One of the funniest parts of basset wrestling is when they square off against each other. Not making eye contact but readying themselves to launch a surprise attack. This was a square off on one of our walks. The objective was to be the first basset to push off... Every two months our food pornography arrives in the mail. Packed full recipes it’s always an inspiration for catering to come. I’ve been collecting these since we came to New Zealand and after four years have amassed quite stash. I like to pull out... Courtesy of MT who thinks this is all rather amusing. Wait till I post his portrait shots! It was a lone White Faced Heron that caught my eye first on the Pauahatanui Inlet yesterday. It seemed so small against the big sky and hillside backdrop. It was pottering alone minding its own business paddling in the warm sunshine looking for something tasty to... Snapping away at a White Faced Heron yesterday was an awesome experience. The camera shot an amazing number of frames per second that capturing this bird in flight was child’s play.  No need to follow the bird and worry about camera blur, just keeping it in... 