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Lynda Blair
Приєднався 11 лис 2011
Hubby and I retired in 2020 and now I have time on my hands I've decided to do a little bit of videoing and sharing them. I am a newbie, and not at all techno, so some of my videos will be jerky. Please forgive me and hopefully I'll get better!! We live in Lower Hutt, near Wellington, in New Zealand.
Carrot harvest Christmas Day 2024, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
We planted our carrot seeds exactly three months ago today, on 25th September 2024.
I decided I'd like some baby carrots to cook to go with our roast Christmas dinner today. I cook them in orange juice, honey, thyme and garlic and they are just lovely.
Well, it's lucky that I wanted baby carrots. Because that is what I got. We will also be having roast rolled sirloin of pork (done on a rotisserie in our air fryer), roast potatoes, roast kumara, roast pumpkin, gravy and apple sauce. Plus, of course, the piece de resistance, the baby carrots.
Hope you like our video, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
I decided I'd like some baby carrots to cook to go with our roast Christmas dinner today. I cook them in orange juice, honey, thyme and garlic and they are just lovely.
Well, it's lucky that I wanted baby carrots. Because that is what I got. We will also be having roast rolled sirloin of pork (done on a rotisserie in our air fryer), roast potatoes, roast kumara, roast pumpkin, gravy and apple sauce. Plus, of course, the piece de resistance, the baby carrots.
Hope you like our video, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
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Two juvenile sparrows following and getting fed by their Dad
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We noticed two juvenile sparrows with their Dad on our driveway this morning. Hubby filmed them for a bit and while it's sometimes out of focus and the posts on the balustrade intrude into the shot, it's a lovely little video to see these delightful little babies being looked after by their Dad. You can tell they are juveniles by the following signs. Their tails are very short. They flutter the...
A NZ "Christmas Tree" in Lower Hutt, NZ
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This tree has just come out in flower. It's a native Pohutukawa tree, which is unofficially called "NZ's Christmas Tree" as it flowers around Christmastime. You can see lots of bees around the flowers, they love them. And there's a few birds flying around too that you might spot if you're sharp eyed. There's also a tui or two in the tree if you look carefully at the top part. This tree is in a ...
A farmer moving his sheep and cows with the help of farm dogs, Lower Hutt NZ
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This is viewed from our deck. We overlook some hills where the land is used for farming beef cattle and sheep. You can see the cows and sheep being herded by the dogs. The farmer is on a quad bike, and there are eight dogs.
Birds, mainly sparrows, feeding on birdseed in Lower Hutt NZ
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We put birdseed out for the birds to eat on a regular basis. It's mainly sparrows that visit to eat, but we do also get greenfinches, chaffinches, and starlings who like to have a peck also. We buy the seed in 10kg bags, so it works out cheaper than buying little bags. We get a lot of pleasure out of seeing the birds fly in and have a meal. Whenever they see us with the bucket of seed, they fly...
Some local waterfowl having Christmas fun in our birdbath, Lower Hutt NZ
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Spotted these chaps having some Christmas fun in our birdbath today. The green in the top left is a reindeer jumping over the birdbath, and you can just see a candy cane in the top right. These Christmas Illuminations (plus lots of others) were made from scratch by my clever hubby. Jingle Bells 7 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/...
Our Christmas Blackbird takes a bath to "Jingle Bells"
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Captured through a window, this is our friendly neighbourhood blackbird doing a Christmas dance while he has a bath. Jingle Bells 7 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Update on our potatoes and cos lettuce plus some flowers 15 Dec 2024 (Lower Hutt, NZ)
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A little update on our potatoes, carrots, cos lettuce and some flower updates (marigolds, apple blossom rose) as well. These gardens are all in tubs or planter boxes of one type or another.
Update on our vegetable garden 15 Dec 2024 (Lower Hutt, New Zealand)
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An update on the main vegetable garden. Really pleased with how things are coming along...we may even have baby carrots for Christmas Day!!
Our Garden - an update ( Part 2), 6th December 2024, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Continuing the update our planter boxes. Hubby made the wooden planter boxes that most of the plants are in. We have a few buckets and tubs and an old wheelbarrow, but most of them are handmade in wood. These planters have mainly flowers in them, though I have a tub of herbs (rosemary and thyme) and a blueberry plant which is coming on nicely. I hope you enjoy these little updates. It's coming ...
Our Garden - an update ( Part 1), 6th December 2024, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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An update our main vegetable garden. It is only very small but it gives us a lot of pleasure to see the vegetables growing. We have tomatoes, celery, carrots and Cos lettuces. Three of the four lettuces are in their own mini "glasshouses" - a 3 litre fruit juice bottle with the bottom cut off and placed over the plant, with no lid on so it can get air and water. The green hose on the garden is ...
A blackbird takes a bath, scratches himself numerous times and spits out cherry stones.
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We have quite a few birds around our place, and this blackbird took lots of short baths in our birdbath. We're in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He spat out several cherry stones...the cherry trees which grow wild are currently covered in ripe cherries. Not the big kind you buy in the shops, but they are smaller and apparently quite sour. The blackbird must be able to hold several stones and spit the...
A new Christmas Illumination for our display, Lower Hutt NZ
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Clever hubby has made a different illumination to add to our display for Christmas 2024. It's a "shadow box" with the front cut out and a light in the bottom, to give a silhoutte of the nativity scene. I think it looks wonderful. The video's taken not quite square-on, so the strip of white you can see on the left is the side of the box. This illumination runs off the main power supply, whereas ...
