Roast Chicken

On Friday I visited friends in Ness Valley (Clevedon) and couldn’t resist this shot.  Had the door all lined up in my sights and just as I was about to ‘click’, a very, very large pig and this chook wandered into the composition and just stood there looking at me.  Fortunately the pig wandered off, but as for the chook … I can almost smell the sage and onion stuffing

There wasn’t mush room for rain…

While I was dog-minding Charlie at my friend’s house during Waitangi Weekend, we chanced upon this wondrous sight while out walking in St John’s Bush.  I didn’t have my phone or camera with me, and as rain looked imminent, I finished our walk and had to collect the camera and walk all the way back to get the photo.  I knew they would be spoiled if it rained.  Isn’t nature spectacular?

Travellin’ in NZ

Excerpts from a recent trip out of town  Now, why wouldn’t you jump out of your car and take this photo?  My friend thought I was mad, with heavy trucks whizzing by on a busy highway.  But how many people blithely drive by and don’t even notice the beauty of the countryside and promise of a great summer?

….. and then some good ‘ole Kiwi ingenuity  … our very own river monster

Your Mission Should You Choose To Accept It …

On a recent trip to Melbourne, my friend Alana and I checked out the Fitzroy Market on a hot Saturday morning.  A myriad of vintage delights were on offer including the Ukulele Band who turned up to entertain the crowd.  Alana left with some impressive purchases and my special find was an 80’s Milano watch.

    

Beautiful Fitzroy architecture	The Ukulele Band heats up
What’s not to love?	Alana and I at the Vegie Bar
Fitzroy Street Art	On Yer Bike

Alana recently bought a Canon 1100D camera and is learning about it’s manual functions.  I gave her some guidance, then sent her on a colour mission round the market.  She chose purple as her colour theme and off she went.  The brief was to photograph 9 purple items, but once she started there was no stopping her!  Check out Alana’s blog and purple post here  http://www.copescuriosities.com/   In the mean time, I chose red and here’s what I found in a short space of time…

What a great day we had Alana, thanks so much.