tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302828912024-03-08T07:05:36.117+13:00Nicola's Daisies"The more one gardens, the more one learns; and the more one learns,<br> the more one realises how little one knows." <br>Vita Sackville-West A Joy of GardeningNicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-27007579042991258602016-02-28T21:28:00.002+13:002016-02-28T21:28:57.273+13:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Blimey where did the last three years go. So much has changed, so much has happened. You can see some of what I have been up to over here <a href="http://cauliflower.co.nz/">cauliflower.co.nz</a>.Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-83468510025569459522013-05-15T21:01:00.001+12:002013-05-15T21:01:57.564+12:00Visitors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Down our drive today came trotting two chickens and then two bunnies. After chasing them home four times just for them to escape again, and shouting over the fence "Rodger your rabbit escaped again". I just gave up. Maybe it will be a couple of sheep and a kangaroo tomorrow.</div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-72022103010726919002013-03-18T21:36:00.001+13:002013-03-18T21:37:22.117+13:00Mackerel Skies and Stormy Skies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mackerel skies a promise of a change in weather. Rain on the way.</div>
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Stormy skies with a bigger promise of much needed rain. </div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-65624386978612608212013-03-13T14:10:00.001+13:002013-03-13T14:10:39.759+13:00Dry dry dry garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been so long with out rain the grass in my garden is almost non existant. Just baked hard earth really.<br />
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There are a few flowers that are still surviving the dry heat. </div>
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Down at the creek in the shade is still green, but the water is just lying there hardly moving at all.</div>
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And looking really, really murky not its usual crystal clear self.</div>
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I had a good scolding from this little fantail while I was down there. It was swooping around my head and tweeting its head off.</div>
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The plant that is enjoying the conditions best is the leucadendron, it is positively thriving in the heat.<br />
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This is the view from our bedroom window this weekend, from the bach we were staying in. <a href="http://coulterandcoulter.blogspot.co.nz/">Coulter and Coulter</a> were off on the road at the Martinbourgh fair, and I left it to late to book accommodation. So we ended up in Featherston. The only house I could find in the whole of the Wairarapa.<br />
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The batch was fantastic, really clean and tidy and relaxing. Below is the room my son stayed in.<br />
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Fetherston has always been just another town that we have driven through on the way to or from Wellington. So it was good to get the chance to walk around and explore. At first it seemed like a really run down town.<br />
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But with some fantastic typical Kiwi buildings. I so love this type of iconic Railway hotel building.<br />
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And as for Pizza, almost for a moment Callum was thinking mmmm yum Pizza. </div>
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So it was great to see that there are some great new cafes and cool shops setting up there. If you have not stopped in Featherston yet, you should do, it won't take long.<br />
