January - 2017
Balancing Act
A time of visitors to the gardens, screaming kids on school holidays, coping
with growth much verdant and fruit trees that don’t want to fruit. The usual
endless tweaking of the gardens........ more
February - 2017
Win some lose some
A time of change that was, will be no longer and that which may
be...... well no point in talking about that which doesn’t exist. As
often happens a Cabbage tree has moved on......... more
March - 2017
Win some lose some
It seems a period of periodic rains periodically applying
themselves to the area have started, probably to do with it
being Autumn....... but little in the way of winds I am pleased to
say. Colour everywhere or rather the preponderance of shades
of green just seem somewhat outshone........... more
April - 2017
Reliable
Each year the autumn season starts, and the first Amanita pop
out of the ground, are they real, a sculpture, or some pipe
dream.......... but maybe not the same can be said of the local
“human” infrastructure” that can get a bit flaky in.......... more
May - 2017
East to West Sweeps Best
So a shorter post I feel, at least for now and as
promised a few images of what Heather has been
creating in between potting, gardening, mowing lawns
and dodging rain. Yes tis the season for rain.......... more
June - July 2017
Climb to Summer with any Luck
The shortest, but not coldest day has passed, as has
the wind of the east, a most damaging brew at the best
of times............. more
August - 2017
Rays of Hope?
Wetness still rules the days around here despite
hopeful mornings such as that shown above with the sun
directly behind Maumaupaki the mountain(?)..... more
September - 2017
Dragons under the Oak
So this month there is the inevitable weather words
to present you, news of Dragons and more than a hint
of Spring to please the eye, let me start with the
newest Dragon......... more
October - 2017
Will it? Won’t it?
The above title would indicate weatherish instability
and maybe startling sunrises, but rain is down and sun
is up, for......... more
November - 2017 - Part 1
Quirks from the pottery
A few snippets to start the month and I am pretty sure
that might be a Quirk pictured above......... more
December - 2017
Moons and Genesa Crystals
So that’s the moon bit above, rising over Maumaupaki,
now what is the Genesa Crystal stuff?......... more
November - 2017 - Part 2
New and Newest
To start lets just deal with the new, sort of old hat
new really in that another sculpture has arrived in the
Fence Post Gallery, a curious little number that
evokes travelling the seas on mythical ships to places
unknown........... more
January - 2017
Balancing Act
A time of visitors to the gardens, screaming kids on school
holidays, coping with growth much verdant and fruit trees
that don’t want to fruit. The usual endless tweaking of
the gardens, more
February - 2017
Win some lose some
A time of change that was, will be no longer and that
which may be...... well no point in talking about that which
doesn’t exist. As often happens a Cabbage tree has
moved on......... more
March - 2017
Win some lose some
It seems a period of periodic rains periodically applying
themselves to the area have started, probably to do
with it being Autumn....... but little in the way of winds I
am pleased to say. Colour everywhere or rather the
preponderance of shades of green just seem somewhat
outshone........... more
April - 2017
Reliable
Each year the autumn season starts, and the first
Amanita pop out of the ground, are they real, a
sculpture, or some pipe dream.......... but maybe not
the same can be said of the local “human”
infrastructure” that can get a bit flaky in.......... more
So a shorter post I feel, at least for now and as
promised a few images of what Heather has been
creating in between potting, gardening, mowing lawns
and dodging rain. Yes tis the season for rain..........
more
The shortest, but not coldest day has passed, as has
the wind of the east, a most damaging brew at the
best of times............. more
August - 2017
Rays of Hope?
Wetness still rules the days around here despite
hopeful mornings such as that shown above with the
sun directly behind Maumaupaki the mountain(?)
that............... more
So this month there is the inevitable weather words
to present you, news of Dragons and more than a
hint of Spring to please the eye, let me start with
the newest Dragon......... more
The above title would indicate weatherish instability
and maybe startling sunrises, but rain is down and sun
is up, for......... more
November-2017 - Part 1
Quirks from the pottery
A few snippets to start the
month and I am pretty sure that
might be a Quirk pictured
above......... more
November-2017- Part 2
New and Newest
To start lets just deal with the
new, sort of old hat new really
in that another sculpture has
arrived in the Fence Post
Gallery, a curious little number
that evokes travelling the seas
on mythical ships to places
unknown........... more
December - 2017
Moons and Genesa
Crystals
So that’s the moon bit
above, rising over
Maumaupaki, now what
is the Genesa Crystal
stuff?......... more