NEWS FROM THE ISLAND

WHILE I WAS BUSY these last 3 weeks with those last bits and pieces to be sorted by myself , Ruth Mac and Ruth H, to give the finishing touches to Kawau Island Bookworms latest publication, ISLAND PEOPLE ( due out at the beginning of this December - cover picture to come) the spring flowers continued to bloom.

Kawau.Island's 4 previous titles.

Not quite black tulips

This Clivia garden now 3 years old

sheltered from the wind

variety of little green orchid

this is my favourite little green orchid though

Good year for Clivia .Warkworth Village

Special Clivia - gift from sister

The bulb lawn  changing from orange to purple

NEWS FROM THE ISLAND

THE DREAM IS  NOW UNDERWAY for the coming summer and the search is on
for the perfect place to make that dream come true. Kawau Island homes are once again starting to appear for sale. I have just chosen 5 of them here as examples of what is available.

Each bay has different extra advantages depending on the person's needs, but one of the biggest pluses here is that we are situated close to the city of Auckland -  with a good 7 day ferry service, telephone and internet reception and prompt medical back-up also making the Island ideal to both escape to just for the weekend, or maybe even work from your Kawau home either part-time ( as many do now) or full time.

For those who are older and wish to retire full time, they may wish for a more modest home with a couple of out sheds,  prefer flat land, be able to be partly self-sufficient with some fruit trees and a decent sized vegetable garden and also will be looking for a place sheltered from seasonal extremes of weather, plus a good fireplace and be close to their boat down at the  all-tide, all-weather wharf to go fishing. See Real Estate - 1
1.  https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-1379403120.htm

Some just want a small, comfortable but quirky real bach. ( cottage)  See Real Estate 2

2.  https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-1311606393.htm

For those with more money and wish to live in more luxury, right on the waterfront and look forward to regularly entertaining family and friends then see Real Estate 3
3.   https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-1414077217.htm

Or 3a. https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-996177316.htm

But for those who are artists? - they often like to have a more quiet and private lifestyle and they tend to choose a place tucked away amongst the birds and bush. See the video from my neighbour who is also one of New Zealand's top commercial photographers. See Real Estate 4
4.   https://youtu.be/yzhb_xmRuIM

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NEWS FROM THE ISLAND

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SOMETIMES that not only do I live on an Island but for months of the year I often have the  D O C park and the beach to myself  when I am out walking.













But now it is September. The Island wakes and people will be walking the paths again  for now is
the time when the ferry starts arriving with contractors and weekenders loaded up with their building materials to get the holiday homes organised for the coming summer.

The spring flowers continue to appear, most of them are small and will go unnoticed amongst all the green, or fade into being a subtle carpet of pastel, except to those who are are waiting for them to open. The Pururi  tree flowers are only seen when they fall to the ground. The exception is the flamboyant orange flowers of  the native shrub, Tecoma which can be trained into a coastal resistant hedge. Kids know to pull off each flower and suck the sweet nectar from it.

Pururi Tree Flower

They call this a weed.

Kawakawa flower

London's Pride

carpet of London's pride

Tecoma