Red skies in the morning often mean rain later in the day and today was no exception. Neon colours and unusual hues, along with a female/male kiwi duet at 5.05am, were a great way to start another day on this extra-special island - and to help me forget that those pesky deer had broken down my fence and got at my potatoes and rhubarb again!
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| The morning sky on my walk to work at 7.40am |
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| Almost sunrise over Halfmoon Bay |
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| A seagull swooped down to check out what I was doing |
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| Would love to see this yacht under full sail |
There's an autumnal chill to the early mornings and evenings; I lit the fire on Sunday and again tonight so nearing the time when it's the first thing I do when I get home. The temperature climbs quickly once the sun has risen so need thermals on my way to work and t-shirts during the day!
My
PouchProducts shopping bags arrived swiftly after ordering (see
previous blog) and I'm thrilled with them. They're well designed, NZ-made with most material sourced locally - and fit in well with my aim to reduce, reuse and recycle.
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New PouchProducts bags on the right (the blue/red one is unpacked
from its pouch, the sky blue one is still in its pouch. Mesh bags
from PouchProducts are for fruit/veges. Old bags on the left. |
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| The new mesh bags are also great for sprouting seeds |
Freight was a very reasonable $4 and there's a wide range of colours; New Zealanders use 22 million plastic bags a week, most of which get used for less than 10 minutes and end up in landfill. Big thumbs up and great customer service too.
