It's a lovely blue sky day today after some very cool and wet 'back to winter' days, and quite warm, so I decided to go for a walk along the Silverstream.
The trees and bushes were in full bloom, so I thought I'd share some photos of some of them.
New Zealand native - cabbage tree. This has a white flower but I think I've missed them. It looks like they've died off already. A friend planted this, she was given it as a gift but it didn't fit with her garden so she planted it over the fence on the flood bank. I'm quite partial to the cabbage tree although some people find them ugly.
Another native - kowhai. Beautiful yellow flowers. The birds love these flowers for their nectar.
Rhododendron over the hedge in someone's back garden.
Ornamental cherry.
And coming home the wind came up as you can see. Another ornamental fruit tree.
The householders are pretty good at keeping the patch in front of their homes tidy. Can you see the fellow mowing the grass?
And if you look carefully you might spot a cyclist heading away into the distance.
Things are getting back to normal here. I have started back at the shop and hopefully will get to church tomorrow; someone is picking me up. Bob's short term carers have finished and he is pleased to be able to shower without supervision :) A physio is still coming in two or three times a week though. He's also doing one or two light chores and baked some buns yesterday. It's just his speech he needs to work on - we're still waiting to see a speech therapist.
And that is it from me.
keep well until next time,
Diana
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