'VWX' Norfolk Island photo a day

V is for Violet.
I forgot to take photos of the little native violets growing at Minischool so I had to think outside the box and decided to post photos of this amazing violet coloured sunset I took photos of down at Kingston a few years ago.


W is for Watermelon.
We have to wait another 4 or 5 months for my favourite fruit to come into season, but It is so worth it the wait.
mmmm summerfruit


X is for X.
Our very own X marks the spot on Norfolk Island, the airport runway.
My cousin took me up in the ultralight a few years ago, this was my grateful view while coming back in to land.
I loved the whole terrifying experience and the chance to take photos from a different angle. (satellite image from above in comments)
X marks the spot!
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'PQR' Norfolk Island photo a day

P is for Paw paw, passionfruit and plun (Norf'k work for bananas). All are organic & beautifully home grown here in the rich volcanic soils on ‪#‎norfolkisland‬,

The green paw paw all fell off the tree in the last wind.
I do believe you can make a nice relish, jam or salad with it. I am yet to try that.

Being the great community this is, I have been promised the recipes to the above in exchange for a green paw paw, although we would have happily given them to each other, it made it seem like a good deal done with a neighbour. :)
This bag of passionfruit was given to us (I have made loads of orange, lemon and passionfruit butter with it).






 

 
Q is for Queen as in Queen Elizabeth lookout (from above and below, opened in honour of Queen Elizabeth's royal tour of Norfolk Island in 1974).
 
Queen Victoria's bust in Queen Victoria's garden (In honour of the Queen who granted the land to the Pitcairn/ Bounty mutineers descendants)

And finally the Minischool kids waving to cars along Queen Elizabeth Avenue on the Queens 90th Birthday.

We are very royal here, the anthem is even God Save the Queen.

R is for... my favourite thing, RAINBOWS! There have been plenty around this week too.

 Rainbows are my favourite colours!

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'JKL' Norfolk Island Photo a day

'J' is for JUMPING off the raft!

This is a rite of passage that children aim for here on ‪#‎norfolkisland‬, to swim to and jump off the raft with friends and family.
It is mid winter here, so we are looking forward to ‪#‎summer‬ again.

Not just for the kids, there are some very silly adults too :)

 

K is for KINGSTON

Kingston is the main convict settlement area and where our best beaches are.

It is also called daun a taun (down town) by the locals.

There are so many other occupations at Kingston also. Our administration buildings are there, the cemetery, the gold course, the pier and museums. For fun there is a surfing and snorkelling reef, football/ cricket grounds, walking tracks and dog beach, all surrounded around the most beautifully restored Georgian buildings.

 

L is for Lemons
I know the Norfolk Island bush lemons look hooey hooey/ hui hui (ugly, dirty, rotten) but they have such amazing flavours.
Brandt and I go through tons of lemons as they are so good for you. WE would need dozens of trees to keep up with us.


This is my no fail lemon butter recipe I have been using... goes quickly in this house. Unreal in unsweetened greek or coconut yoghurt.
http://www.frillsinthehills.com/2009/07/my-nans-recipe-for-lemon-butter-old.html

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