KONING WINTER !

Winter start hier op 1 juni - en dat werd vorige week ingeluid met een goede portie hagel...

...een dag later echter de zon was wederom van de partij.

exploring the Kaipara harbour : Tinopai wharf...

terug naar huis via Matekohe - Paporoa - Maungaturoto

Gigi my patner in crime

SUMMER & FALL 2013

Some impressions

This summer, me and Samuel stayed home except for the occasional visit to the beach or a neighboring village. We had 4 months of gorgeous weather and autumn sort of started a two weeks ago - we are experiencing cooler temperatures but we are still enjoying lovely sunny days in between crazy rainy days. Throughout the summer we were worried about water shortage for a while and some crops and fruit trees did not do as well as last year. The drought was hard on the animals.  What follows are a collection of pictures I took during that period. Most of them are taken in the eco village, from my porch, around the house and other places.

the hills are yellow instead of green - was an unusual sight for me (they have all turned green now)

enjoying my comfortable bargain chairs on my porch

me taking a dip - 1st Jan '13

beez beez

my favorite view 

sun is setting

spooky moon

my work station at home

brynderwyn hill in early morning clouds

what's up pussy cat?

cloudy sunrise

rainbows galore in this country

sunrise cloudless morning (nearly)

adding some extra contrast to emphasis the drama of a thunderstorm coming near

our house in the prairie

Brynderwyn's in the clouds

storm coming towards us

taken on one of these stormy days last week

cloud spectacle

restless cows - taken on the day of the sun eclips 10/5/13

the shop I visit fortnightly - still driving the same car

THE VIEW OF FAR SIDE OF OTAMATEO ECO VILLAGE AND BRYNDERWYN'S

360° VIEW FROM HILL ACROSS OUR HOUSE

SAMUEL RESCUING INDY FROM THE COWS STAMPEDING TOWARDS HER

THE ATTRACTION KEEPS GOING ON

OUR HOUSE FROM THE HILL

SOME SUNSET FEATURES

THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS AND OUR ROOFTOP AND THE TOWER ROOFTOP OF OUR NEIGHBORS

4 VIEWS OF THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS

 

THE VERY HILL FROM WHICH THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN

PUSSYCAT WAS NOT YET READY TO GO HOME 

THE COWS STAYED HANGING AROUND ON TOP OF THE HILL FOR QUITE A LONG TIME AFTER WE  LEFT

THE AFTERGLOW OF SUNSET AS A BACKDROP OF OUR SMALL FIELD GARDEN

THE END