Patching up the cracks.

She got to catch up with her buddy again today.

“You have to be stronger and more persistent at turning every 

negative that comes at you into a positive.

There is always a silver lining.

It’s just somewhere out there beyond the horizon.

Patience will pay dividends in the end.”

~ Fresh

I need to keep on being me.

The world will adjust to my peculiarities.

Of which there are many.

Traipsing through the mudflats after Kingfishers is one of them.

Getting up at the crack of dawn to watch the sun rise is another.

Supporting my Sharks from the arse end of the world is one too.

Moments like this feed my soul

and I have a soul that’s been in sore need of sustenance of late.

I had an all fall down this weekend.

All the angst and stress that we’re dealing with got the better of me.

It led to a “woe is me” moment.

More than a moment actually.

It’s taken a day or two to pull myself back in line.

To patch up the cracks.

I need to get with the program.

There’s work to be done and a home to be found.

And Kingfishers to be photographed.

Yes, the world keeps turning

no matter my state of mind.

It’s addled but that’s MY kind of normal.

Reminders to self:

Live in the moment.

Enjoy the simple things in life.

Never let your fear decide your future.

And lastly

just BE fabulous!

“In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks.” 

~ John Muir

"Global Warming" rocks

 
“You have witchcraft in your lips”

~ William Shakespeare

Takapuna Beach in the glorious sunshine this morning.

Another GLORIOUS Friday!

It might be the start of Spring in the Northern hemisphere 

but that there sun hasn’t discarded us yet  in the Southern hemisphere.

Days like today are BLISSFUL!

The person who penned this next line has it in one. 

“I have a therapist, her name is NATURE” 

In my case, nature is aided and abetted by the hound.

The hound and Sam that is.

Wading knee deep in the waves with your shoes and socks on ISN’T everyone’s idea of therapy but it sure is MINE.  

Some swear by retail therapy, others chocolate therapy, 

still others adopt alcohol as their crutch of choice and 

some just bury their heads in the sand.  

My mate Carol chooses exercise

.. EXTREME exercise ... as her drug of choice.  

Yes, she’s whacky but it’s her only vice.

AmAZing  reflections!

My crutch of choice is simple ... HOUND therapy. 

Add sunshine and blue skies to the mix and I’m invincible.

For this moment in time, life is just DELICIOUS!

"Global Warming"

Adding to the deliciousness of my day has been my “Global Warming”  photo  (so named by Paul Averes)

being chosen as the cover photo for Forest and Bird’s Facebook Page. 

They’re running a competition which closes on 24th March. 

I’ve entered 3 photos in it and, of the 250 photos submitted to date, 

they selected my crazy Pukekos to grace their page.

We even got to see Panda and his mom on the beach this morning!

It’s a Happiness meter overload moment.

My world rocks in so many ways.

No matter the difficulties to be faced,

no matter the enormous chasms still to cross,

there is magic to be found in the littlest of things.

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you,
 even when you don’t see it yourself.”

~ Edmund Lee

Panda pinched the ball and Lorraine had to persuade him to give it back.
Just look at those reflections though!!

TIME thiefs!

There’s a TIME THIEF at work and it’s stealing the very minutes in my day.

Yes, this is ONE of the Time Thieves!

Sunday is upon us and I don’t know where the rest of the week has disappeared to.  

I remember my birthday that WASN’T and the awesomeness that it WAS

but the REST of the week has vanished in a blur.  

(Yes ... that's meant to sound confusing because it was!)

Browns Island early in the morning.

An amazing blur ... but still a blur.

And this time, EVERYONE, including the hound and Shimmer are looking at the camera!
This was my birthday dinner evening at the middle lemming's abode.

"It's MY day!"

I know I participated in TWO very profitable night markets on Thursday and Friday and enjoyed an evening BBQ at a friend on Saturday.  The bits in between are a bit vague and hazy .... early morning rambles with the hound, work, packing and unpacking stock, visiting a friend in hospital and YES .... a few hours of sleep!

I do remember that the ‘blonde’ of the canine world took up residence

in my abode on Friday as his mother jetted of to Aussieland.

Yep, Sam's tired of  having his photo taken ... he wants to go BEACH!

Between him and the hound they created bedlam at our place.  The lemmings loved it.  

One hound is awesome, 

TWO hounds are fantastic

.... and when Indy's ADDED to the mix, the roof lifts off with all the noise!  

I’m surprised we DIDN’T have the neighbours knocking on the door!

Three large Labradors are space AND time consumers!

I know Carol will have missed her hound, and I’m sure Sam’s missed Carol, 

but I’m NOT sure who will have missed who more.  

Please note that I DON’T include Pete in that equation.  

As with my significant other, Pete knows he’s not top of the pile in the love stakes. 

A ‘blonde’ usurper’s playing ‘king of the castle’.

Sam could have gone to work with Pete on Friday but I doubt anyone would have accomplished anything had Sam been in the office.  He has an uncanny ability to make even the most hound ‘UN’friendly human interact with him.

Work ... and deadlines ... and customers ... would’ve taken a back seat.

My work DEFINITELY took a back seat but I did get to LAUGH

..... LOTS!

Their antics had us in stitches. Sam kept trying to snatch the soft rugby ball out of the hound’s mouth and she wasn’t having any of it.  She’s smart.  With ball in mouth she ran THROUGH my desk to get away from Sam.  He ran AROUND the desk to catch her.  By this time she’d already come BACK through the desk.  Sam couldn’t fathom it out and we were in NO fit state to help him.  

Belly laughs are physically EXHAUSTING!

Playing 'hide and seek' under my desk!

Exhaustion is a state of mind but a very real one.  

This week has been physically and mentally exhausting 

but at the same time, incredibly satisfying

 ... even WITH the presence of a TIME THIEF!

Love my city!

“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” 

~ Madeline L’Engle

Another shot of Browns Island

“Make today worth remembering.” 

~ Steve Maraboli