20-01-2013

Love of my life ...

"love of my life"  Lauren - 20 Jan 2013 - 14:13

19-01-2013

Last of the Xmas mince tarts ...

Mince tarts - 19 Jan 2013 - 21:26 

18-01-2013

Magnolia tree and lamp in front of TelstraClear windows at sunset....

Clear window clouds - 18 Jan 2013 - 20:27

17-01-2013

Rock striations - Little Shoal Bay

Rock Striations - 17 Jan 2013 - 17:40

16-01-2013

Emily's bedroom door ..

Emily's bedroom door & One Direction - 16 Jan 2013 - 20:50

15-01-2013

Fridge magnets ..

Fridge Magnets & Frigidaire - 15 Jan 2013 - 22:04 

14-01-2-13

Blue Hydrangea

Blue Hydrangea - 14 Jan 2013 - 19:08

13-01-2013

Christmas decorations going back in the box ....

Xmas decorations - 13 Jan 2013 - 19:02

12-01-2013

Every gnome needs a home ...  or is it the other way around ?
This one has retired to a Muriwai lifestyle block ... nice for some!

Gnome at home - 12 Jan 2013 - 18:54

11-01-2013

Bus Stop sign at top of drive - through bus stop shelter window ...

Bus stop sign through bus stop window - 11 Jan 2013 -  19:15

10-01-2013 

no film? batteries dead?  brain dead! no photos ...

09-01-2013

The Arrowtown Masonic Lodge on Wiltshire Street dates back to 1878 and was restored three years ago ...

http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/arrowtown/92545/lodge-restored-former-glory

Masonic Lodge, Arrowtown - 9 Jan 2013 - 10:40 

08-01-2013

A walk around the water's edge of Lake Wanaka led to Rippon Vineyard .... the Jeunesse Reisling reflects all the vibrance of it's setting ...

Lake Wanaka through Rippon Reisling - 8 Jan 2013 - 15:11

07-01-2013

The hills surrounding Lake Moke, off- road between Queenstown and Glenorchy, change character by the season, day and hour.

Moke Lake - 07 Jan 2013 - 13:59

06-01-2013

Sunday's photo had to be from "the wedding".... a glorious day, beautiful setting at Stoneridge Estate overlooking lake Hayes and a backdrop of the Alps - not that anyone was really looking at the Alps!

... a new journey begins - 06 Jan 2013 - 17:59

05-01-2013

Catabatic? Catatonic?  .... cool clouds over the Remarkable Mountains from Arrowtown.

Remarkable Clouds - 05 Jan 2013 - 21:57

04-01-2013

Arrowtown's Remarkable Sweet Shop drew me in, but honest, I only took photos!My niece LOVED making a princess tower with her packet of Lego lollies!

Lego Lollies in the Remarkable Sweet Shop - 4 Jan 2013 - 14:11

03-01-2013

A big day of gardening ended with a divine lamb tagine, dry riesling and conversation recalling exotic travels .... and how my host acquired the delightful silver, hand-made candle-holders at a celebratory dinner in Morocco .....

Marrakesh Memories - 3 Jan 2013 - 21:52

02-01-2013

OOps -  I forgot to take a picture on day two!  .... except the prelim snaps of a gardening job I started  ...  so this is a crop I played with from the pre-gardening snaps I took!

Wendy's washing - 2 Jan 2013 - 14:59

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One Second

And the 2013 challenge begins ....

One Second - 1/1/2013 - 12:04am

A gorgeous creative friend at a New Year pool party reminded me the "picture a day" has already been done ....   but what hasn't been?

In the end I guess my challenge is to let go whatever limits my potential .... in which case maybe just about any and all ideas are worth giving a go.

We came up with "one second" .... for kick-off,  so NOT being a keen tripod user, I hand held my Nikon D300S for a "one second" photo at midnight, 1 January 2013.

From the balcony of a Freemans Bay villa we looked out over rooftops and chimneys to  Auckland's Sky Tower exploding it's celebratory fireworks.

My first email for 2013, at 2am, was from dear friends living in Grand Cayman Island who had just watched the same fireworks on BBC television news, New Zealand being the first to cheer in the new year.....  

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