Landscape Impressions

Chistmassy overnight rain brought a lot of rain to the valley

Early morning with fog in the valley

Still early in the year and our lower paddock is a bit wet

Fog in the paddocks at sunrise - a bit of an ghostly impression

It is unusual to have that much rain just over Christmas.

Kaipara valley with the railway line

The grass has grown, time to move the animals

Mr Rusty in the fog this morning. Gotta love spring mornings.

Some plant that I still have not figured out what it is. But it's pretty.

Geena watching over the frosty Kaipara valley

A rainbow rising through the fog at our place this morning

Down at the pond

A rosella (parrot-like) bird flew by and sat on the deck balustrade

Joey is on the other side of the fence - again.

Janus setting up the fire surrounded by nosy cows

Sunset over the hills with the pond in the lower part

Summer and all went dry

Fresh spring fern leaf unrolling down in our bush strip

Water coming down driveway and up from the other paddocks

Sunset over the Waimauku Hills

Our little, yet unnamed, cria

When looking down from the house, it does not look that far and high

The kererū is a large bird with irridescent green and bronze feathers on its head and a smart white vest.

Spring has sprung but temporarily left us. Only 5 deg this morning.

Electric wires attachedto first part, second part to come, then normal wires

Found this Praying Mantis on our gumboot holder, eating a wasp

What a lovely sunrise over Auckland in the distance

Sunset over the hills towards Muriwai

Sunrise over the hills in the east. Nice being up early and witnessing the world waking up.

The Kaipara river valley towards Helensville

What an awesome light tonoight in the valley. The low sun in still touching some areas and others not.

Rain in the distance of the Kaipara valley

Early morning, just before sunrise in winter, creates a strange light and turns everything blue.

Joey is on the other side of the fence - again.

Some plant that I still have not figured out what it is. But it's pretty.

It is unusual to have that much rain just over Christmas.

Woodchopping, and the kids are helping

This photo was taken by our lovely Finish guests

March sunrise over our neighbours paddock.