Hello All,
The first day of 2011 has dawned – and what a glorious day it is! Not a cloud to be seen in the sky and not a breath of wind. The ducks are splashing and quacking in our lake and a pair of quail are feeding on our front lawn. I can hear pheasants calling out the back and my “friends” the pukeko are noisy (as usual). The cicadas have started their morning song. The leaves on our trees are reflecting the beautiful sunlight and are providing shade for what will be a very warm day!
Today is a “rest” day for us. We are about half-way through lifting, dipping, sun-curing and storing our bulbs. But today we will travel to our East Coast – about an hour’s journey, and will have a family lunch at a winery in Tauranga. We will be joined by our good friends Robin and Ian for what is always a very pleasant occasion which we have enjoyed doing for the last ten years.
Tomorrow it will be back to digging etc. as we look forward to the flowers in the Spring of 2011.
We join in the chorus of many other Daffnet friends and we wish y’all a very happy and prosperous New Year.
Peter and Lesley
The Poplars at Matangi.