Coming back from a very cold Wellington yesterday

(photo S5IS but I wish a had my 20D for low noise high ISO's)

More leaves, this has been one long autumn (makes a really nice desktop background)

(Photo 20D)

Things I found in the garden

(photos 20D)

The Cabbage "tree"

My favourite NZ native , I planted these

about ten years ago from cuttings

(Photo 20D)

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)

Look ok , my last leaf post this autumn

(Photo 20D 1.8 50m)

By popular request ...two more leaf in a pond pictures

(photo 20D 70-200 4L)

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)

Canterbury April 08

Moonrise over the estuary, Christchurch

First snow (Porters Pass area)

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

Sunrise Dairy Flat

(Photo S5IS)

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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)

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)

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)