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-1757908222352854542013-02-14T22:04:00.001+13:002013-02-14T22:04:09.303+13:00Moth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beautiful moth that sat on my workroom window all day.</div>
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My fire lily is flowering its little heart out at the moment and I love it. I think even more than daisies. The one very strange thing about fire lilies is they have six stamens and six petals. I am sure I read somewhere that plants only liked odd numbers. As in five or seven petals. Tomorrow I will have to look closer around the garden, to see if that is true for other plants. That is if they have not all died in this very, very dry summer.<br />
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-61131577463026510862013-01-07T21:07:00.001+13:002013-01-07T21:07:27.462+13:00First Daisy of 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here it is the first daisy of 2013. The last few months of 2012 where so busy with no time to sit and watch the daisies. I hope that 2013 is a little less frantic.<br />
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I think a few weeks ago I said I would have more time for blogging. Hmmm, not quite how it worked out. But I did get about 20 mins last weekend to take a few pictures and here they are.<br />
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I spent a few days down at Pukeora estate selling my Coulter and Coulter cushions and stuff. Inside this building there was the most fantastic array of craft stalls in a maze of corridors. The outside however has that wonderful peeling paint look. I could not resist taking some snaps. The views out over the Tukituki river are amazing also.<br />
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Last week was my first week working for myself again. Its great to have a little time to do the little things again. Like hanging out the window, just taking pictures of my garden in the rain.<br />
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Picking lots and lots of limes straight from the tree. I love lime juice.</div>
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And best of all time to trawl around op shops to find lots and lots of bargains. I came home with armloads of goodies today all for $11 total. Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-697225955460236862012-07-09T20:55:00.001+12:002012-07-09T20:56:23.268+12:00Drip, drip, drip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Picture says it all really rain, rain and more rain. Sorry for neglecting my blog lately. Soon I should be back to posting more often. See you then.Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-34282940037859951402012-06-04T21:31:00.000+12:002012-06-04T21:31:14.237+12:00Today in my winter garden..........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my Winter garden today there are still roses blooming against blue skies and daisies turning their heads up to the sun</div>
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Thank goodness for the Queen's birthday long weekend, giving me an extra day to get out and enjoy the sunshine.</div>
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And do a bit of well needed gardening. Vege beds cleared ready to get spring plants in soon. Just seven borders to weed and the wild place to strim. Oh well roll on next long weekend.</div>
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My snaps of the super moon, a little hazy in cloudy sky.</div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-10474132923015679882012-04-25T21:38:00.000+12:002012-04-25T21:38:33.916+12:00Today's visitor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think that Peter can be forgiven for thinking that there was a bit of stick stuck on the back of his chair.<br />
