Trickle, Trickle, Splash, Splash . . .

Tell me how long will this rain last
The rain keeps droppin', there ain't no stoppin'
Tell me how long will this rain last . . . sang  Manhattan Transfer

When I went to the letter box this morning there was a Tui bird on my little kowhai tree.  Of course by the time I got the camera it had flown off. 
I put up the umbrella and took a few shots of dripping flowers and ferns. I put them in extras because I can   Our Prime Minister addressed the United Nations today. A chance for our views to be heard by the worlds nations. 

Dressed in lichen
Limbs crisscross lines curve twist tangle
Dripping shades of  green kowhai splash

Thank you for the good wishes and the response to the sewing blip.