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Return of the Godwits

Bhuvah Thurston — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:21:53

Godwits

It is officially spring in Christchurch. Yesterday the city celebrated the arrival of spring with the "Return of the Godwits". Every year, usually in mid to late September, hundreds of godwits birds return to Christchurch from Alaska. This is an incredible journey - flying around 11,000 km direct and taking around six days.

When the birds are spotted, the city council events crew call the Christchurch Cathedral. Depending on what time they arrive, at either Noon or 5.00pm (yesterday it was 5.00pm), the Cathedral bells peel for half an hour and a sky banner flies around the city for an hour reading:

GODWITS HAVE ARRIVED - SPRING IS HERE

God's Favourite Flower

Bhuvah Thurston — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:32:20

The lotus is a symbol of beauty and prosperity. A common analogy compares lotus' rise to beauty from the mud with the evolution of man's consciousness from instinctive impulses to spiritual realisation. Within each human being is the spirit of the sacred lotus. Each of the seven major psychic centres in the subtle body are likened to a lotus of varying petals and colour.

About blogging

Bhuvah Thurston — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:39:24

A blog is a personal online diary where you can express your thoughts. It is a memo to the world. Your blog can be anything you want it to be and many people use a blog just to organise their own thoughts. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.