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-20592168204394762082012-04-24T20:58:00.000+12:002012-04-24T20:58:07.609+12:00From Art Deco to Art DemoNapier is known as an Art Deco city. Each year there are Art Deco inspired events, Art Deco tours and Art Deco costume shops. There are even everyday Art Deco inspired clothing shops. I had to laugh when I saw this sign on a very large demolition site.<br />
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What better to do on a sunny Autumn afternoon than to head down to the beach for great views. </div>
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And fires made my real men. Well they gathered the fuel for the fire, and a log to sit on.</div>
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Sausages cooking.</div>
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Bread cooking.</div>
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And no pictures of Marshmallows cooking because I was too busy eating them.</div>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-10774455118634466182012-04-22T21:07:00.001+12:002012-04-22T21:07:54.649+12:00Happy Earth Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Earth Day. We had a very quick trip out to <a href="http://www.greenurbanliving.co.nz/">Urban Green Living</a> in Havelock North. An amazing urban garden. Do go have a look at the website it explains more than I can.<br />
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Every bit of space is put to good use, including a bee hive on the balcony, where tomato plants grow out of the bottom of hanging buckets.<br />
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Grass powered lawn mowing device. Just have to be careful its only the lawn gets mowed.<br />
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One day we will have one of these, maybe I could get Peter a place on one of the Pizza Oven building courses for his birthday. <br />
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Even the mail box has a green roof and the verge is planted with sweet corn and pumpkins. I have to say the chickens basking in the sun under the raspberries are the fattest, healthiest chickens I have seen in ages. Peter is very keen to have hens in our garden, I am not so sure and still need a bit of convincing. <br />
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Yesterday was an amazing Hawkes Bay Autumn day. The first time in ages I have been able to get out for a walk with my camera. <br />
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I thought you might like to join me.</div>
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You would have thought it was Spring with all the wildlife that was floating around.</div>
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The sky was the most amazing shades of blue and the gum trees look incredible against it.</div>
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Even my new camera does not capture how amazing they look.</div>
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It was like a disney movie with all the butterflies fluttering around our heads.</div>
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If you look closely at the bottom of the Pampas grass you can see a tiny little bird enjoying the sun shine too.<br />
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-42714916319264974482012-04-15T21:48:00.000+12:002012-04-15T21:51:13.038+12:00Do you believe in fairies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5QHeMKWgV_-USzsNDJ5jh4XZPx3KEmM7WD12KGsR0bW52oZQBQyOYIgXACxfr-tmjUB2XsMNxq1OKe8NMHuFPGW7dLmRTWcmzwxdHH1AJ1WoIW5l0wYvKkV-h3-dGdopGsxt/s1600/026+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5QHeMKWgV_-USzsNDJ5jh4XZPx3KEmM7WD12KGsR0bW52oZQBQyOYIgXACxfr-tmjUB2XsMNxq1OKe8NMHuFPGW7dLmRTWcmzwxdHH1AJ1WoIW5l0wYvKkV-h3-dGdopGsxt/s400/026+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731562663963510946" border="0" /></a>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-80852067332314841662012-04-12T21:52:00.001+12:002012-04-12T21:54:17.660+12:00Best Picture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIvjBgSTqcaf2qHL0bJFH6I4G8g8RQgTGsBe6hoKNjH9vz4xuno2BS2xL3IzHZBglnATdtRA9nHr_1oO4ARKA4lKbdlCM7LOvkpaaux3vidAW896TpzR8-OcoCx6oP69j3OXY/s1600/006+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIvjBgSTqcaf2qHL0bJFH6I4G8g8RQgTGsBe6hoKNjH9vz4xuno2BS2xL3IzHZBglnATdtRA9nHr_1oO4ARKA4lKbdlCM7LOvkpaaux3vidAW896TpzR8-OcoCx6oP69j3OXY/s400/006+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730450163029531458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I think this is the best picture I have taken. Yay, I love my new camera.