Where red vans hide

Farewell spit from 37,000 feet

See also http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/land-and-freshwater/wetlands/wetlands-by-region/nelson-marlborough/farewell-spit/

Succulent from Mums garden.

Mt Taranaki

Back in Taranaki

Weekday tourist - splendour all to oneself

Traditional 1950's holiday homes near the beach

The west coast south of Awakino

Sunrise in Dairy Flat from the back deck - and a weather update !

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According to the TV news tonight we have just had the coldest October in 25 years, however August was the warmest New Zealand has seen since temperatures were first recorded 155 years ago - with an average temperature almost 2C warmer than usual at a spring-like 10.4C

Rhododendron by the front door

Signs of warmer weather .. he said optimistically ...

Having been to Morris and James at Matakana again...

On the left more traditional Morris and James and on
right one of the new trial designs

Hyacinth in Mum and Dads garden

Mist - foothills southern Alps from the Trans Apline

Lake Sarah - near Cass

Taken from the Trans Alpine

Red wine - we do grow some very good ones here

Bridge - near Arthurs Pass

Waikanae Beach - by Bridget

Hanmer Basin - grey and broody

For the soul at Birdlings Flat

I always feel better after spending some time here.

And this is New Zealand so you can have the beach all to yourself....

Arthurs Pass National Park - west of Cass

Cycle training at 1500 feet - and into the sea fog

If there are Freesias it must be spring...

Mt Tongariro National Park as viewed from Mt Taranaki National Park !!

Spring...inching ever closer

From the board walk on the foreshore in New Plymouth

Back on the Taranaki coast again

The top fence - beware 3000 volts - but only for a millisecond

From level 12 last night . Auckland looking west from the city

Sunrise at Northcote Point

Two views of the lodge on the northern side of Mt Taranaki

(these are both highly compressed versions of the originals)

Mist on the mountain at sunset

Modest holiday homes at Mokau

Mt Taranaki and the sea

A moment of reflection

Yard - Autumn - 9 degrees C

More of those leaves

Part 3 Lichen on the poplars

Part 2 -Fungi in the pine needles

Things you find in your back yard when you look closely - part 1

Tussock grasses - Port Hills above Christchurch

Mist

(Photo - Jim , Queensland 3/1/2008, I asked
for inspiration from beyond the grave and

it came via Emma - thanks man I needed a boost)

Leaves in the cattle trough