Monday, July 28, 2014

Red Leaves

Photo: I think of my friend when I see trees with red leaves. I was puzzles why a patch of leaves refused to drop when the rest of the tree is now just it's skeleton.
That patch of red leaves made me curious why those red leaves remain on the tree when the rest of it is bare.
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Sunday, July 27, 2014

a field of sunflowers







A field of sunflowers,
The news commentator repeats.
Lies the horrors of MH17,

Grandpa used to joke,
If you lie on a field of beautiful flowers,
You will die in peace.

The victims of MH17,
died I hope on impact,
They didn't suffer pain.

But it is the people they left behind,
The mums and the dads, the children,
The husbands and the wives.

Their bereavement, their pain,
Who will wipe their tears away?
Who will comfort the hole in their heart.

Will the leaders be swayed?
To lay down their weapons.
And understand war is morally wrong.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Red Rose Hip

Photo: Leanne Wong I want to given you something, Rose fruits. More special than rose flowers. Happy 21st

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Flowers

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"FLOWERS" (All Kinds, All Colors,...)
Next Week: REFLECTIONS (Mirrors, Windows, Anything Shiny,...)
roseThursday Challenge is a place for photographic fun and learning.

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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' ???





 Are these 2 plants Linaria? Spent a lot of time googling and asking friends. Found the above at the slopes of Mt Eden Volcano.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Red Flags


International day celebration in my church Mt Albert Baptist Church. Red is a very popular colour.
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Monday, July 14, 2014

Croissants



My last post on the French theme. The story however is not French but American. 20 years ago, the husband had a conference in Washington DC. He took us on a wonderful holiday. We were staying in NY and the breakfast was Croissants and muffins. Both of them were super size, but greedy me went and asked if we could have a refill of 4 Croissants. The woman said sorry, I will give you 2 Croissants and 2 muffins. I felt sheepish. The younger daughter was only 5. That remained one of our most heart warming stories of our trip to USA.Photo: My last post on the French theme. The story however is not French but American. 20 years ago, the husband had a conference in Washington DC. He took us on a wonderful holiday. We were staying in NY and the breakfast was Croissants and muffins. Both of them were super size, but greedy me went and asked if we could have a refill of 4 Croissants. The woman said sorry, I will give you 2 Croissants and 2 muffins. I felt sheepish. The younger daughter was only 5. That remained one of our most hard warming stories of our trip to USA.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Kawakawa tea a naturally good remedy

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/70723243/kawakawa-tea-a-naturally-good-remedy


Kawakawa tea a naturally good remedy

Kawakawa helps fight winter ailments.

Kawakawa tea is a naturally good way to restore and maintain good health.
Cameron Burnell/Fairfax NZ
Kawakawa tea is a naturally good way to restore and maintain good health.

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Before pharmaceutical companies started running things, herbal remedies were what people used when the winter chills took hold.
Many sodas, bitters, spirits and liqueurs were originally made as tonics for helping with ailments. In Aotearoa, tohunga created balms, herbal infusions, steam baths and teas from local flora for preventing, curing or easing all sorts of ills. Many of these rongoā are still used today.
The leaves of kawakawa, a member of the pepper tree family, were commonly used as a tea to help with digestion, as an anti-inflammatory tonic, and as a mild intoxicant. Kawakawa is the milder cousin of kava, the intoxicating root drunk in other Pacific Islands. It is probably the most commonly used native ingredient in drinks in New Zealand. 

Senecio cineraria)



 common in New Zealand gardens. Dusty Miller; Senecio cineraria) 

It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its white, felt-like tomentose leaves; in horticultural use, it is also sometimes called dusty miller, a name shared with several other plants that also have silvery tomentose leaves; the two most often to share the name are Centaurea cineraria and Lychnis coronaria.

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Dianthus barbatus (sweet william)


  Dianthus barbatus (sweet william) is a species of Dianthus
At the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011, Catherine Middleton included sweet william  in her bouquet.

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