A Second Visit

What to do with out of town visitors on a cold windy Wellington evening? 

Wrap up warmly and visit a parrot at Zealandia.

Sirocco

Sirocco is a Kakapo, one of ~120 remaining Kakapo.  Heaps of information about him here and here.

We saw him on a previous visit a couple of years ago.  This time with only 9 people (excluding Zealandia and DOC staff) we had a fantastic view of him for the whole time.  Last time with ~25 people we had a limited view.

The Kakapo is nocturnal and flightless.  For viewing he is in an enclosure making photography a bit of a challenge with reflections. When he isn't on 'show' he can roam the trees nearby. 

Afterwards a quick visit to the Botantic Gardens to look at the glow worms.

From under the tree

Well Christmas has been and gone for another year.  A lovely sunny day with a Christmas lunch picnic at the Botanic Gardens.

 



One of my presents ...

 Fabric Manipulation by Ruth Singer.


I've followed her blog for awhile and enjoyed her work. Now to try some of her techniques.

Botanic Gardens

In my previous post here I showed photos of the quilted garden planting at the Wellington Botanic Gardens. 

I wandered further and came to the rose garden which had taken a bit of a battering with the rain and wind.  The scent seemed to be accentuated by the misty rain.

Oranges and Lemons

The Pilgrim

More pictures ...

Rose Gardens

The Quilted Garden

The Wellington Botanic Gardens currently have a quilt themed planting, with the flower beds in the main garden having been transformed into living ‘quilts’.

Throughout January there is to be a real quilt exhibition at their Treehouse Visitor Centre.

Some pics (taken on a drizzly wet day).  The gardens were only planted earlier this month so should look pretty amazing throughout summer.

Grandmothers Garden

Sawtooth

Christmas Tree

Nine Patch