bLoG
The ups and downs
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Dad’s Day Out – a secret location has been on the calendar for a while. There has been a fair degree of speculation as to what it was but today all was revealed! And it didn’t disappoint! Aonghas, in his own words, was so overwhelmed that he “got quite emotional and even cried” when he heard his favourite song being played. The Coldplay concert at Mount Smart stadium was incredible. A real multi-sensory experience with a great atmosphere. I got a few good photos but this one has to be the pick since it has now gathered over a thousand likes and several hundred retweets!
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The weather really doesn’t know what it wants to do! After two cold and blustery days the sun was out again and the temperature was higher (though to be fair I am 1000km further north than I was yesterday!)
Despite getting out at regular intervals during the day to ‘energise’, I failed to take any photos!
Consequently, here is another photo of Nigel sampling a beer from this evening at our local!
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Found this bumble bee today. Thought it was dead, then it moved. Not sure it was going to last much longer but I took it outside to its natural environment. It was fascinating watching it as it rose onto its hind legs and stuck its tongue out. (or is the technical term a proboscis?)
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Found time this afternoon to plant out the veggie plants I bought yesterday. Hope they survive the wind! Loads of apples on the Apple tree.
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Unsettled weather…sunny and bright to start but the wind brings heavy showers with it. They blow in quickly and violently and blow out again just the same.
This is the view from the end of Victoria Street as we sheltered..
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A very productive day in the garden weeding, sweeping, pruning trees. Now ready for planting. The roses are looking pretty.
Rā 330 Rāmere 25 o Whiringa-ā-rangi
Manic work day today – admin catch up and then rush to get facilitator profile written. Fabulous Friday Fundraiser for Oxfam this evening so quickly made a batch of cheese straws before a handful of ladies arrived. Jazzy tights, Aloe Vera health products and Tupperware all for sale. Oh, and my cushions too. A pleasant and productive evening with a few glasses of beer!
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The library in the school we worked in today had beautiful round windows which let so much light in. The sky was brilliant.
