RAIN!! Yes, we’ve had some. The Waikato, Bay of Plenty and many other parts of the country have been very dry for a long time. We got real rain and ongoing drizzle over a couple of days late last week which was desperately needed. Not just for my vege garden but especially for our farmers. 
It’s also lovely to have cooler mornings and evenings, the birds are singing and we seem to have a spring in our steps again. This is a good time of year to be outdoors with our children, there’s a lot of colour around and plenty of natural resources to see and collect.
I remember going on group walks, collecting seed pods, leaves and cicada husks and bringing these back to create wonderful collages and crafts. The enjoyment and freedom of being outside in large spaces, excitement of discoveries, questions and chatter this encouraged was highly valuable and gave everyone a ‘feel good’ factor to their day.
Our wonderful country has a lot to offer us, you can make use of a number of local natural resources in your area; outdoor tracks, cycle ways, mountains, beaches, rivers, reserves and playgrounds. If the sun is smiling, a breeze is blowing and leaves are fluttering do try to get out and about and enjoy the wonderful season of Autumn.
Sally
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