One of the nice things here in New Zealand is that gardening seems to be a popular pasttime, with many areas green with trees, lawns and abuzz with colours from flowers. Access to seedlings and gardening materials are readily accessible through gardening specialty stores and shop sections.

We saw this worm farm in Bunnings Warehouse in Porirua. Kits such as these make recycling even more interesting, educational, and engaging.

This news is already a wee bit late, but the biggest full moon of the year was spotted last 12 December, as reported by NASA. Were you able to see it? Apparently, it was best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Sadly I was not able to see it as well. :-(

But a good friend shared his photos in our mailing list and I was amazed by the detail he was able to capture of the lunar surface using a Nikon D90 with 18-200 VR lens. I asked permission to post it here. The moon was no longer at its fullest but it's still an aswesome sight. Enjoy!


Photos courtesy of John Paras. Check out his photography work at zenfolio.


[cross-posted at www.nickballesteros.com]