Stand up comics might be a rare breed out in the country but that doesn’t stop us from wanting local entertainment. Admittedly this might mean making friends with out comic neighbours but when they are cute and cuddly I can live with that. I was delighted to... Spring doesn’t officially start in New Zealand until 1 September but there are signs of Spring all around. Never more down in the surrounds of Wellington where blossom is abundant. Being able to photograph these blooms definitely cheered me up. I was... As I pulled up in the car park I was excited yet petrified. What if my newly charged battery would run out of juice? What if everyone else was an expert and I was the class dork? Maybe I’d be out of my depths with a host of highly qualified camera geeks. ... Although a basset hound can’t be trusted to be off lead I do allow Fortnum and Mason occasionally and let them roam under close supervision. I admit, a selfish move on my part really for I find their plodding ways painful to maintain for any length of time and... The wet weather we’ve been having doesn’t put me in the best of moods. I’m sick of trudging through mud and slush and I know that the chickens are fed up with their waterlogged pens. The good news though is that the streams and rivers are flowing... 