Landscape Impressions

March sunrise over our neighbours paddock.

The Kaipara river valley towards Helensville

Kaipara valley with the railway line

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

Water coming down driveway and up from the other paddocks

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

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

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

The main trunk to the North via Helensville, used only for freight and special trains

Chistmassy overnight rain brought a lot of rain to the valley

Woodchopping, and the kids are helping

What a lovely sunrise over Auckland in the distance

This photo was taken by our lovely Finish guests

Sunset over Woodhill Forest

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

Sunset over the hills with the pond in the lower part

Fresh spring fern leaf unrolling down in our bush strip

A rainbow rising through the fog at our place this morning

Summer and all went dry

Cows get very excited in lots of grass

Wide rural views across the Kaipara valley

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

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

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

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

Our little, yet unnamed, cria

The grass has grown, time to move the animals

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

Sunset over the hills towards Muriwai

Sunset over the Waimauku Hills

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

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

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

We have a smallish strip of bush that we try to keep weet and non-native free

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

Early morning with fog in the valley

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

Down at the pond

Rain in the distance of the Kaipara valley

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

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