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

Red algae

Path

Autumn textures

Very small, very slow growing but very beautifil Lichen

Autumn it is here

Having been working in the Far North all week

National Jazz festival - Tauranga Easter 2009

Lower photo, four images joined, one of several stages

with free daytime jazz in Tauranga over Easter

(this image has a large file size)

http://www.jazz.org.nz/

Easter delight

Reena bought this at the Matakana Patisserie.

They make some really spectacular stuff and I find that I

am unable to exit the shop with my integrity unscathed.