Landscape Impressions

Wide rural views across the Kaipara valley

What a lovely sunrise over Auckland in the distance

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

Cows get very excited in lots of grass

Chistmassy overnight rain brought a lot of rain to the valley

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

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.

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

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

March sunrise over our neighbours paddock.

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

The Kaipara river valley towards Helensville

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

Woodchopping, and the kids are helping

Fresh spring fern leaf unrolling down in our bush strip

Our little, yet unnamed, cria

Rain in the distance of the Kaipara valley

Sunset over Woodhill Forest

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

Early morning with fog in the valley

Summer and all went dry

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

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

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

The grass has grown, time to move the animals

A rainbow rising through the fog at our place this morning

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

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

Sunset over the hills towards Muriwai

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

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

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

Sunset over the Waimauku Hills

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

Kaipara valley with the railway line

This photo was taken by our lovely Finish guests

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

Down at the pond

Sunset over the hills with the pond in the lower part

Water coming down driveway and up from the other paddocks