Auckland Harbour and city. Image: Su Leslie 2020Auckland Botanic Gardens. Image: Su Leslie 2020Be Kind. Mantra for the new New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie 2020Whizzing by. Sunset from the motorway. Image: Su Leslie 2020
I think so too. Our PM said that in one of her first Covid 19 speeches, and it really caught on. It’s on pretty much all the official posters, and in advertising too.
Hope you have managed to meet up with the boy child now! Lovely to get out and about again, in the safety of your own car. My family are too far away to meet up so nothing changes for us. Except that I am allowed to drive to a beach 😀
Haven’t had a hug yet. He has been at work since we started Level 2. But we’ve managed a few appropriately socially distanced visits and I know he’s ok. It’s surprising how comforting that has been.
I got to the Botanic Gardens at the weekend, and even more exciting — a DIY shop!!
It’s a hard time for the youngsters. My grandchildren in Surrey are at a bit of a loose end at the moment. One should have taken A levels and the other her GCSEs this year. Now in limbo. No apprenticeships on offer and he didn’t fancy uni, and the younger one wondering if her college course is going ahead.
That is really tough. My UK nieces and nephew are in the same situation. My boy has applied to defer this semester’s uni papers because the course had to be totally re-timetabled and he wouldn’t have been able to study and work. It means he won’t finish this year, but hopefully will at least get the good grades he’s been getting so far if he can defer. Our schools have been trying to offer online learning, but of course that disadvantages poorer kids who don’t have the same access to technology, good internet — even a space to study. And for some, no school has also meant no lunch. So many problems and inequalities laid bare by the virus. I hope your grandchildren get some clarity around their education at least very soon.
Yes, it has disrupted life for many kids and young people. Online learning is only ideal for those families who are interested in education. Sadly there are many who aren’t.
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In my bucketlist. Maybe someday soon, borders between Australia and New Zealand will be open. Hope to see this wonderful country.
Regards, Teresa
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I like the whizzing by shot. As a photographer, I would have see the barrier as a problem but i think it adds something here.
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It’s not a photo I’d have taken deliberately, but the sunset was too pretty to miss — even from a car.
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Sometimes those can be the best photos.
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phew not the tangerine I thought it was going to be . . all absolutely beautiful
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Lovely images Su 🙂
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Thank you Brian
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Nice snapshots! Enjoy your weekend.
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If all man kind would be kind to all man! Great photos.
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Thank you 😀
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“be kind’…such a lovely sign to see on the roadways.
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I think so too. Our PM said that in one of her first Covid 19 speeches, and it really caught on. It’s on pretty much all the official posters, and in advertising too.
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I like the sign and the “whizzing by” shot is cool., like a double exposure. I like your title best of all. Enjoy the weekend!
janet
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Thanks Janet. Hope your weekend is going well
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Gloaming… almost as nice a word as ‘be kind’ 🙂 🙂
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Hope you have managed to meet up with the boy child now! Lovely to get out and about again, in the safety of your own car. My family are too far away to meet up so nothing changes for us. Except that I am allowed to drive to a beach 😀
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Haven’t had a hug yet. He has been at work since we started Level 2. But we’ve managed a few appropriately socially distanced visits and I know he’s ok. It’s surprising how comforting that has been.
I got to the Botanic Gardens at the weekend, and even more exciting — a DIY shop!!
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It’s a hard time for the youngsters. My grandchildren in Surrey are at a bit of a loose end at the moment. One should have taken A levels and the other her GCSEs this year. Now in limbo. No apprenticeships on offer and he didn’t fancy uni, and the younger one wondering if her college course is going ahead.
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That is really tough. My UK nieces and nephew are in the same situation. My boy has applied to defer this semester’s uni papers because the course had to be totally re-timetabled and he wouldn’t have been able to study and work. It means he won’t finish this year, but hopefully will at least get the good grades he’s been getting so far if he can defer. Our schools have been trying to offer online learning, but of course that disadvantages poorer kids who don’t have the same access to technology, good internet — even a space to study. And for some, no school has also meant no lunch. So many problems and inequalities laid bare by the virus. I hope your grandchildren get some clarity around their education at least very soon.
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Yes, it has disrupted life for many kids and young people. Online learning is only ideal for those families who are interested in education. Sadly there are many who aren’t.
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True ☹️
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Great shots! Especially like the Be Kind motto – wish people all around the world would take this advice to heart!
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Thank you. Me too.
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Love the sign “Be Kind”, just like Ellen Degeneres says after every show. Beautiful reflection in the botanical garden photo.
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Thank you.
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