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

Glimpses of Spring 2018

Spring 
is
waking to the sound of birdsong each morning
and
looking out through my kitchen window
to see my garden coming alive again!

Spring 
is
Rosebuds unfolding into
beautiful blooms

Spring

is

Cherry blossom trees in the park

and

carpets of petals beneath the trees.

Wishing

you all a happy and enjoyable weekend

in your little corner of the world!

Take care and

be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

Spring is in the air.....

Hello dear friends
It has been so long since my last post
almost a year....
So no doubt you all gave upon me a long time ago!

I have missed you all....
I am on Instagram as some of you know.
IG is not so time consuming as writing a post
and editing photos.
Having said that I have missed blogging
and I hope I can put up at least
one weekly post... time will tell!

Changeable 
weather over the last couple of weeks
sunny and warm one day
cold and wet the next!
…it’s 
Springtime  
in my neck of the woods!

New Zealand Kowhai Tree


Recently I headed up to
Cornwall Park
to find Spring Inspiration
it is one of my favourite places to walk





As you can see by the photo above
the farmer has a flock of black sheep.
They are such characters
in fact very nosey
and race over to the fence as soon as we appear!


Well I won't ramble on or this won't get posted!
Can someone please recommend a good
photo editing program.
I used to use Pixlr but it has changed
and I found it too complicated for me!

Take care and
be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

New Lambs and Daffodils

On my walk in Cornwall Park on Saturday

there were new lambs everywhere!

They look so very cute keeping very close to their mums.

Spring is just around the corner...

I can't wait for the warmer weather

and longer days.

I'm joining TexWisGirl for

Good Fences on Thursday

Please pop over to see other interesting fences!

Thank you everyone for your comments

they're what make my heart sing!

Take care and

be kind to one another.

Merci à bientôt

Shane

TAG TUESDAY - SHOES

Hello dear friends

it's late Sunday and it has been a perfect Spring day.

Deep blue sky, sunshine but a cool breeze.

I sat in the courtyard where it was sheltered

and watched the birds at play

and thought of my family in France!

I've just joined the group

TAG TUESDAY

where the prompt this week was

SHOES.

I decided to create a

Cinderella themed tag.

I found a book page on the net here 

then I cut out a shoe image

and painted and glittered it

to resemble Cinderella's glass slipper!

Please hop over to Tag Tuesday blog here

and see how everyone else interpreted

this weeks prompt.

Wishing you all a happy day

thank you for visiting.

 À bientôt

take care of one another

  ♥ Shane ♥

Forget-me-not.....

Hello dear friends

I'm running late today...

after having computer issues yesterday.

You may remember I recently bought

a new laptop.

Yesterday, I wanted to print off some images

to make tags and cards

only to find my printer won't talk

to my computer - or the other way around!

I would have thought because they are both HP

products, they could have been a little nicer

to each other - but no.

Needless to say, much time was wasted...

for instance 

I should have been writing this post.

So today I'm joining 

Mary for Mosaic Monday

with my images of the white For-get-me-nots

that pop up in my garden each Spring.

They are in a bed which also contains six "Iceberg" roses.

I've just popped into the garden where it's windy & raining to take these photos

in case you weren't familiar with the Iceberg rose!

Thank you dear friends for reading my posts

and leaving your comments!

WELCOME

to my new followers - thank you for being here!

À bientôt 

take care of one another

♥ Shane ♥ 

Impasse Clément

Hello dear friends

I'm back in France today

photographically (not in person sadly)!

My daughter lives in a pretty village

wonderful for taking photographs

on my walks around the village.

I was surprised by this "Welcome" sign

rather than "Bienvenue" which I have at my home!

I wish I could adequately describe the colour

of the gates and fence...

they are a soft pink, silvery grey

indescribably beautiful in me eyes.

Today I'm joining

Mary for Mosaic Monday

and

Our World Tuesday.

In New Zealand we are having fickle Spring

weather - warm one day and wet, windy and

cold the next.

Very frustrating when I'm wanting to spend

more time in the garden!

Thank you everyone for your visits and comments

and welcome to my new followers

it's lovely to meet you!

À bientôt

take care and

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Eden Gardens - tulips...

Hello dear friends

as many of you already know

I live down under in

New Zealand

where it is now

Spring time.

I took these photos at

Eden Gardens here

It is a 5 acre garden in central Auckland
containing a large collection of
plants and shrubs beneath
a canopy of huge old trees.
Camellias, Vireya Rhododendrons, Azaleas,
Roses and perennials which provide
year round interest.

Today I'm joining

Mary for Mosaic Monday

Thank you for your visits and comments
and welcome to my new followers
it's lovely to meet you!

À bientôt 

and be kind to one another

Shane ♥

 

ALMOST BACK IN BUSINESS!

Springtime in Cornwall Park

Oh my goodness

I never imagined it would take me

so long to decide on a new computer..

..but I needed to be sure that

what I bought would tick all the boxes

for my diverse needs.

I told my computer man

what I wanted to do

and he came up with an 
HP TouchSmart Sleekbook

that he has tweeked to give

me super-fast net surfing
and also do my business accounts.

I pick it up tomorrow

so I'll give you a quick preview then!

Isn't this little one adorable?

I'm so appreciative to everyone
who stopped by.
Thank you for your advice,
suggestions,
telling me about your set-ups
and all your encouraging words.

I knew if I put out the call
my dear bloggy friends would respond!

I weighed up the pros and cons.

Those of you who recommended
I stay with a laptop
for my business + blogging needs
YOU
were right!!!

THANK YOU

I'll be back in business tomorrow
and hope that I'm not too late
to join in
Vee's Note Card Party!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Auckland city from Mt Eden - an extinct volcano.