange pollen marks on jeans/shirt and that shattered my serenity a bit but the perfume... Continue Reading →
Companion planting, seen today on our local walk. Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand. LOL! I'm reminded of 'The Pale Green Pants' by Dr Seuss that spooked me a bit as a kid ~this blogpost has it. Text by Liz, photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2022)
Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. St. Mark II v28. [Mark 2:28] Stained glass window, St. Paul's Cathedral (Anglican). 18 Jan 2022.Dunedin, New Zealand. "This window was given in memorial of Arthur Robert Nichols by his mother in 1892. This young man died at the age of 19 1/2 years,... Continue Reading →
Today I saw an angel's fishing rod and an umbrella. ~surely an angel rests here.Dierama pulcherrimum /cafe roof, Dunedin Botanic Garden. New Zealand
Jan 6th, Capitol. "That day, and our response to it, contain potential for both peril and promise." [final paragraph] “This is indeed a moment of both peril and promise. But if love is indeed the supreme law of God for life, as I believe it is, then God’s way of unselfish, sacrificial love for each... Continue Reading →
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping ... Photo taken in the rose garden at Gore Public Garden, 16 Dec 2021. Southland, New Zealand.
Exploring Colour 