We had a lovely walk around the Loop. At one stage we could hear a haka being performed and then realised it was on a catamaran coming towards us with Maori flags flying. Not sure where they were headed - the Bay of Islands or the Islands as in Rarotonga, Fiji etc. perhaps.
Just after we reached the road I noticed a spoonbill on a patch of grass. Unfortunately, it had walked away by the time I got my phone out to take a photo but I did manage this:
I haven't seen one up close before.
Home for lunch then out again for Doug to get his dressing changed. She was also able to remove the rest of the glove from the wound.
Ouch!.... 'to get the rest of the glove removed..' How's it healing?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I knew spoonbills were found in NZ. I've certainly never seen one. Wonderful to see it so close
The Spoonbill was a surprise, right next to a busy road. The wound must have healed a bit for the nurse to be able to remove the rest of the glove but it didn't look good to me. Pleased he goes back on Thursday.
DeleteI've seen spoonbills on the awa at Whanganui.
ReplyDeleteHope Doug's hand is healing ok
We have seen them before but not close up and next to a busy road. I also hope it is healing.
DeleteI guess the chainsaw embedded the glove into Doug's wound all in one very quick go. Have they used stitches or steri strips? Anything raw doesn't look good to our eyes, the nurses are so used to seeing everything from mild to severe. I hope the next visit shows some improvement.
ReplyDeleteShe used steri strips. Apparently she said he didn't need any more holes in his skin. I hope Hugh's wound is healing as well.
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