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Posted on Saturday, 2 February 2013 7:09 p.m.
 Our cute little Captain Cook pig suddenly is looking quite rotund and quite possibly could be pregnant. Not sure what she will do with the piglets as she rotates from paddock to paddock with the cows. Poor thing. We are feeding her for 20 now. (This is a photo from 3 months ago. I will attached a current one soon so you can see the difference.) |
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Posted on Friday, 1 February 2013 8:12 a.m.
 We have had easterlies for 2 weeks now steadily. No boating at all. More easterlies are forecast for the next week! First time in 10 years this has happened in the summer! We have a bit of a drought also and all the plants need a drink soon. Garry still gets out mowing, so no work worries. |
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Posted on Monday, 21 January 2013 2:46 p.m.
 Garry went out for an early fish today. He was fishing for snapper using soft bait on a light rod and to his surprise he caught this beautiful Kingfish. They battled for 45 minutes but Garry perservered. Kingfish makes beautiful sashimi served with wasabi and soy sauce. Yum. He went mowing this afternoon! |
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Posted on Tuesday, 1 January 2013 2:11 p.m.
Garry did some mowing up on Dudley in Cable Bay before Christmas. It looks really tidy and lawn-like. Beautiful sections up there. Happy New Year! |
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Posted on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 5:33 p.m.
 Getting mowing done for Xmas. Garry is hard at work getting all the sections up to date and tidy for the Christmas period. Lots of growth lately with generous rain and warm, beautiful sunny days making the grass grow. I got him to give our propery a mow when he came back today, so it all looks tidy and beautiful. |
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Posted on Friday, 30 November 2012 1:18 p.m.
 I saw this beautiful flower on a huge tree in Kerikeri. The tree must be 20 meters high and is covered with these blossoms. The leaves are large and shiny green. Does anyone have any idea of what tree it is? |
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Posted on Thursday, 29 November 2012 7:56 a.m.
  We have a bit of a slip area and we decided to plant it up to prevent erosion. We put in lots of free flax and also got about 150 little native trees to intersperse among the flax. They are all doing well and one day we will have a native forest here. |
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Nancy: Posted on Monday, 26 November 2012 3:17 p.m.
  Garry went for a dive today (still drysuit weather) and got 2 crayfish! Both nice sized ones. Nice conditions with no swell and light wind. They caught some snapper also, so we have a nice feed in our future. |
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Nancy Lees: Posted on Friday, 23 November 2012 8:07 a.m.
The usual nesting spot is in our carport, but for some reason this year she decided to try the precarious spot atop a punga log in our side garden. Our lounge window looks out right onto her and her nest building activities. Can't wait for the baby birds! |
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Nancy Lees: Posted on Monday, 12 November 2012 6:23 p.m.
 Garry mowed this morning and this afternoon we decided to drive over to Puheke and take a hike. It is on the other side of Doubtless Bay, in the same harbour as Hohoura. It is a great hike, up a small extinct volcano and then across to the beach and then a loop back. |
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