‘Northern Wairoa Hotel’
Northern Wairoa Hotel
Waipoua Canopy
‘Waipoua Canopy’
Spearmint Curls
‘Spearmint Curls’
Stand Tall
‘Stand Tall’
On my recent road trip up north, I passed through the magnificent Waipoua Forest.
Kauri trees are the great trees of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the forest contains the largest specimens of them.
To look up the straight trunks into the leafy canopy is to be simply awe struck.
Truly inspirational!
I often find myself “crouching down”, in a metaphysical sense at least, rather than “standing tall”. Lacking self-confidence; doubting myself; the sort of shit that plagues many of us, I suspect.
If I have any resolution for the New Year it is to be like the kauri trees pictured – tall in spirit, standing proud.
Country Church In Morning Light
‘Country Church In Morning Light’
Country Creek II
‘Country Creek II’
Country Creek
‘Country Creek’
…time drifts slowly here…
Openness
‘Openness’
…when darkness closes in and threatens to engulf, it is an openness of spirit that will transcend that darkness…
Octagonal
‘Octagonal’
Natural Curtain
‘Natural Curtain’
R.I.P x 2
‘R.I.P x 2’
...a sweet elegy in dual tones…
Surf Song II
‘Surf Song II’
At Year’s End
‘At Year’s End’
2020 has been a rocky path for the world alright.
But the end is in sight!
We hope for better times in 2021, as we do with every New Year. That is the optimism of the human spirit.
I wish those who have stopped by Ebb Then Flood this year every happiness and success (however you may define those things) in 2021. I am hugely grateful for those who viewed, liked and commented on my images and musings, and who also inspired me with their creativity.
Peace, Andy L.
Surf Song
‘Surf Song’
Markers
‘Markers’
Markers – of the passing of time; and the rise and fall of tides; for the times we stood our ground and those in which we were just plain stuck…
We do well to mark those moments – if we don’t do it, maybe no one else will.
Cross/Steeple/Sky
‘Cross/Steeple/Sky’
Can’t See The Wood For The Trees
‘Can’t See The Wood For The Trees’
…sometimes we just need a little clarity…
Glisten II
‘Glisten II’
Jacaranda Summer Dream
‘Jacaranda Summer Dream’
Only One Angel
‘Only One Angel’
“If you want to know what pulls me through
I have only one angel, …that one angel is you”
–‘Only One Angel’ – Jimmy LaFave (Texan singer-songwriter)
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This post, by the way, marks 1000 posts on Ebb Then Flood – it is dedicated to my guardian angels – those who saved me, sustain me, and watch over me always – thank you.
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