Bluegum Cottage Mural

While in Totara North recently visiting the cemetery I noticed at the entrance to the driveway that there was this old shed, I don't know if you can see it but next to the gate on the fence is the words painted "Bluegum Cottage".  I wasn't sure if this was the right entrance or not or someone's private driveway so I asked a passerby and she confirmed there is also a cottage at the end next to the cemetery.

Once I reached the end there was a fork to walk left (to the cemetery) or right (onto private property) I noticed this shed which had this mural painted on the side featuring a small old cottage with a pukeko or a takahe, a punga fern and a deckchair on it.

  I'm not sure who the artist is, I have tried to research it but with no luck. It's very kiwiana though. 

Here in NZ our government held another press conference today in regards to the return of covid and they decided that Auckland is to stay in level 3 for another week until Sunday night. For a few days we had 1 to 2 new cases a day but today it was back up to 9 but at least we can take comfort that they have for the most part been part of the same cluster - the rest of the country is in level 2 with 1 being the lowest and 4 being complete lockdown.  Now apparently it's mandatory to wear a face mask on all public transport because they had 2 cases who caught Covid on a bus who didn't know each other. They are also trying to encourage people not congregate in large groups but there are those who just don't care and flout the rules. Who knows how long Covid is going to go for?

Linking up with Mural Monday and Our World Tuesday.