On Friday, August 1, I received a Google alert flagging the appearance of my name in an online publication.

But it took only a quick glance to realize that this story of a garden featured another Ian Lind, one who lives here in New Zealand’s North Island.

I sent a message off to the author of the story, asking if he would forward a message off to the NZ Ian Lind.

On Monday, the author let me know that he would pass my message along.

Now I wait, hoping that Ian Lind will reply.

Could this be another Lind cousin?

I’m hoping to get a response so that we can check it out.