Cameras and Bassets

Cameras and Bassets

Obedience may not be the strongest characteristic of a basset hound but I still kid myself that as the pack leader in our household that I hold sway over my bassets hounds.  Those moments of authority and control seem only to occur when I have food on my plate or a...
The Magic of Christmas

The Magic of Christmas

Tinsel and santas in the shops may have started to tarnish but nature is still pulling out all the stops to keep the spirit of Christmas alive.  A cousin of the coastal Pohutukawa, the Northern Rata tree dots in our valley around this time of year bringing a touch...
The Pinnacle of Light

The Pinnacle of Light

Passing through the longest day is always a bitter-sweet moment for me.  A day to marvel at nature’s finest but knowing that we stand at the pinnacle of the year’s light and it’s all downhill from here.  At least until the shortest day and we start...
When Christmas is full of promise

When Christmas is full of promise

For all the discombobulation of Christmas in the southern hemisphere, having a spot of good weather does seem to boost festivities. After much procrastination on the part of weather forecasters, they did in the end promise a sunny day for the Wellington region which...
Feeling like a gooseberry

Feeling like a gooseberry

I never intended to step away from blogging for so long. Before I knew it, a few days of ambivalence stretched to weeks and then a month. The exciting prospect of talking about my daily exploits was gone and with it my inclination to take photographs and the stories...