There are days when the weather in Wellington makes you feel like you are locked in a straight jacket, straining to escape to better things but never quite managing. Yesterday the winds were up and the clouds about making it a classic Wellington Spring Day. It was a... Part of my campaign to improve my photography I’ve taken every opportunity arising to hook up with a like minded photography soul. Today my friend and I braced ourselves in the Wellington wind to capture the Spring colours on display in the Botanical Gardens.... They say that you live and learn. I must have skipped a lesson somewhere. For every year I find myself salvaging the small potager garden designed by the back door for growing herbs and salads. Like last year I’ve been digging out the weeds that have... The evening light in the last few days has been amazing – perfect for a spot of portrait photography practice. Big basset as always was the perfect model although I do find the way he looks at me with that slightly upward glance slightly unsettling. I... It’s unsurprising that Kaitoke Regional Park was used as Rivendell in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It has an enchanted forest feel about it and as the bassets and I trot along we look out for any potential elves that might be still lodging there. No... 