Hi everyone, I’m filling in today for Social, who's out of town. I don’t have much to contribute photographically at the moment, as I am also in the process of preparing to leave home and travel overseas in 10 days to visit my daughter and two little granddaughters.

A photo taken out of the window yesterday in the rain, of the flowering Cabbage Tree, which sends intoxicating wafts of fragrance through the window at night. In the background on the left is the Nikau Palm standing proudly, and on the right are Manuka Trees about to flower …

These two ducks make their home at the cemetery's irrigation pond. It's full of yucky water now so they have been hanging out at the stream.

Spring is in bloom everywhere here.

Greetings folks. I'll get this started while we wait for Fred's appearance.

A follow up on the pussy willow tree. Today the tree was loaded with bees because the buds are full of pollen. Other trees where I walk are doing their budding things too. Favorite time of year.

Spring is springing here and it's been fun watching the new life coming out on the trees that went dormant during the winter.