Posts by Leigh Russell
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
Not sure- either pukekos or coots
Hi Geoff, I’m almost certain those grey chicks with the yellow and pink patched areas around their heads are coots. I’m away from home so don’t have my bird book. I’ve seen them at the Groynes near Christchurch.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Hebe,
We really, really need a words thread on PA.
I think that a compendium or thread of obscure and archaic vocabulary is a great idea! A possible way to do it could be to throw it open for extracts in books where these are used, or some kind of context that gives an indication of usage. I particularly enjoy archaic usage, and am woefully ignorant of the current vernacular. For example, when something I said to a neighbour recently was replied to with the exclamation "Shot!", I had no idea of what was meant! :-)
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Islander,
always happy to get flu/lung infection healers/prophylactics*
Good morning Islander, Hebe and Chris, I was pleased to come across, but have yet to try, James Wong's recipe for Elderberry Jam, which he suggests as a delicious way to take in the anti-viral properties of elderberry. I'm a big fan of his. Here is the link to the jam on his site. Elderberry is such a weed in Canterbury - when we lived in Shirley I pulled out hundreds of seedlings from the nearby stream banks. However I fully intend to keep a shrub of it 'in captivity' when I get into a more long-term home.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Hebe,
Thank you Hebe, yes, that's what I thought. :-)
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Hebe,
Leigh, What a blowsy blossomy abundance; does it fruit?
Hi Hebe, I have to confess I don't know! Here it is closer up. It's a newcomer to my circle of admired trees as we haven't lived here all that long. It's down the road and along a bit. I think the house it belongs to may be a bach, what down here is called a 'crib'. I shall continue to watch it with interest.
I think I particularly warm to it as it does its own beautiful thing in such a neglected spot, not to please anyone, but just because it is what it is... It renews my faith in the world somehow.
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I came back to my post above just a little to late to add notes to it about disaster stress reactions - which may be of interest to non-Christchurch people. I wrote a section about this in one of my earthquake articles which you can find here. ... scroll down the article to the section headed 'Earthquake stress.' where I've listed a range of articles and publications.
One of the Health Department's publications has a most useful check list, which I have included in the article linked to above, and also here for quick access. People can look just fine, and if you interact with them superficially they can still seem quite fine, but actually really be struggling. Also, shock reactions can crop up out of the blue even years later. It's not a simple or straightforward equation.
Regarding the blossom tree above - it's stands on a neglected section and just does it's thing - I love it!
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Lilith __,
This has been such a big experience, it can seem overwhelming, blotting out anything else. But it’s not the whole world. Perhaps, letting other people in is part of letting go of these horrors.
Keep safe, and arohanui to you all.
Lilith, this is so eloquent. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. All that I've read about trauma survival and recovery advocates story telling - lots of it. I hope Christchurch people keep talking and telling it like it is, and I hope everyone else keeps on listening. I will. Love to you...
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Nice one, Chris - you too.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Jos,
Hello Jos, your car photo made me laugh. Your personalised name pic juxtaposed with the little car, and I imagine you in it!
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
The life, the death ,the rejuvenation of new spring flowers is enough to satisfy my belief that we all live on in poignant ways. We lost a really good friend last week
Yes. And I too am sorry for your loss. Hugs from me….
