Spring has sprung?

Well, it had last weekend while we were up north on the working bee. As proof, I offer photos...

The view from the church - Dad's grave is just to the left - and those are little sheep & lambs in the opposite paddock.

Dad's grave, with spring flowers.

The joys of spring part 2

It's not spring! Predicted low today of 2!!!

But, that said, with daylight savings it means I can look out my bus window and gaze at the beautiful Western Springs... It's my favourite bit of coming to work, and going past it so early in the morning means there's hardly any people around spoiling the view.

I haven't seen the bunny rabbits in months, wonder if they're still around.

You can judge the coldness of the morning by how high the steam is coming off the lake - and today was pretty cold. When the air temperature is THAT much colder than the water, you know it's chilly out!

Ranty McRanty #2

They say Auckland has four seasons in one day - I just experienced at least three in 20 minutes!

10am - beautiful sun through the windows... 10.20 we'd had torrential rain, lightning & thunder and hail!

Welcome to spring, indeed!

Why am I surprised? I always have leave the same time of year and last year I spent it in glorious springtime! And came back to work in winter... same again this year!

Speaking of last year - it's been a year since I've been able to wear heels. Damn that standing up from kneeling down! I spent two weeks after the initial 'injury' (which didn't hurt!) doing things like wheelbarrowing loads and loads of mulch up hill and down dale, walking lots. And what happens? Go back to work - one day in my beloved heels - ONE DAY! - and that's that... no more heels - and ache every single day.

Grieving and bitter over the heels... so yep, big rant today!

More photos...

Yeah, I know... I should be putting them on flickr... but just too much today...

So, this is the side view of the church just up the road from the bach, taken from beside my dad's grave.

And, to the right, the view from my dad's grave - accompanied, at the moment, by the melodious sounds of lambs.

Back online!

Oh the joys! The last few days have been internetless as our modem didn't like being changed to another computer... hence free dial up for a while. Yeech! In some ways it's slower than the broadband/windows 98 combo we had going there...

But... I can download photos from my camera on the new machine! yippee! So... as promised... photos of my dad's grave, with the rampant violets and pansies (oddly enough, his mum's favourite flowers). With the whole slow dial up thingy, I won't be adding more photos this time! I made a cup of tea while waiting for this one to be uploaded to blogger.

The joys of spring

If anyone asks... this is the reason our picnic table is upside down...

What a lovely sight first thing this morning... who knew ducklings were out and about at 6am!

Mind you, good camo in the gravel driveway.

Ducklings - one of the main reasons I bought a camera