Early Morning
Early morning, just before sunrise in winter, creates a strange light and turns everything blue.
Rusty in the sunset
This photo was taken by our lovely Finish guests
The Kaipara valley
Kaipara valley with the railway line
View up to the house
When looking down from the house, it does not look that far and high
Sunrise
Sunrise over the hills in the east. Nice being up early and witnessing the world waking up.
Tangley fern
Some plant that I still have not figured out what it is. But it's pretty.
Horses and Cows
Wide rural views across the Kaipara valley
Flooding
Water coming down driveway and up from the other paddocks
Flooded Valley
Chistmassy overnight rain brought a lot of rain to the valley
March Sunrise
March sunrise over our neighbours paddock.
Sunset
Foggy Sunrise
Fog in the paddocks at sunrise - a bit of an ghostly impression
Fresh spring green
Frosty lemon
Rainbow over the valley
A rainbow rising through the fog at our place this morning
Sun and rain
Lower paddock
Still early in the year and our lower paddock is a bit wet
The valley at best weather
Woodchopping for winter
Woodchopping, and the kids are helping
Jolan and Spotty
Sunset
Sunset over the hills towards Muriwai
Joey breakout king
Joey is on the other side of the fence - again.
Train
The main trunk to the North via Helensville, used only for freight and special trains
Tias cria
Our little, yet unnamed, cria
Moo, fresh grass
Rosella
A rosella (parrot-like) bird flew by and sat on the deck balustrade
Fencing in the progress
Electric wires attachedto first part, second part to come, then normal wires
Mr Rusty in the fog
Mr Rusty in the fog this morning. Gotta love spring mornings.
Sunset
Foggy Kaipara
Early morning with fog in the valley
Sunrise
Kererū
The kererū is a large bird with irridescent green and bronze feathers on its head and a smart white vest.
Flooding in the Valley
It is unusual to have that much rain just over Christmas.
Rain
Rain in the distance of the Kaipara valley
Kaipara valley
The Kaipara river valley towards Helensville
Animal heaven
Mr Shady
Tangley fern
Some plant that I still have not figured out what it is. But it's pretty.
Flooding in the Valley
It is unusual to have that much rain just over Christmas.
Moo
Cows get very excited in lots of grass
Sunrise over Auckland
What a lovely sunrise over Auckland in the distance
Alpacas in the high grass
Sunset
Spring Grass
The grass has grown, time to move the animals
Sunset
Fernleaf
Fresh spring fern leaf unrolling down in our bush strip
Our picnic spot
Praying Mantis (Kai Tane)
Found this Praying Mantis on our gumboot holder, eating a wasp
The pond
Down at the pond
Sunset
Sunset over the hills with the pond in the lower part
Sunset
Sunset over Woodhill Forest
Fine weather
Our bush
We have a smallish strip of bush that we try to keep weet and non-native free
Almost sunset
What an awesome light tonoight in the valley. The low sun in still touching some areas and others not.
Sunrise
Spring has sprung but temporarily left us. Only 5 deg this morning.
Cows get very excited in lots of grass
Summer!
Summer and all went dry
Sunset
Sunset
Sunset over the Waimauku Hills