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Lake Rotopounamu…finally!
Posted on October 16, 2018 Leave a Comment
Lake Rotopounamu Latitude: 39.0260°S Longitude: 175.7372°E We’ve been trying for three weeks to get here, but every week the weather is miserable or too many of us are occupied elsewhere. FINALLY, we have made it, and it did NOT disappoint. Not only did we make it but we brought a few others along too…hubbies and […]
Skype and Sunsets
Posted on June 29, 2017 Leave a Comment
Walking the beach to clear my head between studying and painting all day and classes for the evening still looming. That lovely dog as keen as ever to accompany me. Dadada…dadadah Dadada…dadadah A skype call on my phone. My parents want a quick chat and then he notices the background. And I realise again how […]
Another Time and Place
Posted on September 12, 2016 Leave a Comment
Finally, we were here. The place of our destination. The opportunity had been given to come and be the ‘Artist in Residence’ at the Alpine Motel Arthur’s Pass, and we had grabbed it with both hands.My darling dearest had suggested he take time off from his work and we make a holiday/road trip for two […]
Autumn Watch
Posted on July 5, 2016 4 Comments
A normal morning walk with the dog was all set up to be nothing but normal until… Until I heard that quiet voice telling me to take my camera. I hesitated. The dog was already doing circles in the back of the car all eager and excited, and I had a list of things to accomplish […]
Stairway To Heaven
Posted on March 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
Mending Achilles and Cape Palliser are not two things that should automatically go together. This stairway to Heaven has 250 nearly vertical steps leading to the lighthouse atop a rocky outpost at the southeastern corner of the North Island. New Zealand can boast some very rugged country and this is amongst it. Not hard to […]
Surrender
Posted on December 30, 2015 2 Comments
We found this fallen tree trunk in the Opepe Forest. Trying to get a good photo as reference to paint it, I stepped on it trying to get over and found myself right through it. It had truly surrendered. But it was in it’s surrender that it had given light to the other young trees […]
Bush Baby
Posted on December 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
I love the way nature looks after the weak and the young. These bush babies were found nestled among the roots of the magnificent Kahikatea on one of our walks in the Kaimanawa ranges. A few years from now and these young Lancewoods will in turn be giving shelter to other young trees. here’s the […]
Morning Light
Posted on December 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
What is your favourite time of day? I wouldn’t call myself a great morning person, but I do love the morning light. It has a beauty all of it’s own. Enough to make it worth getting out of bed for…most of the time. The dog, however, is a great morning, noon and night ‘person’ when […]
Kindness Just Blew In
Posted on November 26, 2015 Leave a Comment
Strong winds, rain and more wind… But we went away anyway. Eager as a beaver we were down to the beach with the dog leading the way, excitement oozing out of her. Zipping the jacket right up to the chin, we braced ourselves against the elements and off we went. It was easy one way, […]
Neath the Pongas
Posted on November 25, 2015 Leave a Comment
Walking in the Kaimanwas on a winter’s afternoon wrapped up all warm against the cold, I found myself looking eagerly for the sunny spots where the sun managed to get through the trees. I was after any warmth possible. Here, ‘neath the Pongas, was a gorgeous sunny spot enveloping us in a kaleidoscope of colour. […]
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