Nature's Eye Candy!

Out and about this morning I captured these blooms in the early morning sun. I heared we were due for rain so I wanted to get out before the early blossoms were battered. We've had some strange weather lately. According to NIWA Tauranga and Auckland where the hottest main centres in NZ through out August (an average high of 12.8 deg celcius and the warmest August here since records began in 1913) What made it strange was that even though we had 160 hours of sunshine we still recorded 97mm of rain and had severe thunderstorms that recorded as 'major events' in NIWA's books. What is going on? None the less I am very pleased to see these pretty blooms and wondering beneath the trees with the wax-eyes was an inspiring way to start the day!

I recieved the above award the other day, I've been a bit slow to post and share! It was a Meme award and I have to ...1. Share 7 tidbits about yourself 2. Share this MeME blog award with 7 blogger friends. Thankyou Nancy for the tag and award!

So here it is..

1: I have 2 dead butterflies and 5 dolphin teeth in my collection things. The teeth were given to me by someone else...who was given them by someone else...so I am not sure how they came loose from the dolphin. I won't be passing them on because I think they are wonderful.

2: I was named after Elvis Presley's daughter. (It's true...but the singing gene didn't follow)

3: I know the word nest in 4 languages. English, Nest, Italian, Nido, French, Niche, Maori, Kohanga.

4: I have never been to the South Island of my own country. One day....

5: I like to go fishing...but feel sorry for the fish if I actually catch it. I feel mean because I tricked it and it was just looking for food...my kids think that's silly! They are probably right.

6: I love to watch WWE wrestling!

7: I only took art at school because I thought the art teacher was "hot."lol. He had a lot of girls want to take art that year! Maybe I should have focused more on the art...

My 7...I think this awards probably beaten me around cyber space by now however if you visit my blog and think "awwww I havn't gotten that one yet" then please consider yourself tagged! No need for anyone to feel left out:)

An Award...

I have been fortunate enough to receive this blog award 2x! If only I had done this well at school! haha...but that's another story:) My thanks to The Greenstone Woman who is a most deserving recipient herself and to John of typos.daylight.fate whose humour has brightened many of my days!

Ok, with the blog award come the following rules...1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you love and/or have newly discovered.

3. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

4. Use the One Lovely Blog award picture from my blog, on your blog to let everyone know that you have one lovely Blog!

So here goes...although I won't attempt 15!

Debrina, of Debrina's diary is a NZ blogger that I 'met' as a result of Dis-Co and am glad to have done so. Please check out her collages and mail art!

Andrea of The Artful Eye, for not only having a lovely blog but for also being a lovely person! Drop by her blog for some good surfing!

Pete from Hamilton Views for promoting our lovely country with a great variety of photos. Please go to his blog to check out more of NZ.

Notmassproduced is a newly discovered blog that I have been too and enjoyed recently and Art Propelled is another great new blog that I have found. Please check them both out!

I would also have passed this award to Mick for his ofthen thought provoking digital manipulations but I see John has beaten me to it...and also to Irene...and obviously someone else has already awarded John too...so I'll pass it on in thought!

An Award...

The lovely Irene gave me this award. Isn't she nice? It came to me on the condition that I share 7 things about myself so here they are at random...
1) I havn't swum in about 7 years even though I have always lived near the beach.
2) I used to have a lot of pet rats and if I wasn't renting I'd get another one.
3) I am part Italian but I am allergic to wheat pasta and the milk in a cheese sauce- how ironic is that?
4) I would like to try installation art but havn't quite found the courage.
5) I've never been to a concert, I tried to go to a Gun's and Roses one when I was 15 but my Dad wouldn't let me!
6) I love crime documentries, especially profiling and forensic ones.
7) I learnt to appreciate the benefit of good drawing by painting and photography taught me the importance of good light and perspective when painting. I think I am a better photographer than I am a painter- and that's ok with me!

Ok, now I have to tag 7 people... I tag Andrea, Neda, Shani, John, Debi, Babooshka and UK John. Just for the record I do consider photography to be art!