Residents in Aotearoa: Kaukapakapa is Maori, not Greek. Tau Kappa Kappa is Greek.

Saturday, 25 May 2024

Kaukapakapa is Maori, not Greek. Tau Kappa Kappa is Greek.

Last week, in the first part of this report on our trip to the nursery and artsy nature trail, I talked a little about the name of the town, and why we like it. None of that this time, and I'll skip the descriptions of honey as well. We'll just look at some of the rest of the pictures I took.

This stretch was interesting. As we approached and passed the objects you see on either side of the boardwalk, musical tones were generated from speakers hidden somewhere nearby.

Well, that's it. our group was very like the attentive cats you see above. We looked carefully at each of the exhibits this family business has provided for us, and thank them for their efforts.

Next week I'll document a bus ride we took up to Half Moon Bay Marina. See you then. -djf

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEANNE!

2 comments:

Dianne26 May 2024 at 13:02
All very interesting sculptures - especially to find them all interacting with the outdoors - like the kitties gazing skyward wearing fashionable eyewear. I would have found that boardwalk especially fascinating. Love the views looking over the hills out to the water!
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Doug Foster26 May 2024 at 13:19
I'm sure you would have enjoyed it, Dianne. Thanks for the comment.
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My deer blind, a place outside of time and space.

This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf