When Peter Jackson filmed The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he picked regional parks as filming locations. However, I found a piece of God's own country in New Zealand that is as beautiful as the Lothlorian and the forest in Lord of the Rings. In fact, this woodland park is more attractive than the scenes in LOTR.
We have been waiting for the cherry to start blossom, but we only found a few plum blossoming this time. We will be back next month when dad is back from Taiwan and check the growth of the plant over time. Taitua Arboretum is a city-owned garden with mainly trees and some flowering trees. There is an Asian feeling to it since it has a variety of different bamboo from China and Asia and cherry trees from Japan. However, it has cedar, kauri, maple, and pine trees that are definitely from Europe and North America. We see plenty of native species planted, and the walkway is maintained regularly. The garden is clean and quiet, a nice spot for family to visit in the weekend. The arboretum also has a flock of chicken, goose, ducks, and possibly some hedgehogs as I noticed the hole in the ground. Steers from the paddocks come to visit as well.
I notice a circle of stones in the ground and guess that the local witches meet here when there is an important celebration.
Great place. I love walking there. It is so soothing.
We watched CSI: Miami and NCIS in the evening. Both are desirable before another week of hard work. H is taking care of the young kid who saw his mother being shot. The guy is charged by the prosecution for another murder (his partner on the drive-by boat). NCIS tells a story when a veteran of World War II confessed to the murder of his best friend in the army, where he had to silence him because his legs had been blown off by land mines, therefore making his not a murder but just a man trying to survive.
Helped R from across the Tasman to prepare for a debate for GM on humans. Hope I have helped enough.
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