</span>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-79004037268280199072012-04-12T21:47:00.003+12:002012-04-12T22:23:28.381+12:00I thought the Easter Bunny had forgotten me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUCTQPlQiB4hsJdF5jV5CLdgN_yWyMeK-1XBDWg6sku6ziQVq_9igyJYYb3jC58dNS2aN4jmBBttf5k0ESmunWFJmP8JKc6VebY0nXr36h3Xfx4ncfp9Fn1xaDCtrowYUnegb/s1600/032+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUCTQPlQiB4hsJdF5jV5CLdgN_yWyMeK-1XBDWg6sku6ziQVq_9igyJYYb3jC58dNS2aN4jmBBttf5k0ESmunWFJmP8JKc6VebY0nXr36h3Xfx4ncfp9Fn1xaDCtrowYUnegb/s400/032+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730448998527703954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Easter Bunny forgot to leave me any chocolate or so I thought. Until yesterday I found he had left me this road kill chocolate bunny four days late. It still tasted great, even thought there were bits missing.</span>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-69138436618828571922012-03-27T21:53:00.003+13:002012-03-27T22:06:27.952+13:00The Moon and The Stars<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooUJST8BN-Ye0ps_nDANu4isg81nnnCFq0sIE4OfuPmN4HrJPmiCaUbt3xsbtMO7Sdrow7ebe4UOxXildIW7eoMf7sNyVKwZ0oo4npzJprdSopTMXjbnsLk0Yx1RBoELO0zaZ/s1600/054+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooUJST8BN-Ye0ps_nDANu4isg81nnnCFq0sIE4OfuPmN4HrJPmiCaUbt3xsbtMO7Sdrow7ebe4UOxXildIW7eoMf7sNyVKwZ0oo4npzJprdSopTMXjbnsLk0Yx1RBoELO0zaZ/s400/054+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724498489063222194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Carter Observatory in Wellington mentioned that at them moment you can see Venus, the Moon and Jupiter in alignment. Peter and I thought we would see if we could spot them.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EEQdM5s_VIVnjAMiqYyO4nCu4INVgya9GuWALQ85PaoBg7ug_tPIfsi8qgN8bOgsrMPKKiAkClRtaMioRu876CIgwmkR7Wux3XpI5p7Y7N-8srUHLwkHSNahyFL9CGIuRxHh/s1600/066+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EEQdM5s_VIVnjAMiqYyO4nCu4INVgya9GuWALQ85PaoBg7ug_tPIfsi8qgN8bOgsrMPKKiAkClRtaMioRu876CIgwmkR7Wux3XpI5p7Y7N-8srUHLwkHSNahyFL9CGIuRxHh/s400/066+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724498483391200370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Finding the Moon and Venus was not to difficult.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsbxlipmdYUPFGai1bNEygQ3Z8i6lsfZ9x25k_UgpaAvcwHHGX1x-_6_IWpwmE7sqpe0Rh6AQ3Rhsj5BGtYLXqFDUp9ipQFtp_OgnBNDy5rQfbwjMAiBEgGLkk6b-1uYWDW4E/s1600/078+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsbxlipmdYUPFGai1bNEygQ3Z8i6lsfZ9x25k_UgpaAvcwHHGX1x-_6_IWpwmE7sqpe0Rh6AQ3Rhsj5BGtYLXqFDUp9ipQFtp_OgnBNDy5rQfbwjMAiBEgGLkk6b-1uYWDW4E/s400/078+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724498479618396818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Then very faintly in the top right hand corner of this photo I think this might be Jupiter. Just might be, because frankly it could be any other star. We really have no idea, but it would be nice to think they all lined up for us.</span>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-21309062044957816932012-03-17T20:52:00.006+13:002012-03-17T21:16:09.910+13:00What I did today...........