A Thrush having a wash in our birdbath
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In Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He visits us quite often but we don't normally see him having a bath. It's 1st December hence all the Christmas decorations on the fence, and the solar panels for powering them.
Four wood pigeons in a tree at the back of our place, Lower Hutt NZ
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Hubby shot this little video of four (or possibly five) wood pigeons (Kereru) in a tree in the bush behind us. The trees are a type of cherry tree, and the birds love eating the berries - you can see them eating them a couple of times during the video. They are big birds, they can be up to 50cm from beak to tail, and can easily weigh 650g or more.
Another update on our vegetable garden, Lower Hutt NZ
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Another update on our vegetable garden, Lower Hutt NZ
Our completed Christmas Illuminations, 22 Nov 2024
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Our completed Christmas Illuminations, 22 Nov 2024
A wood pigeon (Kereru) in the trees behind our place, Lower Hutt New Zealand (Take 3)
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A wood pigeon (Kereru) in the trees behind our place, Lower Hutt New Zealand (Take 3)
A wood pigeon (Kereru) in the trees behind our place, Lower Hutt New Zealand (Take 2)
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A wood pigeon (Kereru) in the trees behind our place, Lower Hutt New Zealand (Take 2)
A wood pigeon (Kereru) in the trees behind our place, Lower Hutt New Zealand
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A wood pigeon (Kereru) in the trees behind our place, Lower Hutt New Zealand
Another serenade by our blackbird, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Another serenade by our blackbird, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Another little teaser of our Christmas Illuminations 2024
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Another little teaser of our Christmas Illuminations 2024
An update on our Christmas Illuminations 2024
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An update on our Christmas Illuminations 2024
Greenfinches feeding in Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Greenfinches feeding in Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Our friendly blackbird sings a serenade to us - Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Our friendly blackbird sings a serenade to us - Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Our friendly blackbird visits for another bath - Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Our friendly blackbird visits for another bath - Lower Hutt, New Zealand
An update on our flower and potato garden - Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 16 Nov 2024
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An update on our flower and potato garden - Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 16 Nov 2024
An update on our vegetable garden - Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 16 Nov 2024
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An update on our vegetable garden - Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 16 Nov 2024
A friendly Blackbird having a wash in our birdbath
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A friendly Blackbird having a wash in our birdbath
He’s adorable so cute! They’re so incredibly smart :-)
love this!!
I had no idea birds spit out seeds/stones. I'm from Singapore and we've got a ton of birds here, but not so many blackbirds. Thanks for sharing!
I love the sound of this wonderful bird in the early morning. But today I was shocked to find that my cat had caught one.😓
Muy bonito, muchas gracias 💚
Hello from northern Canada! I visited NZ in 2018 and loved birdwatching. Happy holidays.
Thank you for your kind message. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to NZ, I love birdwatching too! I'll bet it's cold in your neck of the woods... You enjoy the festive season too, and thank you for your comments.
@lyndablair1449 Cold and dark! Thanks for posting the video 😊
now this is the content i want to see! what a cutie
Thank you.
ว้าว! นกอาบน้ำ ..น่ารักๆ 😀👍😘
Amazing job, guys! That's quite a staggering effort - you've clearly spent absolutely ages getting all of this ready!!!
Many thanks Greg, Hamish has certainly put in the long yards!! Just a shame it doesn't get dark over here till about 9.15pm, as a lot of the really young kids miss out because it's too late for them. But a lot of people get a lot of enjoyment out of seeing the lights, and we love sharing the "spirit of Christmas". Thanks again.
@lyndablair1449 The cake doesn't sound bad either! What would also be great to see is how the illuminated house looks from further afield, for instance from the other side of the street to really appreciate the spectacle in one shot!
Will see what we can do on a fine night...watch this space!!
Nice job, Lynda and Hamish! Really seems to be warming up there. Greetings from -2 nighttime temperatures in England!
Brrrr...-2!! Thank you for your kind comments Greg. Hamish does most of the work. As I'm sure you'll understand, the Supervisory role that I play is very taxing so I concentrate on that while Hamish is the "hands on" man!!
Thank you Lynda, girlfriend loves it
Love it!
Thanks!!
Wonderful video 👍
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Very good brother ❤❤
Very good ❤❤❤🎉
We need to catch up. It's been years !
The crops look so healthy and beautiful
Thank you Hanna😊
I didn't know you had a UA-cam channel. Loved your performance in The Exorcist. 😀
Yo! that's fantastic !
Yo~ bravo! very pro ! 👏
Thank you
Hi Lynda, Judy and Bob… Napier
'promosm'
Burgundy Ice - man labai graži rožė👍🙂
Thank you
What a lovely Garden Like 6 My friend thank you for good sharing 😊
Where is this location
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Bro it's ur home right,u know abt in lowerhutt any public place same like Christmas decoration lights bcoz my son want to see, me also stay in lower hutt.u know any place please reply here.
There are two maps that show locations of all the lights, if you go to them you can see where to go to look. www.lightupchristmas.co.nz/xmas-lights.php brady.dyer.nz/2023/12/01/lower-hutt-christmas-lights-map/
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Thank you
Do they eat lemons?
We have tried them with lemons, but they don't seem very keen. And thank you for subscribing, you are my first subscriber!!!!
Does the dancing go all night? Or just when people are watching? 😀
Only when people are watching or cars go past...he sits down inbetween
Looks lovely.