If I could put these pictures side by side you’d be able to see the light and dark of NZ’s microclimates in one place. Today it started wet, dark and miserable but by lunchtime the wind had started to blow the clouds away to leave a stunningly beautiful... It didn’t take long for us to start to introduce wildlife to our place in Kaitoke. Here are 12 hives of bees placed there by Al who is the husband of one of my work colleagues. With the large amout of Manuka amongst the bush on our land is ideal for the bees and... Wow, a new drive! Some solid ground to walk on (even if it is only the diggers parking lot). Hmm, not sure about this bit though – a quagmire of clay! Drive and build platform, now clearly defined. At least some of the garden is still intact. Well a girl needs... 