Day 27

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The Cat.  This one’s for Charlotte who gave me this cat several years ago. Thought she might like to see it. He gets tormented every day by that seagull.

Day 26

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Garden Lights.  I put these lights up in my garden at Xmas time, but now I don’t really want to take them down. The cool thing is they are solar powered so I’m not wasting power, but if I leave them up will they wear out? If I put them away I guess I’d have to remove the rechargeable batteries which means removing the backing and waterproof seal, which doesn’t look easy at all. I guess I’ll have to leave them up till I’ve made up my mind.

Day 25

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Raglan.  Went to Raglan today. Got to see the Bridal Veil Falls which was an added bonus. Went round the coast a bit to Whale Bay where I got some shots of surfing but not sure what all the fuss over Raglan itself is. Must have missed something.

Day 24

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BBQ.  Went to a friend’s place for a BBQ this evening. These were the flashest things I’d ever seen on a BBQ and they were really delicious and healthy.

Day 23

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The tomato goes to school.  I picked my very first tomato this morning and took it to work with me to have with my lunch. It was really delicious. I feel quite proud as I’ve never grown anything to eat before.

Day 22

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I dragged my students to see this.  After lunch I decided to make my students go on a walk with me. It was a beautiful hot sunny day and the other classes were out doing outdoor activities so I thought we should be too. My class of computing students is made up of people in age ranging from 16 to over 50, there are males and females and a very wide range of cultures. So when we got to our destination and I turned to see if I had lost anybody on the way, I smiled to myself as I felt a bit like a tour guide, showing a bunch of tourists around Auckland.

Actually we just walked to the corner and back. It took 10 minutes. The pond in this photo is next door to where we work, but none of my students knew it was even there.

Day 21

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On my walk.  Here’s a shot of one of the views I get to see when I go for my walk. Yes I am still managing to go walking but it’s a bit hot for me. So I have to wait till it cools down, but by the time it’s cooled down enough for my liking it’s dark.

I would also like to say a big thank you to Charlotte for all the useful information she added to my blog yesterday about what to do with my tomatoes.

Day 20

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Tomatoes and the phone call.  I got home from work today and there was a message on my answering machine from a friend wondering how my tomatoes are doing. So I took a picture to upload to my blog so she can see.

I’m actually wondering when to pick them! So if any of you out there reading this know when is the best time to pick them, please let me know.

Cheers

Day 19

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Rainbow. I saw a rainbow on the way to work this morning. I was sitting at the lights getting a little bit excited about seeing all my students again (course started again today) when suddenly there appeared a rainbow and it ended very near where I work.

So does this mean at the end of my rainbow is not a pot of gold but a bunch of people??? Or perhaps my work is my “pot of gold”. It sure was a source of fun and laughter today.

Day 18

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Brunch at Circus Circus. Had brunch today at the wonderful Circus Circus café in Mt Eden. The food is always lovely and no matter how busy they are we always manage to find a seat. It’s like a Tardis inside, much bigger than it looks in this photo. There are loads of seats out the back and up the side of the street.