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Raindrops and ukelele and citrus and freshly mulch Raindrops and ukelele and citrus and freshly mulched paths. Puffed dogs and wet dog and a poppy bursting with yellow. Friday evening jenga in front of the fire, and doubling up on glasses for a walk up the hill through Autumn leaves.
It has been a while between posts, so a couple of It has been a while between posts, so a couple of them today. We’ve had a rocky couple of months up here at @livingground… Pam was unexpectedly diagnosed with fast growing lymphoma and a very dear friend of ours died suddenly in an accident. So, it has been a time of hunkering down and visceral reminders of how precious and precarious life is. But amidst all of the reckoning and realignment, the monarchs have continued their metamorphosis, the collies have played ball, the garden continues its shift into autumn garb and we’ve been experimenting with an ice cream maker.
Sun sets, moon rises. Sun sets, moon rises.
Home grown. It’s really beginning to feel like a Home grown. It’s really beginning to feel like a garden. Wormwood seeds. Artichoke. There are still a few of these little fellas cruising around the garden. Lemon verbena. The baby mulberry tree. The first Californian poppy. Immature pumpkins picked to clear a bed for winter veg. And seedlings in progress. Thanks @philliptownshend for your love and care.
How nourishing to feel rain on the way. How nourishing to feel rain on the way.
@nz.adam, @philliptownshend and our friend Arthur @nz.adam, @philliptownshend and our friend Arthur working on the front path. Next up, planting.
Pohutukawas. @philliptownshend has been doing a fa Pohutukawas. @philliptownshend has been doing a fabulous job of clearing out on the terraces. My grandmother’s old garden seat. Monarch butterfly and a new sunflower. A spikey grandfather stick insect. Because life on the hill is not all butterflies and pretty flowers - Phil and @amyherself rising so far above and beyond the call of duty to clean a blocked drain. A bit of pine cone throwing as the sun sets.
Time in the garden this long weekend with our frie Time in the garden this long weekend with our friend @philliptownshend who is staying for a while. Amazing how much is achieved with the addition of 34 year old energy to the crew! So exciting. Also, thanks to Phil, we’re finally experimenting with sharks fin melon - this evening we roasted it and added the translucent noodles to chicken soup with oyster mushrooms and plenty of fresh ginger and garlic.
And I couldn’t resist another post. More dogs, m And I couldn’t resist another post. More dogs, more river, more sunset. Glorious.
Fun and stick games at the Waikanae river. Fun and stick games at the Waikanae river.
Storm. Clearing. The view from the top of the Paek Storm. Clearing. The view from the top of the Paekakariki hill. And back at the river, in the morning sun for a swim and a shake.
A walk up the hill, nature full of colour and the A walk up the hill, nature full of colour and the air full of energy as the storm barrels in.
The rain rolling in and just a glimpse of the moon The rain rolling in and just a glimpse of the moon if you can find it.
Echinacea and brassica flowers and hollyhocks and Echinacea and brassica flowers and hollyhocks and artichokes and lots of cornflowers.
A beautiful, gentle evening hanging out in the gar A beautiful, gentle evening hanging out in the garden as the sun sets. With bumblebees and flowering pawpaw, a white rose and a meadow and cats on warm concrete.
Big sky. Big sky.

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