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)
Summer Hours
Pre-valentines pics; lovely summer day in Dunedin Botanic Garden on 18 Jan 2022. The golden yellow Achillea were in the long border opposite the colour beds, near the main gate. The other photos were taken part-way up the hillside by the Cedars of Lebanon Grove [post I did 06 Nov 2017]. below: first two pics... Continue Reading →
an angel is here
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
Ligularia, lavender and lilies
And a round box hedge, and box blobs and Nigel blobbing. I took these photos yesterday afternoon at Queens Park in Invercargill. All the 'L's are in the long border but the photo with Nigel in was taken on the west side of the winter gardens building. This is a cosy spot when there's a... Continue Reading →
Sleep Li’l Fuzzy Bee
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping ... Photo taken in the rose garden at Gore Public Garden, 16 Dec 2021. Southland, New Zealand.
Restful in Invercargill
After leaving the Southern Farmers Market yesterday we visited the Queens Park gardens and had a wander around the rose garden, met a cute dog and her lovely minder, admired an outdoor glass table, and then relaxed at Buster Crabb before heading home. Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. Click on any photo to enlarge. Dick Fry... Continue Reading →
On Track
Reporting on our Covid elimination effort, as well as sharing walking track photos from Black Gully Reserve, Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand. Today was our big chance, for people outside of Auckland/Coromandel, to perhaps have our alert level reduced with the big announcement by our PM Jacinda Ardern scheduled for 3pm. I thought there might... Continue Reading →
Stanleys Hotel
Cosy coffee stop on our homeward journey yesterday from Palmerston, East Otago. Stanleys Hotel, Macraes. New Zealand. "Since 1882". The warmth of the fire much appreciated on what was a grey, cold, rainy day. This is a remote old gold mining area, now a major modern gold mining area. Thanks to Nigel for taking these... Continue Reading →
Hot Chocolate in Tapanui
Super yummy Hot Chocolate served this morning in illys Cafe, Tapanui, West Otago. New Zealand.
Wallabies snoozing!
Two very sleepy wallabies ... Nigel quips, "they're out-of-bounds!" Queens Park, Invercargill. Southland, New Zealand.
Album Page – Dunedin NZ
On Friday in Dunedin we took some time to just relax and enjoy chilling-out for a while, although we chose nice cosy places to visit! Laneway is a great cafe/bar in the centre of Dunedin, down a quiet side lane called Bath Street. It's possibly my favourite place of all to visit. We went inside... Continue Reading →