Landscape Impressions

Down at the pond

Cows get very excited in lots of grass

This photo was taken by our lovely Finish guests

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

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

Sunset over the hills towards Muriwai

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

Water coming down driveway and up from the other paddocks

Kaipara valley with the railway line

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

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

Rain in the distance of the Kaipara valley

The grass has grown, time to move the animals

Wide rural views across the Kaipara valley

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

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

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

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

Sunset over the Waimauku Hills

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

The Kaipara river valley towards Helensville

What a lovely sunrise over Auckland in the distance

Sunset over Woodhill Forest

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

A rainbow rising through the fog at our place this morning

Fresh spring fern leaf unrolling down in our bush strip

March sunrise over our neighbours paddock.

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

Our little, yet unnamed, cria

Early morning with fog in the valley

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

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

Woodchopping, and the kids are helping

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.

Summer and all went dry

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

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

Chistmassy overnight rain brought a lot of rain to the valley

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