‘Tamaki Drive Vista’
…sea wall, lampposts, waves,an overcast sky – at play for me as I walk by…
Tamaki Drive Vista
Tag: Sky
Skyward Prow
‘Skyward Prow’
…another take on the impressive Māori canoe in glass, situated at the entrance to the Auckland Art Gallery. the vertical sculpture points to the sky…
Not A Skyscraper Scene
‘ Not A Skyscraper Scene’
…uneven fence palings make for Manhattan mimicry, water becomes sky…
Top Of The Rainbow
‘Top Of The Rainbow’
…a painted rainbow sign at a children’s playground below a brilliant blue sky – hope, any which way you slice it…
Blue House, Eaves & Sky
‘Blue House, Eaves & Sky’
…the infinite lies beyond the lines…
Last Of The Dying Leaves
‘Last Of The Dying Leaves’
Took this one looking up through the tangled branches of a tree to the clear, pale winter sky, with a few reddish leaves just hanging on.
The tree in question is next to an Auckland hospital.There for a follow-up appointment yesterday with the surgeon who handled my cancer treatment last year and who performed life saving surgery. All going well despite a fair amount of ongoing pain – the surgeon was happy with progress, but confessed that he had no certainty at all that I would make it through.
In this picture I am reminded by nature of the bleak time when I was tangled up and literally just hanging on… but there was always the expanse of a sky above to reach up to. Hope is everything in such a situation, so very powerful…
Splayed (In The Gloom)
‘Splayed (In The Gloom)’
Phoenix Rising
‘Phoenix Rising’
…bursting into the blue yonder…
A Stretch Of Clouds
‘A Stretch Of Clouds’
One of those perfect early autumn days where the clouds stretch across still skies, full of possibility. The scene is an iconic Auckland one, looking towards the volcanic island of Rangitoto from the mainland (at St.Heliers).
Mackerel Sky II
‘Mackerel Sky II’
…forever changes…
Mackerel Sky
‘Mackerel Sky’
…change is in the air…
This Morning, And Always
‘This Morning, And Always’
…we fly into the heart of the new…
Cutting Edge
‘Cutting Edge’
…slice the sky…
Sky Wires
‘Sky Wires’
…dividing the heavens…
Coastal
‘Coastal’
At the coast, where the edges of earth, sea and sky meet.
Where all is peripheral, and the peripheral is all.
And I am happy to be on the margins…
Houses On The Ridge
‘Houses On The Ridge’
…inhabiting the lilac sky…
Celestial
‘Celestial’
…an early morning waking dream last weekend…
Waipoua Canopy
‘Waipoua Canopy’
Cross/Steeple/Sky
‘Cross/Steeple/Sky’
Big Sky At Arai Te Uru
‘Big Sky At Arai Te Uru’
Ebb Then Flood 