FENCE REPAIR and RAIN AT LAST

Last week Doug repaired a fence for me - he says he worries that I may run out of jobs for him but they keep on coming!!

Over the weekend and this week we have finally had some rain.  We were lucky on our Monday Parkinson's walk in that we just had a couple of showers.  Margaret, who organises it wasn't able to go on this walk and she always manages to get fine weather.

On Saturday we went to see The Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour.  Whangarei has an active Buddhist Temple and we were the only place in New Zealand to host this rare exhibition which has been touring the world.

I have not been walking Sophie for a while due to a bruised heel but walked her with Doug around Tikipunga Park on Sunday.  

After our Parkinson's walk on Monday we purchased tickets for the New Zealand Premiere of The Vague de Cirque later this month.  On getting home and going to write it on my calendar I was surprised to discover that it is on tomorrow night.  The month has gone so fast we thought it was next week or the week after.  Never mind,  it is off to the circus for us tomorrow.

We now have a severe weather watch as the remains of Cyclone Ita is heading our way along with another weather system.  

I must go and bring some Monarch caterpillars inside on some swan plant out of the wet.

Two photos from our Parkinson's walk from the Town Basin to Mair Park

Two more from walking Sophie at Tikipunga Park on Sunday

 The "Rose Hut" and fence snot long after I purchased in 2009 and now.  (bottom photo was into the sun hence the blur.

Some of the monarch caterpillars I brought indoors on the swan plant stems.