With the rain pelting down for a second day in a row I have reached into the depths of my recent archives to cheer myself up. For when you are confronted with almost 90mm of rain in two days getting a spot of sunshine is an essential reminder that there is life... Despite reading Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz I have few cues as to what exactly my bassets think about. I do know that food is their main motivation – go near the fridge or cooker and you’ll find a basset can raise itself from a seemingly deep... The change of clocks to allow for daylight saving brings a whole new perspective on life. For one thing it extends the possibilities for photography and opens up new opportunities for being outdoors. The chickens start to lay every day without hesitation and... At first I thought someone had tossed their wedding bouquet in a tree. It was only on closer inspection did I realise that it was in fact clematis blooming in the wild. It seemed strange and out of place for the vast native bush but it brought a touch of class and... Even when I was at school I was never one for going to town on a Saturday to shop. I’d more likely to be found at a horse riding lesson or mucking about in the sandpit practising my long jump technique (no, really – I was a Schools national champion... 