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Universal distress signal

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Mother Nature gets a helping hand in Tutira

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Big grown-up sapling, still needs its standard

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

Woohoo, this week I was back into it, after a well-deserved three week holiday - Enjoy J

Stripes are In!
Peter Mooney, events manager, and Amber McArthur, events assistant, Art Deco Trust, modelling the new volunteers' uniforms, at the Veronica Bay, Marine Parade, Napier
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High flyer
Tayla-Rose Frisby, Napier, a student at Heather Brunsdon School of Dance, Napier, just returned from attending New Zealand School of Dance Summer School
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Ready for action
About 60 uniformed army cadets, sea cadets and air cadets (including my daughter) from Ruahine, Hastings, Napier and Gisborne left Napier Airport on a RNZAF Hercules C-130, flew to Ohakea, then bussed to Cadet 150, a week-long exercise at Waiouru.
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Friends' farewell
Sonja Murray, keeper, with Ollie, a New Zealand fur seal, in the last public viewing of the animals at Marineland, Napier, before being quarantined for 120 days and flown to marine zoos in Australia
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Quips & Quotes

Anonymous: Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strength

Living the Dream - a 3 part story

"PART 1: $3million building for $12,000 and $1.00 closing (Rusk, TX)
          Pastor of 15 people was depressed banking $300 offering and went for a drive. Stopped in front of closed hospital in town of 5,000. Holy Spirit "ask the owners to give it to you." So he tracked down owner and asked for the hospital. Owner responded that he wasn't actually the owner but gave contacts of two others. Pastor then

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Free range chickens
Enjoying the late afternoon sun in Bridge Pa

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Living history in Ongaonga

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Five star rural accommodation, Waimarama

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Geranium escape artists, Hastings

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A work in progress

An emperor gum caterpillar spins its cocoon on my maple tree
This is my 200th post in the series, so here's a big thank you to all my friends, followers and supporters. May it always be fun  J
 

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Seen on Twitter: If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark who throws up so many people, they have to open a beach.

Living the Dream

"Seth (children's leader) was worshipping with children and was prompted to ask 9yr old girl beside him if she could angels in the room (he couldn’t see any himself). She said “Sure they are over there,” and pointed to a corner of the room. Seth said “Why are they here?” She said, “I don't know.” “Well go ask them.” She did while Seth continued worshipping with other children. She came back and pulled on his shirt saying “I know why they are here.” “Why?” “For healing.” When she said that, Seth felt an impact in his spirit so he handed her the microphone and said “Well, find out who is sick and send them over to the angels.” 17 children responded and 9yr old sent them to where the angels were in the room. All 17 kids instantly healed."

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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The modern leper...

Taking a solitary smoko in a service lane in Napier

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Hereworth School chapel, Havelock North

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A huge orange tree on SH2, just north of Waipukurau
I'm open to suggestions as to its name, I couldn't find it on Google

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Update: A friend of a friend on Facebook tells me it is an Australian silver oak (Grevillea robusta). Google is awesome for birds, but for plants and trees I have drawn a real blank. I need to find myself a good NZ gardening site. This tree was a real stunner!!

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Fishermen's perch
Inner Harbour channel, Ahuriri, looking towards Westshore, Napier

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Flying the flag
Gull on a flagpole in Emerson St, Napier

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John Lennon: Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

Living the Dream

"Bribery backfires: Tracey Evans in African nation feeds 900 orphan infants per day. It is supposed to take 45days to get organization registered but it took 1.5years for her because she refused to bribe the officials. It was frustrating, but every month she went back to chase the officials. As a result of continuing to chase them she got to know a number of senior officials personally. As a result they started asking her advice on leadership. As a result they invited her to do training in leadership and governance. As a result ended up with 150 officials meeting monthly where Tracey would train them in kingdom leadership and governance!"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Heaven in Business

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Colourful kindergarten

Te Mata Rd, Havelock North

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Texture and symmetry, everywhere you look J

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Perfume Point, Ahuriri

So-named because it used to be a sewer outfall

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From the "Did you know…" file:
Earth's Sun is roughly 400 times larger than the Moon, and 400 times further away. Hence they appear to be a similar size.

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Ye Olde Public Trust Office

Tennyson St, Napier

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Seen on Facebook: Men are like dogs: They’re excited to see you – and have no idea what you’re mad about.

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"Real estate business owner diagnosed with prostate cancer invited a team of business revivalists to come pray. Few weeks later he is scheduled to fly to Germany for treatment. He left USA with prostate cancer and when he arrived in Germany and was tested they could find no prostate cancer! Via Co-labor ministries, Portland, OR"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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Feeding the ducks at Cornwall Park, Hastings

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For all my teacher friends
"Ne'er a truer word spoken..."

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Memories of many a summer's day

Scottish Thistles on Mill Rd, Clive

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Here's a thought for the New Year

(discovered on Tennyson St, Napier).
Happy New Year to all my friends J

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