Once again the weather is tormenting us. Being chased by the rain has become a regular pastime in recent days. Put this together with a dose of Wellington winds and it’s the perfect recipe for meteorology misery for long suffering residents. In the last two days I’ve talked to three people who are seriously [...]
In my day job I’ve talk about how some days being a leader means you have to be able to herd cats. After my photography trip to Ohariu Farm I can see how I can use the herding sheep metaphor as a way to describe how leaders with the right support, tools and techniques can [...]
One of the things I love about New Zealand is you can turn the corner in a city district and see a view like this. Wide open spaces uncluttered by humanity. Just as nature intended. This is a view across the Ohariu Valley taken whilst on the photography workshop.
Signs of Spring are starting to show everywhere. Blossoms are out and the days a little warmer but the real true sign of Spring is the lambs arriving bringing new sources of amusement. Never more so at Ohariu Farm where they have around 3,000 Suffolk Cross ewes on their 800 hectare farm just 20 minutes [...]
It’s been a struggle but I’ve whittled down my picks for the photography workshop to a mere 96 photographs. Now all I have to do is process them and decide how best to tell the story of the day on Ohariu Farm. Film photography probably makes you more disciplined in your photography since you are [...]
I’m still ploughing through all the photographs from the photography workshop last weekend but in the meantime I can’t resist looking at this Alpaca. It’s exotic in that cooky kind of way. I would love to have introduced the bassets to this crazy creature. Can you imagine the chaos?
Stand up comics might be a rare breed out in the country but that doesn’t stop us from wanting local entertainment. Admittedly this might mean making friends with out comic neighbours but when they are cute and cuddly I can live with that. I was delighted to see an alpaca has moved in on a [...]
Spring doesn’t officially start in New Zealand until 1 September but there are signs of Spring all around. Never more down in the surrounds of Wellington where blossom is abundant. Being able to photograph these blooms definitely cheered me up. I was reminded of what we’ve got to look forward to when Spring finally pays [...]
As I pulled up in the car park I was excited yet petrified. What if my newly charged battery would run out of juice? What if everyone else was an expert and I was the class dork? Maybe I’d be out of my depths with a host of highly qualified camera geeks. Before I could [...]
Although a basset hound can’t be trusted to be off lead I do allow Fortnum and Mason occasionally and let them roam under close supervision. I admit, a selfish move on my part really for I find their plodding ways painful to maintain for any length of time and it gives me a chance to [...]
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