Sunrise to Sunset

Sunrise to Sunset

Instagram may have killed the appetite for sun-soaked photographs but for me sunrise and sunset are two of the most perfect times of days.  It’s the time of day when I am most optimistic, when I like to draw breath and feel alive.  So often in daily life we...

Photoblogging: winter sunset

Today was a beautiful day, hardly a cloud in the sky and an amazing sunset. Makes a change from the dreadful weather this week – three solid days of rain that have left parts of the lower North Island under water. 145.4 mm of water has fallen in Wellington in...
The edges of beauty

The edges of beauty

Bula, greetings from the South Pacific………. It’s hard to conceive how far New Zealand is from the rest of the world until you want to get away. If you fancy a change of scene, respite from winter, have a burning want to drink in another culture or want to...
Pink skies

Pink skies

It may be perishing cold with a brutal southerly bringing us a burst of winter but it’s worth braving the elements to enjoy more sky dramatics.  Tonight it was salmon pink that filled the horizon and as I was mesmerised by it all the bassets escaped up the lane...