‘Merge’
Shrouded Mountains
‘Shrouded Mountains’
“I enter the world called real as one enters a mist” – Julien Green
You would think, wouldn’t you, that getting to reality, or even a sense of the real, would be easy or obvious.
We can tell an object is real because we can see or touch it.
Not so matters of life and the soul.
There is often the pain of the upwards mountainous trudge and the sheer f**king foggy uncertainty of it all.
Not immediately knowing what is true, and not getting to any semblance of the truth any time soon.
It is only step by faltering step, day by grinding day, that we find our shrouded reality.
Church Windows
‘Church Windows’
Cornucopia II
‘Cornucopia II’
Cornucopia
‘Cornucopia’
At Branches’ End
‘At Branches’ End’
Here at branches’ end
foliage and sky pretend
that they will be one
‘Palace Hotel’
‘Palace Hotel’
All faded grandeur
main street king seen better days
curtains draw to grey
The Church Below The Mountain
‘The Church Below The Mountain’
Biomimicry – where animals mimic their surrounds, and man made objects copy nature.
In this shot of an Anglican church in a small New Zealand town, the church’s roof and steeple mirror the apex of the mountain and the trees jutting from it.
Sometimes imitation isn’t just flattery; it can be aspirational.
Aren’t we all reaching upwards for a touch of heaven?
The church is handsome, but as in the story of Moses, it’s always the mountain that challenges and inspires.
Eight Sides To Every Story
‘Eight Sides To Every Story’
This old octagonal band rotunda is a multi-faceted site of stories.
Stories of community, music and love.
Histories, some known, some hidden, and , I’m sure, special tales yet to be told…
Boardwalk And Beach
‘Boardwalk And Beach’                                  St.Heliers Bay, Auckland   7/20
…promenade and play, on a sunlit winter’s day…
Oystercatcher Strut
‘Oystercatcher Strut’
A pair of variable oystercatchers strut their avian stuff along the edge of the estuary at Mangawhai Heads.
Blue Dolphin Ship
‘Dolphin Ship’
Another cargo ship about to dock in Auckland yesterday morning – love the leaping blue dolphin emblazoned on the side of this vessel!
Ten Windows, Four Gulls
‘Ten Windows, Four Gulls’
Yum!
‘Yum!’
Time Of Leo
‘Time Of Leo’
In horoscope terms, now is the time of Leo, of which I am one.
As lions are a bit thin on the ground in New Zealand, I have had to make do with a photo of our cat Lennox, perched atop the back fence.
He does look suitably regal though!
Memorial Arboreal
‘Memorial Arboreal’
…carved memories, swathed in trees…
Come Summer I Will Be Verdant
‘Come Summer I Will Be Verdant’
View Of Rangitoto Island From St. Heliers
‘View Of Rangitoto Island From St. Heliers’Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (26/7/20)
‘Green Guitar’ – R.I.P Peter Green, 1946-2020.
‘Green Guitar’ – R.I.P Peter Green, 1946 – 2020.
Peter Green, an original member of Fleetwood Mac and legendary blues/rock guitarist, passed away yesterday.
He was an understated stylist possessed of one of the purest, most emotive guitar timbres in the business ,even if he led a life at times troubled by mental illness.
B.B King said of his playing, “he has the sweetest tone I ever heard. He was the only one who gave me the cold sweats.”
YouTube link to one of his best loved tracks, appropriate in remembrance, ‘In The Skies’Â is below:
Scoot!
‘Scoot!’
ebb then flood 