pigeons

 

the coolest pigeons i've seen in a train station.

auckland

coffee date :: top of sky tower


sunset, near harbor


harbor bridge at dusk

the cabin

cabin [background] and rental car [foreground]


i broke into our car using the loop-the-door-handle method.
thievery time: 22 min


after hand-washing them, hanging underwear above the woodburner is the only way to preserve the smokey smell.

cabin location

bay of islands

paihia :: storm brewing as my cruise returns to harbor


cape brett :: stormy, open seas bring on a queasy stomach


cape brett


the start of the sublime 90 mile beach


vibrant colors on the sand dunes of opononi

arab bread starter

arab bread starter
fermenting to form base of traditional maori potatoe bread

raindrops

raindrops on clothesline, dusk
shot with flash

pictures :: south island :: mid-trip update

blowhole :: over 20 feet tall with a big enough wave
coolness factor :: 10


cave built of ice by A GLACIER
blue color is authentic.


mountain range, black and white
across from castle hill, which i took by storm


tree in lake wanaka
no lady or sword.


pancake rocks [syrup extra]

toi toi

favorite plant[NZ] :: toi toi [native grass]
* dynamic in wind
* picking is frowned upon, photos ok
* remind me of cirrus clouds

wellington :: reflected

reflection :: from oriental bay
never thought to visit oriental bay at night. glad i did.

dinner :: centerpiece

dinner :: egg plant parmigiana
centerpiece :: milk bottle, rocks, dead flower

french mushroom opera

there's an opera, based off of moulin rouge, written by an italian mushroom.
it's better when you're high on a hill, watching the full moon fill an entire bay.

paua

paua shell :: close up

last of the trip pictures :: south island

the aqua water colour requires minimal photoshopping.


christchurch :: city ordinance 10 :: all trees illuminated by green light


climbing baldwin street, the world's steepest.
easy-squeezy, lemon. piece. of. cake.


closeup, fern

familiarity

the north island grows wheat
just like north dakotie.
i knew exactly how to shoot it.

sydney at night

i love sydney...


particularly at night...


so you're just going to have to....


put up with this set of pictures for me....


particularly since my blog...


has a night theme.

ozzy pictures

sandy, snakey, crocidiley beaches of cairns


watched the start of the hobart race. it was pretty slow, but damn were there boats.


at the zoo, we unfortunately only had time to see the reptile, kangaroo and wild australia exhibits...

sydney opera house

the opera house roof is actually tiled.... and it's off white.... go figure.


the windows were drunken... or was it my camera lens...


the beautiful toilet rolls, backlit for drama

south island more photos

the ames illusion room, which made susie look like a disproportionately mean giant.


we hiked up (and down) a waterfall (for real) for 3 hours


my reward was this mist covered alpine lake with a dozen waterfalls everywhere you looked. susie's reward was eating a sandwich in a portopotty where it was dry.


mountain around te anau. boring.... unless someone has a better comment.


i met a giant. we became friends over a game of uno. here's us shaking hands. turns out it was just susie in an ames room.

milford fjord

the many moods of milford


night


mist


windy