Three...

…………………….....……Blooms



Brother Cadfael, a beautiful sweet smelling rose, growing in my garden.

These three blooms are clustered together on the stem, showing their beauty, even though one is past its prime.


Thank you for the comments, stars and hearts for yesterday’s frilly fungi. Perhaps it is deformed, but attractive all the same.


Covid update
From 11.59 pm tonight NZ will move to Omicron phrase 3
- only confirmed cases and household contacts will be required to isolate
- all other contacts will need to monitor for symptoms
- rapid antigen tests will become the primary testing method
- from March, businesses will be able to supply RAT ’s to the public

6137 new community cases today
205 in hospital
2 in ICU
1 death
For the first time Ministry of Health reporting of the number of cases includes PCR & RAT tests
New community cases PCR test - 3526
New community cases RAT test -  2611

PCR - District Health Boards - RAT
1979      Auckland                1900
56          Northland                24
314       Waikato                   163
116       Bay of Plenty          75
75          Lakes                       16
30         Hawkes Bay            30
69         MidCentral              8
13         Whanganui             4
30         Taranaki                  4
26         Tairawhiti                 -
11         Wairarapa               4
120       Capital & Coast      44
68         Hutt Valley               5
112       Nelson Marlborough 11
194       Canterbury                  43
3           South Canterbury       3
305      Southern                      290
4           Westcoast                    -