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Continue reading →: Cosmos in my gardenI didn’t leave the house today as a lot of gardening was done. So here’s a photo of my new favourite cosmos, which I believe is a cupcake cosmos.
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Continue reading →: Grey skies over the Port HillsA bit of drizzle today with grey skies looking dramatic over the hills near Heathcote.
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Continue reading →: Akaroa day tripWe took a day trip to Akaroa today. It’s still pretty and quirky! Today’s finds included a cafe that’s also a rummage sale with at least one free range chicken roaming amongst the cafe’s garden, and a teddy bear that’s the stuff of nightmares.
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Continue reading →: Ernle Reserve, CashmereThis lovely Reserve follows the Heathcote River along Cashmere Road. We went for a walk along the path and found little fairy doors on the trees along the way.
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Continue reading →: Edmonds Factory GardenIt’s been a while since I visited this garden on Ferry Road. It’s a lovely spot with this tree putting on a great show at the moment. There’s also lots of planting for bees and butterflies.
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Continue reading →: A monarch butterfly on a Tithonia FlowerThe tithonia is a flowering annual that is also commonly known as the Mexican Sunflower. Monarch butterflies are particularly attracted to tithonia, so I make sure to plant some each year, as well as collecting the seed heads. As a result our garden at the moment is rather full of…
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Continue reading →: Hay! It’s brunch time for the Heathcote poniesThese ponies were enjoying their brunch of fresh hay. We noticed a few other paddocks with horses had recently had hay delivered as well. I’m not sure, but I think the ponies are part of the riding school that’s in Heathcote on Bridle Path Road.
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Continue reading →: Ernest Rutherford MuralYou can see this wonderful mural of Ernest Rutherford at 186 Tuam Street. It was created as part of the Flare Street Art festival.
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Continue reading →: Sir Edmund Hillary MuralThis wonderful mural of kiwi icon Sir Edmund Hillary, is a collaboration between artists and designers Cole Ferrand, and Jacob Root. It’s on Colombo Street.
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Continue reading →: Fires and FlowersI made a quick visit to Mona Vale gardens this afternoon, and after parking, I looked up and realised we were directly in line with the fires. So out came the big lens to get some photos. It looks like it will be another few days before these fires are…
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Continue reading →: Dahlia in my gardenI’m not sure what variety this dahlia is, but it’s doing very well in our garden right now. Many of the other dahlias stopped flowering probably due to the heat – I find they go off in late January, early February and start to come back about now. It’s been…
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Continue reading →: Mini on building in SOL SquareSOL Square was once a favourite place to go out to with bars and restaurants. It’s stood vacant and damaged since 2011. I’ve no idea if there are any plans to rebuild.
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