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An Inventory of Spring*

11/10/2020

 
puawānanga petal
spores on puhinui (maiden hair fern)
porokaiwhiri flowers (pigkeonwood)
babies on mouku (hen & chickens fern)
An Inventory of Spring 
  1. warmer days
  2. warmer nights
  3. daylight saving begins - my body & mind ambivalent 
  4. puawānanga flowers - we know this only because we find their petals on the ground
  5. kōwhai flowers - tūī get possessive 
  6. wharariki flowers - tūī seem less concerned this year; maybe there is finally enough to go around
  7. pukatea, rewarewa, porokaiwhiri & tī flower &, with a jolt, I realise why my friend wears that particular perfume
  8. kōhūhū flowers & the night air is scented with their delicious, sweet, heady perfume
  9. sunsets
  10. mackerel skies
  11. pīpīwharauroa calls - we breathe a huge sigh of relief to know they've made it home
  12. sun seems to shine more brightly
  13. it’s windy & cold
  14. spring snow falls on the mountain
  15. bare feet on the grass
  16. preparing the vege garden, guarding the seedlings
  17. grass growing again
  18. delight of ferns & fungi
  19. pears & apples start to flower - salivating in anticipation 
  20. avocado flower - maybe next year we’ll have a harvest 
  21. soft, new leaves of deciduous trees 
  22. walking to the letterbox, the sound of bees a constant hum in the canopy 
  23. the sound of kererū gently cooing - we stare & stare in to the tree tops to see if we can spot a ‘ridiculously flimsy nest’ & it occurs to me that these reference books we read are a little unkind in their wording 
  24. some days wearing jumpers, other days wearing shorts  
  25. longing for summer, warm oceans & ripe tomatoes


* the inspiration for writing this list has come from An Inventory by Jenn Lee, which was our wild writing prompt earlier this week 

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