Beach – Titirangi Storyteller

Elegant horse

You don’t have to be a horse lovely to see the beauty in this mare… What elegance.

It was a bit like been transported to the Namibian Desert, even if it was nothing like the desert… And some nice Hawaiian music would have been nice. Oh and while we’re at it – a luau. And a nice cold beer…

The Urban Beach

When you just can’t get out of town, there’s still somewhere you can go. In the Auckland CBD, here is where you can cool your feet and chill out for a while

I’d go to the ends of the earth

I really would.

The New Zealand Dotterel

I’ve had a fair bit of luck photographing native birds lately. This is the New Zealand Dotterel, highly endangered with a mere 1700 birds still wading the the shoreline in the wild. They nest in the sand, leaving their eggs and young vulnerable to all the intruders that have taken up residency in thisContinue reading “The New Zealand Dotterel”

More Bits of Summer

Sorry for missing out on yesterday. As I was preparing to post, there was an enormous bang – like an explosion somewhere out on the street. The lights flashed a second and then the power went out. Pretty scary – especially for down here in the soothing nowhere-ness of Titirangi. Then the power popped backContinue reading “More Bits of Summer”

Kiwi summer

Some things are eternal – at least in NZ… The bach and the caravan are key. And of course, the dog. And… it wouldn’t be a NZ summer without a beach!

Twilight Time

Okay – perhaps it was not as grey as I declared it was yesterday… but you can’t argue that there is no absence of warmth here… those waters were fierce and the wind was wild. The sky is deceptively calm as the gannets, seagulls and terns swooped in and out so fast, they don’tContinue reading “Twilight Time”

Polarising Day on the Beach

Perfect day to go to the beach, to sit in the sand, to eat sandy sandwiches and drink warm soda or Kool-Aid and stay in the water until your lips turn blue or your mother makes you get out and get ready to go home. Actually… it occurs to me that while this photoContinue reading “Polarising Day on the Beach”