
‘Morning Sky 7.1.26’
…on the day this was taken, my daughter turned twenty-one.
all grown up!
the years since her birth have flown by like the high mackerel clouds that streak the blue heavens.
i hope she soars too….

‘Morning Sky 7.1.26’
…on the day this was taken, my daughter turned twenty-one.
all grown up!
the years since her birth have flown by like the high mackerel clouds that streak the blue heavens.
i hope she soars too….

‘Kingdom Of The Gannets III’
…they’ve been coming to this place, year after year, longer than anyone can remember…


‘Kingdom Of The Gannets II’

‘Swans & Waves’
…four black swans negotiating the waves on auckland’s waitemata harbour.
happy new year – may it go swimmingly for you!…

‘Meri Kirihimete 2025’
…season’s greetings, meri kirihimete and a happy new year to one and all!
the view in the xmas postcard is of rangitoto island from st. heliers beach in auckland on a still morning. the pohutukawa flowers bloom brilliant red to mark the summer season…

‘Kaleidoscope 24’
…the flowering hollyhocks dance at christmas time…

‘Hollyhock Noir In Blue’

‘Hollyhock Noir’

‘Kaleidoscope 23’
…very early, very quiet…

‘Fractured III’

‘Summer = Lawn Bowls!’
…i have been a bit absent from my blog of late, as this beautiful sport has been consuming my spare time.
the sun is out, and the competitive lawn bowls season is well underway.
practice, play, practice, play, do it all over again- in the never ending search for the perfect game!
that is actually me in the photo (taken a couple of weeks ago). for once the subject, not the picture taker!…

‘On The Beach II’
…ready to recline….


‘Uluwatu Temple IX’
…the statue of Danghyang Niratha, a Balinese Hindu priest, in serene meditative pose….

‘Bird Bones’

‘Uluwatu Temple VIII’
…wander down to the sea, then…

‘Uluwatu Temple VII’
…in the temple courtyard, large earthenware pots of unknown use sit on a ledge…

‘Uluwatu Temple VI’

‘Uluwatu Temple V’
“Whoever cannot find a temple in his heart, the same cannot find his heart in any temple”
– Mikhail Naimy

‘Uluwatu Temple IV’
…large sea swells appear to dwarf the temple above them.
i came for the building, but was blown away by the beauty of its natural surrounds…

‘Uluwatu Temple III’
…the view to the cliffs and foaming surf to the west of the temple…