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Lazy hot day

Lazy hot day

The llamas are taking it easy and so are we. They are lazing on the deck and we are reading. I managed to do a little weeding before it got too hot. Male quail in fence post Under the shady trees we watched the quail survey the scene from his favourite post. Tuis in...
Unsuccessful hunting

Unsuccessful hunting

Both cats have taken to crouching in the grass on front of the house to watch rabbits. Sorrel is the better hunter but most of the bunnies are a lot bigger than her so she has to wait for the young ones. Lovage just watches. He is very patient. Hagrid has been...
Amazing epiphyte

Amazing epiphyte

Every time we go down to the bush by the creek we find something extraordinary. The big ferny epiphyte look incredible and there were heaps of them growing on the ground. It is such a steep scramble to get there but so worth it. The dogs had a wonderful time. I had a...
Thrush rescue

Thrush rescue

While we having coffee we heard an ominous ‘thonk’ on the window. A young thrush was completely stunned and seemed floppy and lifeless to begin with, a little reiki and a rest under the rimu revived the little bird and he had flown away by the time we checked. Cats...
Bug night out

Bug night out

It’s bug heaven here. We are constantly have to put creatures outside. The latest was an enormous huhu grub that moved so slowly it was dinosaur like. This morning was stick insect convention time. And we discovered a cute little green spider with an enormous cache of...
Hagrid likes the llamas

Hagrid likes the llamas

Hagrid has taken to following the llamas. He doesn’t walk very fast but fortunately they take their time grazing so he can just about keep up. They are not exactly friendly to him but no alert calls so he is not a threat. Taking it easy I noticed some woody...