Friday, February 15, 2013

Flowers: zuchinni/courgette










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outdoor wednesday: wordless wednesday: Windsurfing







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  2. Post only photos that you have authority to use.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sunday Bridge: construction bridge




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Friday, February 8, 2013

Red flower for Chinese New Year



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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Watery Wednesday: Summer in Auckland



Had a great smmer, but these 2 days, you think Autumn/fall is here already.http://nfmemes.blogspot.co.nz


  1. There aren’t many rules for this blog – mostly the usual ones: Every Wednesday, post a photo that speaks for itself (and you are the one to make that judgment!).
  2. Post only photos that you have authority to use.
  3. Include a link to this blog in your post - http://wordlesswednesdayagain.blogspot.com.
  4. Leave the link to your Wordless Wednesday post below on Mr. Linky.
  5. Visit other blogs that are posted, being sure to leave a comment.
  6. Enjoy!
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Red: Lantern and origin of the Chinese New Year.





Brilliant Red   Lanterns for Chinese New Year. On February 18th, I am invited to give a talk of Chinese New Year to the St John Ambulance group. I plan to talk about Why Red colour is used, and the Nian/ dragon. I will have my dragon then.  This is at my friend Francis House; red to frighten away the Nian monster.
幸运红
I made this monster when I go and give my interactive talks.

Mythology


Hand-painted Chinese New Year's poetrypasted on the sides of doors leading to people's homes, Lijiang, Yunnan
According to tales and legends, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical beast called the Nian(Chinese: 年; pinyin: Nián). Nian would come on the first day of New Year to eat livestock, crops, and even villagers, especially children. To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people. One time, people saw that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the color red. Hence, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again.



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Friday, February 1, 2013

Pohutukawa: New Zealand Christmas tree



Thanks Judy for your hard work.


click on link to see other display.  Forever In My Heart exhibition which is at the Peacock Art Gallery, Upton Country Park, from 31 January to 4 February 2013.

http://www.foreverinmyheartexhibition.com/134494020?i=64857969

Judy Lancaster-Bowen

Hello Ann and Deborah,
The Forever in my Heart exhibition is this week and your book and Deborah's drawings really look so lovely. Thank you so much for including them in the exhibition. Many people, especially, stop for quite a while and look and comment on Deborah's drawings. Really spending the time looking at her Chinese Baby, Andrew, and your family picture. It does touch my heart each time I see someone standing in front of her drawings, and that even though it has been a long time since Andrew passed, you are still able to communicate what was going on for your family when Andrew was going to be "an angel".
Here is a link to the website where I have uploaded photographs from the exhibition.http://www.foreverinmyheartexhibition.com/134494020
You can also see more photographs on our facebook page:www.facebook.com/foreverinmyheartexhibition
Thank you so much
Judy


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