Landscape Impressions

Summer and all went dry

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

Sunset over Woodhill Forest

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

This photo was taken by our lovely Finish guests

Early morning with fog in the valley

The grass has grown, time to move the animals

Fresh spring fern leaf unrolling down in our bush strip

Cows get very excited in lots of grass

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

Water coming down driveway and up from the other paddocks

Woodchopping, and the kids are helping

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

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

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

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

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

Down at the pond

Chistmassy overnight rain brought a lot of rain to the valley

March sunrise over our neighbours paddock.

A rainbow rising through the fog at our place this morning

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

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

Rain in the distance of the Kaipara valley

Sunset over the hills with the pond in the lower part

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

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

The Kaipara river valley towards Helensville

Sunset over the hills towards Muriwai

Wide rural views across the Kaipara valley

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

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

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

Sunset over the Waimauku Hills

Our little, yet unnamed, cria

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

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

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

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

Kaipara valley with the railway line

What a lovely sunrise over Auckland in the distance