The Golden Days of Spring 2019

A lovely New Zealand native Kowhai tree in

Cornwall Park.

The flowers nectar is a food source for birds

especially two of our native birds

Kereru (a large wood pigeon) 

Tui, called the Parson Bird

because it has a white tuft at it's neck

resembling a Parson's collar!

I enjoyed my walk in Cornwall Park 
to see the
the golden daffodils and kowhai flowers.
True to Spring
there were new lambs and calves too!

Take care and

be kind to one another.

My thoughts are with all those in the 

Bahamas and the US

affected by Hurricane Dorian.

The damage and chaos is horrific.

You are very much in the thoughts of all

New Zealanders and we are sending 

our prayers your way. 

Take care.

Mary and Bob, I was so happy to read

Mary's post and know you are both safe.

Merci à bientôt

Shane

All New Black Sheep Collage!!

Here is a  new collage of the
Black sheep
no one could see on my previous post!......

I've downloaded the Pic Monkey photo editor
but it is taking me a while
to find my way round the program!

I wanted to insert text on the photo.....
I did that however it was in black
which one couldn't see
as the photo is dark!!!

After asking Mr Google nicely
Pic Monkey
obliged with the process
in Steps 1 to 5.
I usually consider myself quite literate
except when it comes to
computer jargon!

I will keep practicing!

Do you have this problem or am I on my own?!

(This was the original photo on the previous post - can you see it now?
please do let me know!)



Take care and
be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane  xx

Mosaic Monday - Looking Back at March

I'm pressed for time this week so I decided to look back on

some of my previous posts.

I'm working tomorrow morning and

I have a dental appointment in the afternoon.

Then on Wednesday morning I'm flying to Queensland, Australia.

Cyclone Debbie has created havoc - I've looked at the photos on line

and the devastation is incredible - nature at her worst.

It's heartbreaking for families whose homes  have been destroyed.

I feel somewhat guilty arriving for a holiday amid such chaos.

I will be catching up with a very dear blog friend in Brisbane

whom I met two years ago when she was passing through

Auckland on her way to see her family in Canada.

Have you guessed who she is?

All will be revealed very soon!

 I'll be out and about taking photos and if time allows

I'll join you all next Monday.

Thank you dear Maggie for hosting

MOSAIC MONDAY

Take care and

be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

Thank you for visiting.

Mosaic Monday - Ahoy There!

NEEDS MUST!

It's time for me to do some computer housekeeping!

I have far too many photos on my computer

and I'm having difficulty finding the ones I want to add to my posts!

So I'm systematically going through them,

moving the 'keepers' to my external hard drive

and deleting the ones I no longer require.

While doing a stint of sorting I found these photos

so I thought I would share them with you.

Life on the water in summer of 2017.

I have another reason for far too many photos.

My iPhone 7 Plus often takes photos in bursts

and I end up with 10 or more of the exact same shot.

If any of you have the same phone

and can tell me what I'm doing wrong

please tell me!!!

My husband perving looking at boats - a favourite obsession pastime of his!!

In summer we're on the water

and in winter we seem to spend a lot of time walking around mariners!

On a trip ashore we took photos of these beautiful donkeys

on Ponui Island.

My husband said donkeys have been on the island

for as long as he can remember!

that's 70 plus years!

I'm joining Maggie for Mosaic Monday

maybe you would like to join us

if so follow the link and you will find a great group of bloggers

sharing their photos.

Maggie will answer any questions you might have

or I'm happy too as well!

Thank you Maggie for hosting!

Take care and

be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

Thank you all for popping in to say hello - I love reading your comments.

With my work committments I visit as time allows - usually at weekends!