With the car at the windscreen repairers getting a chip fixed we ambled over the road at Petone for a look at the view. It was a sunny autumn morning perfect for a spot of photography practice. We didn’t stay long and I didn’t walk far so I was a bit... Our neighbourhood is growing. At last. To the relief of our neighbours their house is finished and they’ll be moving in imminently to take up permanent residence. As well as it being nice their dogs will be really pleased that they’ll be around all the... I’m no night owl. I’ve always been more of a morning person. Able to leap out of bed to start the day. But not this morning. Uncharacteristically this morning when the alarm went off I stuck out my hand to turn off the radio thinking “Aagh, I... I not only remembered to take my camera to work with me today but I also remembered to have the data card and had a fully charged battery. Just the most important things you need if you’re going to practise your photography! I thought it might be fun to snap... As well as wanting a Peacock to move in as part of our comic menagerie, I would love to have a couple of pukekos. These native birds are the funniest things to look at and would give hours of pleasure to watch them waddle around and make mischief. I’m not... 