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_Slqo6CF6DLVtvf6_THYp7m76GctVZArhl98N5MgHNC6vF_xubNMZAaJbLshqLNnuoDqiqmNDWFAAZtO6R_8HRwCzaiC8oMQg3ue07KI3ry-2XESbah-qiabEw21Ym7TQE4h/s1600/020+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_Slqo6CF6DLVtvf6_THYp7m76GctVZArhl98N5MgHNC6vF_xubNMZAaJbLshqLNnuoDqiqmNDWFAAZtO6R_8HRwCzaiC8oMQg3ue07KI3ry-2XESbah-qiabEw21Ym7TQE4h/s400/020+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720772859019807602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today I just sat around feeling a little bit sorry for myself. I have a bit of a virus, infection, rashey, swollen neck thingy. So I was told it would be a good idea to sit still for a day or two. I am not that good at sitting around. It seemed like a good idea to do a bit of messing about with my camera, trying out different settings and attempting to read the really boring manual. Here are some of the results.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YckK6pb2Ikfv0pCSN8LmhBGfvsAAe8udC4nQxnWiADDztgPquFTBP1RVxnvlqsv0WG0ojwt7k-9VEffMEz-58JLic_2-l-R8Tr3G5A_8NSigCHPzc0ArxT7jjPqxgJGGxCkS/s1600/049+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YckK6pb2Ikfv0pCSN8LmhBGfvsAAe8udC4nQxnWiADDztgPquFTBP1RVxnvlqsv0WG0ojwt7k-9VEffMEz-58JLic_2-l-R8Tr3G5A_8NSigCHPzc0ArxT7jjPqxgJGGxCkS/s400/049+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720771328908360818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sometimes I feel a bit like this daisy all swamped.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fE9H9ybR-f1MD7egP8-IumIWcBZ7Tw7ml5TIuqRkCVFrzEg3hxPCPRT4rgLW_IHs_BIbgO84RCwt3rvkDbHLzx7sD_Sl8BVYd0zHXx9V6rddG5cUAPiWyF-p1VgO-dmHsJVZ/s1600/083+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fE9H9ybR-f1MD7egP8-IumIWcBZ7Tw7ml5TIuqRkCVFrzEg3hxPCPRT4rgLW_IHs_BIbgO84RCwt3rvkDbHLzx7sD_Sl8BVYd0zHXx9V6rddG5cUAPiWyF-p1VgO-dmHsJVZ/s400/083+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720771322825671282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Found this tiny little pansy with what looks like cat whiskers.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsN4nlbgs8yPCkTkH90FCfOYkkIyvmbJTmADfnyE4Zi3e_kdQ05HdRF_dpCOHacGceoXOOvAt4Y7lsGKKZjPwWOB9TsRJKBqJs9tlmJKwzmZr4YzKt-oGJoFxIjM5D-Jrazvx/s1600/077+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsN4nlbgs8yPCkTkH90FCfOYkkIyvmbJTmADfnyE4Zi3e_kdQ05HdRF_dpCOHacGceoXOOvAt4Y7lsGKKZjPwWOB9TsRJKBqJs9tlmJKwzmZr4YzKt-oGJoFxIjM5D-Jrazvx/s400/077+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720771317870867522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Messed about with the big long lens to pry into the live of a couple of butterflies.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRPOQZAb3Y1e6EsZTAw7f1kTyyM4fah9sZ2ZbK29zm8gLJPVA1THFXc-wI6MWKyHepGqT1XFzWN0CscpIykYlqDa-m62hO-wtd6tQlJDiQ8YlzY5f24cXbQqjHOKezSTgqX5i/s1600/098+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRPOQZAb3Y1e6EsZTAw7f1kTyyM4fah9sZ2ZbK29zm8gLJPVA1THFXc-wI6MWKyHepGqT1XFzWN0CscpIykYlqDa-m62hO-wtd6tQlJDiQ8YlzY5f24cXbQqjHOKezSTgqX5i/s400/098+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720771315459647474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivclHjrkYnw0XPVzYwHoxgGDj3zMKOswSNocgvxq-H4ED7NhWLZjYeev-YIRX8vy1PfAsmZcqDuotCmv2XIBSVP1TVMiQDVLj8BYEfLic5w_VUS0a_Iv8tVuOys2GKObEzhAe1/s1600/095+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivclHjrkYnw0XPVzYwHoxgGDj3zMKOswSNocgvxq-H4ED7NhWLZjYeev-YIRX8vy1PfAsmZcqDuotCmv2XIBSVP1TVMiQDVLj8BYEfLic5w_VUS0a_Iv8tVuOys2GKObEzhAe1/s400/095+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720771309538835234" border="0" /></a>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-46523215908527737662012-03-11T20:46:00.006+13:002012-03-11T22:13:11.607+13:00Is this the end or just the beginning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKb0MbjCv4AqJxGZaa1_scr9sEboZ4JDs0Bpx-WNtnB0Ret2knRsbd0BB8g0IMQDdXRbUvMHWkSif1buSwy6FcNIqayl9Oq_HZteXRaJOx4zq8LrMy7npLAnsxxVqyVv7Z1NF/s1600/006+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKb0MbjCv4AqJxGZaa1_scr9sEboZ4JDs0Bpx-WNtnB0Ret2knRsbd0BB8g0IMQDdXRbUvMHWkSif1buSwy6FcNIqayl9Oq_HZteXRaJOx4zq8LrMy7npLAnsxxVqyVv7Z1NF/s400/006+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718546595128460402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Nice view over Pandora ponds on the outskirts of Napier. If you look very closely you can see an orange buoy in the distance. Just in front of the orange buoy is a white buoy. That is the first part of the course I swam today. And yes the water was as freezey cold as it looks. