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point of view : the perimeter of here

28/10/2022

 
there are quite a few places now where we can't see anywhere else except here

as if our perimeter is secure 

on a slow wandering sunday i discovering a spot
tucked in behind one of our first plantings
where, if i sit right down & look up
I can see Taranaki in the distance
with only our native trees in the foreground

​as if the whenua is cloaked

Spring Things

30/11/2021

 
  1. Reflections in raindrops on spiderwebs are upside down ​
  2. Nursery web spiders (Dolomedes minor) are indigenous to Aotearoa NZ. They construct their web to house (nurse) their egg sac, which they have likely been carrying around for 5 weeks prior to this. The spiderlings hatch within a week or so & balloon off to new locations on a silky thread. 
  3. Stick insects moult & if you're lucky, you get to see !
  1. The Kahikatea we planted when our niece was born is now 12 years old & this year had cones . . . which means he's male.
  2. The leaves of english walnut trees smell of pineapple & sage & lemongrass & citrus and in the warm late afternoon air, the smell sits in gorgeous little pockets that we walk in to & out of . . .
  3. The flower of the Putaputaweta is tiny - this is the first time our tree has flowered. 
  1. Yarrow - this rogue pink one is my favourite. 
  2. Sun orchid - apparently 'common'. Every year it's a delight to see them. I remember when we only had 1!
  3. Lesser stitchwort - my favourite dainty little star like flower. Stellaria graminea is her botanical name
They are all common. Some regard them as weeds.  I love them.
  1. We have 2 plums on the tree this year. They have never before made it this far . . . 
  2. Our tallest native tree starts as our tiniest & I cried (with joy) when I found her in the gully. 
  3. Ruru at sunset sitting on stone sculptures will never get old.

Feathers, Floss & Fumbles

5/10/2021

 
I'm trying something new
something different 
it's a little bit exciting

is this even possible ?

a needle so small & fine 
astonished that i can actually get a thread thru that teeny, tiny eye
my hands & fingers feel so - human
clumsy & inadequate

and then i realise 
relax
breathe
feel
connect 
​stitch
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