Thursday’s Special: Pick a word in July – Y3

Paula at

https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/thursdays-special-pick-a-word-in-july-y3/

gave the following words:

canicular

splash

feathered

marine

scenic

CANICULAR

Trompie overheating in summer

SPLASH

Wellington Harbour, fountain.

FEATHERED

MARINE

Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.

SCENIC

Upper Hutt, Hutt River, New Zealand.

 

 

Out and about adventure.

My son and his wife are interested in purchasing a small holding(farm). Last Monday we went out and had a look at a huge piece of land with incomplete houses and buildings. Too expensive and too much to renovate and complete.

Yesterday, Saturday, I got a call: “Hi mum, would you be interested to have a look at the place we had visited two weeks before?”

I am always game for an outing. This time the realtor would unlock the place so that we could have a good look inside.

We were a bit early. The realtor turned up a bit after eleven. She climbed over the wooden fence. Looked around and could not find the key. Bertus and Stella also climbed the fence to have a look for the key. They decided to put Bea’s push pram and Bea also on the other side.

Then came the best part!

I had to climb the fence too! At first, I could not even pull myself up to try and get my leg over to the other side. Then we decided that I should try the corner of the gate which was more stable. It helped. I could get up and my one leg over but I could not turn my other foot to get my other leg over the fence. I had to use my foot that was on the other side to push the other one around to get my leg over. Wow, at last, I landed on the other side. Bertus helped me from the outside and Stella from the inside.

We walked around the paddock. The next door cattle were looking at us in interest as if they could not believe their eyes!

I did not walk all the way around the whole piece of land. The lady found the key and we went inside. We took chairs outside and sat in the shade for Bertus and Stella to return.

Back again after a long hot walk. I enjoyed relaxing in the shade, very tranquil and peaceful.

Another toadstool!

Last three to four weeks we had unusual weather. It was still just over 20 degrees C which is quite hot for this time of year. We also had a lot of rain too.   The warm weather brought two cyclones. Cyclone Debbie was the first one and less than a week it was followed by cyclone Cook. Debbie did not reach us in the lower North Island but cyclone Cook brought heavy rain and strong winds.  People were asked to put their long weekend arrangements on hold because some roads were expected to wash away, slips could also occur.

As soon as the weather cleared again I found more toadstools popping out. I found these on the lawn on the roadside.

School Stories: Weta and a rose

Excitement this morning!

A Weta came to visit the office at school.

The younger children were very excited.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: pink rose

House Sitting no 4: So peaceful

Trompie inspecting everything,

every morning, during the day whenever he got the opportunity to go outside.

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Some photos of the place itself.

This is the last of my house sitting on top of the hills.

I am starting another two weeks of house sitting from Friday, January 27

till February 07.

We are sitting house with Millie, Coco, Munro, miss Sally and Mr Fats.

Wordless Wednesday: Tranquil

Photography 101: The Natural World

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_assignment/photography-101-natural-world/

Capture the natural world with your camera: document a moment outside, big or small. From a panorama snapped during your morning forest hike to a close-up of a leaf on the sidewalk, we invite you to document this wondrous world around us.

Tip: Exploring the outdoors, with camera in hand, is an opportunity to look for natural lines that lead our eyes to different parts of a frame. Envision the bend of a stream, or the curve of a petal: how can you use these lines in your composition? If you see strong vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines, can you play with the orientation to create a more dynamic composition? Can you apply — or break — the Rule of Thirds?

THE NATURAL WORLD

Fungi

A fungus (/ˈfʌŋɡəs/; plural: fungi^[3] or funguses^[4]) is any member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds (British English: moulds), as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, protists, and bacteria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus

From afar

Zooming in

Lichen

A lichen is a composite organism that emerges from algae or cyanobacteria (or both) living among filaments of a fungus in a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship.^[1][2][3] The whole combined life form has properties that are very different than properties of its component organisms. Lichens come in many colors, sizes, and forms. The properties are sometimes plant-like, but lichens are not plants. Lichens may grow like a tiny, leafless, branching shrub (fruticose), like it has leaves (foliose), like a crust of paint on a surface (crustose),^[4] or have other growth forms.^[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen

 

See through leave!