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The Photo Gallery | Green

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Garden, photography

I used to think blue was my favourite colour, like the ocean and a perfect summer’s sky, but more and more it is green that really rocks me. I love all the contrasting shades of green in nature, and the vibrancy of trees after a heavy rain. I love the inviting canopy of a lush, […]

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There was a little green fairy in the garden today

September 12, 2011September 12, 2011 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Alice, Garden, Sarah, Writing

Running barefoot, in the grass, a fairy frolicked in my garden today. She stopped to pick some lavender and then hurried on her way. Dressed in green, she blended in, a magic figure of spring. I noticed her stop and rest a while, and wondered what magic she’d bring. I looked at where she’d sat […]

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The Gallery: Trees – We can NEVER have enough

March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments Garden, Sarah

When The Gallery called for trees this week, ‘Because you can never have enough trees,’ I stepped into my garden, camera in hand, a prime specimen to seek. As I walked barefoot through the grass, with Alice toddling along precariously and our cat not far behind, I considered that if it weren’t for blogging I […]

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If trees could SMILE: The Gallery – Week 28

September 22, 2010September 22, 2010 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Random Musings

I like to think that this tree is smiling at me and my family. Its branches wave hello to us as we greet it with our eyes each day. The leaves wink green at us in the breeze and signal ‘go’ for brighter days to come. It’s been a rough week of weather around the […]

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