30 May 2008

The Cabbage "tree"


My favourite NZ native , I planted these
about ten years ago from cuttings
(Photo 20D)

18 May 2008

Me and the "lads"

me and the boys posing
(Photo 40D)

Pictures I took over the weekend - an eclectic collection

Toadstools in the front padock
The drive shot

At Omaha beach

Having been to Morris and James Pottery (again)

(Photos 20D and S5IS)


27 April 2008

The camellia's are flowering so it must be autumn.....


Camellia. Six inches high when planted in 1991
White Lasiandra


(yes that is a mouse)




(photos 20D)

20 April 2008

Canterbury April 08

Moonrise over the estuary, Christchurch

First snow (Porters Pass area)

Old roadmans hut, Porters Pass area
(Photo's S5IS)

28 March 2008

Auckland City (and beyond) from the Sky Tower


Looking north east from the Sky Tower.
It is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere

Looking east


Looking north -west

Looking west

Looking south

Looking down

The glass floor section , not for everyone .
(Photos and video S5IS)
Below , video taken through the glass floor
of the lift in the sky tower (not for you
dial-up users)

22 March 2008

Easter sunrise 2008




There is something deeply comforting
about the warm inviting glow of a house when
looking in from the outside.
This is the 180 degree view to the top photo.
(Photos 20D)

18 March 2008

Having completed another trip to Taranaki ...



The reverse view to a previous
photo on this blog taken from the air .
(straight out of the camera !)

Back beach New Plymouth





(Photos 20D using Jims 24 - 70 2.8L)