About a month back we reached peek Cicada season in New Zealand. Walk anywhere near the bush and you might struggle to hear yourself think. An often mistaken thought is that cicada’s are related to (or sometimes called) locusts. They are not. Shot on the Sony Nex one warm summers morning a monthish ago.

A party for a one year old today. Waking from slumber to a room full of faces must be a little intimidating for a just turned one year old. Toys and more toys everywhere leave him with plenty to play with, and parents wondering where they will put it all. Along comes the birthday cake.…