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| Pounawea Falls in the Catlins area. |
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| My son with his exuberant, expressive daughter exploring the sea at Kaka Point. |
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| 18 month old grand daughter busy exploring life as per normal. |
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| The view from the front courtyard of the house we rented. |
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| On the walk to Nugget Point Light House. |
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| The light house - now automatic. |
We went for a few days
holiday down to Nugget Point on the coast about one and a half hours south of
Dunedin. The weather has not been really warm so we have been reading magazines
in the house we are renting. I share this quote from NZ artist Bill Sutton who died in 2000;
“When I have my
breakfast I cut off a slice of bread for myself and one for the birds. We are
in it all together.” He wrote that in 1992. Quite a healthy perspective.
I have realised how tired I am. The lead up to Christmas and my retirement was very busy. While on holiday I did not have to sit or lie very long before I fell asleep during the day. It was like my body was slowly releasing years of tension. As soon as I relaxed I tended to get drowsy.
That all changed with a phone call. I had a firefighter phone and ask if I would take his father's funeral. Of course I said "yes", (I know the family reasonably well) but even though it is days away, I am feeling the old tension rising. I have been retired less than a week and I get work? I hope it does not keep happening this frequently.
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