Wordless Wednesday: Trees

For today’s Wordless Wednesday, trees from two walks in the Botanic Gardens. Don’t you love the little face in the … More

Wordless Wednesday: Boat Sheds

Pictures taken on 9 March 2021 by the Boat Sheds, Clyde Quay Boat Harbour, Oriental Bay, Wellington. You can read more … More

Greetings from a warm, sunny Wellington, where we are being deafened in the garden by cicadas and some rather loud … More

It is another lovely sunny Saturday today. Our terrace gets the sun in the afternoon, and it can be almost too hot to sit outside

Here we are at the end of January already. With wind, rain and sun this week, plants have either collapsed (the hymenocallis) or thrived (various).

It’s been a bit wild, weather wise this week, with some strong winds blowing, causing branches to break off trees … More

It has been a lovely sunny week here – of course, because I returned to work and the office on … More

You know what it is like when you go on holiday, you either come back to a garden decimated by … More

Pictures taken: Lady Norwood Rose Garden 28.12.20 You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As for … More

Happy New Year! Another interesting date this week too, with 0, 1 and 2 forming a nice pattern. Anyway, I … More