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCChS5Uf5lx91pcEcmY20MtbAWagzVfm0PDBq8OZhLm2o61fcfN62Yeg47AjgOLmMhyphenhyphen3smqmIr1N0VMLO_bYI9VoX7bgsgRiONSP6cBeZZxw_Fgj6AqalozwqJals9l-INHQd/s1600/010+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCChS5Uf5lx91pcEcmY20MtbAWagzVfm0PDBq8OZhLm2o61fcfN62Yeg47AjgOLmMhyphenhyphen3smqmIr1N0VMLO_bYI9VoX7bgsgRiONSP6cBeZZxw_Fgj6AqalozwqJals9l-INHQd/s400/010+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718546589720240802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There I am waiting to start, with my feet getting used to the water. I should have got the rest of me used to the cold water too, it was a hell of a shock to the system when I did plunge in.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ7HZhAtwZhPqnRe9cVRxhkeobAwb-1rSDco1OxnwzypyUark6qUPaTrtq8cR2h3joD1kYZ7svR5b-P_nAKpatb-eaXQsl4p3LBIXWTpOcy2JvgzGKGlYmer6zXy-pec0Q9y6/s1600/020+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ7HZhAtwZhPqnRe9cVRxhkeobAwb-1rSDco1OxnwzypyUark6qUPaTrtq8cR2h3joD1kYZ7svR5b-P_nAKpatb-eaXQsl4p3LBIXWTpOcy2JvgzGKGlYmer6zXy-pec0Q9y6/s400/020+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718546588848365618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am the one in the water behind the girl still standing in the gray and black top. At first it was chaos. There were people everywhere going in all directions swimming in various styles. Would you believe that some people did the whole course back stroke. For the last two years I have been teaching myself to swim front crawl or freestyle as they call it here.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2uwxZaJffMSDlZmxewdvHhDh6nAuCbwepNb9gPZjfZfazfqrNTqYZhkmhRccs9W4FZBUpAVc8QP6qoReWoEl_HxY3ddLhrb3ivDi-44KRKs3mJ2UdlfARzCHu4jV82gLCP_O/s1600/023+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2uwxZaJffMSDlZmxewdvHhDh6nAuCbwepNb9gPZjfZfazfqrNTqYZhkmhRccs9W4FZBUpAVc8QP6qoReWoEl_HxY3ddLhrb3ivDi-44KRKs3mJ2UdlfARzCHu4jV82gLCP_O/s400/023+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718546587783171186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Unfortunately the shock of the cold water and the fact that I can not swim in a straight line meant all that training was a waste of time. I ended up doing 80% of the course breast stroke. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiEPIimMtICKS30lccfu6ylGRzqB8qR2wtdsBmnrKbUJSGY-t619KmL0-R4wYjf6kuDdy2xKsjj2jStkFt4cLoHW-7XmnVqhTPtmvDHCeVolrBp8AYGO88987vkVuUjPJZHZ9/s1600/053+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiEPIimMtICKS30lccfu6ylGRzqB8qR2wtdsBmnrKbUJSGY-t619KmL0-R4wYjf6kuDdy2xKsjj2jStkFt4cLoHW-7XmnVqhTPtmvDHCeVolrBp8AYGO88987vkVuUjPJZHZ9/s400/053+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718546582372752690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There is a bit of satisfaction being able to keep up with and pass other swimmers who were able to do freestyle. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvV3QaB_ZH8vMksjzHqW37BoCTfNPAFZ3-eSC8Srbbz9zbAn6kcjWvOC2EBpHSGRR9_7-sR8if3GaJf618vOyh5ndyJPiI9C9uUdSxowfPfdhulA299kFFGN66YI3IRIRu1zk/s1600/063+%2528Large%2529+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvV3QaB_ZH8vMksjzHqW37BoCTfNPAFZ3-eSC8Srbbz9zbAn6kcjWvOC2EBpHSGRR9_7-sR8if3GaJf618vOyh5ndyJPiI9C9uUdSxowfPfdhulA299kFFGN66YI3IRIRu1zk/s400/063+%2528Large%2529+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718545774016025954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Above is me rounding the last buoy. This is one of the better pictures there were some hilarious ones of me grimacing and attempting to breath at the same time, but I will keep those to myself.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawa725u0ADwqinOXwMRx6LIEuMYSoII1Dq_-p7z5WsWYNMVaGeBa5kMSTj_6F4PVZl530Yk-fBkkvorH3XfMGKV2HLxjE-oxLwFzGolAygV3HR92pxDAA8l5bzI1rKB3qUBFl/s1600/067+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawa725u0ADwqinOXwMRx6LIEuMYSoII1Dq_-p7z5WsWYNMVaGeBa5kMSTj_6F4PVZl530Yk-fBkkvorH3XfMGKV2HLxjE-oxLwFzGolAygV3HR92pxDAA8l5bzI1rKB3qUBFl/s400/067+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718545771575622290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Even thought I was exhausted and staggering out of the water, I still seem to have time to make sure my swim top was pulled down so my bum was not showing! Thanks Peter for snapping all these shots. And can I just point out all those other swimmers in the background who started at the same time as me still with a long way to go.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnq2hLwpK2voz0mxRlqRYDj-Des_ljbDnFyn-uzVF8dNOe-2jk8rlbBouxHjfcdwSFVxhyphenhyphenfnv4Q8MivIro7wg51XdrxMHKHDfploHfeqGB_L4WQucACuqi55TtnAcNY1G68P7/s1600/069+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnq2hLwpK2voz0mxRlqRYDj-Des_ljbDnFyn-uzVF8dNOe-2jk8rlbBouxHjfcdwSFVxhyphenhyphenfnv4Q8MivIro7wg51XdrxMHKHDfploHfeqGB_L4WQucACuqi55TtnAcNY1G68P7/s400/069+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718545756117546290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And there I am triumphant at the end, very glad that I have finished. Oh and by the way my eyes look that wrinkled because of the goggles, honest.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqFGFU14g-lmVcjRSikOce8qfCnLrdcrOHk1tHlRWEeKQWHoqFr6wBZRjMCD6_-VUEkVChPGdmsx-1p5uXILngMkN_mmlFS-5bXoAyifSUbesTgRNxURUynKrxWovRjVNvEHx/s1600/082+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqFGFU14g-lmVcjRSikOce8qfCnLrdcrOHk1tHlRWEeKQWHoqFr6wBZRjMCD6_-VUEkVChPGdmsx-1p5uXILngMkN_mmlFS-5bXoAyifSUbesTgRNxURUynKrxWovRjVNvEHx/s400/082+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718545757751370530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But this triathlon was not all about me, really! I had two other team members, Linda walking and Vicki cycling. They both did a brilliant job. Above is Linda fixing the timing tag to Vicki's leg and below Vicki looks really happy to be finished.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGCJhVga_kXfSCixkS6mJxuEyW-n13ClDgHteePHI0asLf_4RSzPBO32ALxMnwyHCk-Y0nhglJQ-2NFid1aQO-3-hsfuwsZbjVwxRc1J0gMIq6Ds4a_1QkuG4eUUMt2oPK5f1/s1600/100+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGCJhVga_kXfSCixkS6mJxuEyW-n13ClDgHteePHI0asLf_4RSzPBO32ALxMnwyHCk-Y0nhglJQ-2NFid1aQO-3-hsfuwsZbjVwxRc1J0gMIq6Ds4a_1QkuG4eUUMt2oPK5f1/s400/100+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718545753101652722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I don't know where we came, I only know we did not come last. Which is what we were aiming for. I will update you when I find out. Would I do it again, hmmm I am not sure. It was tough, but the actual sense of achievement was incredible. I have also learnt next time start slow, don't get panicked into a rush and have fun.</span>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30282891.post-2259732191967585692012-03-09T22:16:00.002+13:002012-03-09T22:19:20.486+13:00Its about time<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSARIpsauqRD2a_2w2C0BpK1MfSe-F2PHk_99oWYHLY9XxYWzX0K6E9k5Z7PMnsmzPrTZ1wWJYncF8sQd2QxaYwZJNpn6xlV8EFGn2tEe_macEwJ1MZkP-1CjqnTyDRYIn0ejt/s1600/007+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSARIpsauqRD2a_2w2C0BpK1MfSe-F2PHk_99oWYHLY9XxYWzX0K6E9k5Z7PMnsmzPrTZ1wWJYncF8sQd2QxaYwZJNpn6xlV8EFGn2tEe_macEwJ1MZkP-1CjqnTyDRYIn0ejt/s400/007+%2528Large%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717824317156260706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">For a daisy reaching up for the sun.</span><br /></div>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936539418804235695noreply@blogger.com0