Another shot from the Hamilton visit, Rural Morning.
Living in suburbia in ‘the big city’, I find it calmly refreshing out in the more rural districts. Long fields of grass, neighbours close enough if needed, but far enough away not to be looking in your window. I think it also the flat open landscape that you can stare into the distance of. Auckland in general is fairly hilly, so you need to be at a high point to see so far at ground level.
Shot on the Ricoh GRD IV
Work took me down south to Hamilton. Leaving early we headed down the pre-rush hour(s) jam and into the Waikato region. Heading down the Bombay Hill – marking the edge of Auckland, we dove into the depth of fog still blanketing this lower region and continued on our way past Huntly and towards Hamilton. The sun was breaking through fog and clouds in the distance, offering a wonderful early morning view.
Today I caught a tree vaguely resembling the challenge request I was given a few days ago. Missing the Tui, and arms at full extension (due to the tree being over a fence and my camera 28mm), the blossoming tree tied in with a lady informing me we were 2/3rd’s through winter gave a sense of spring almost on its way.
With spring a month off, I’m reminded I have not made it down to see the snow at all this year. With work commitments, it does not look like I will either, but it would be nice to take the drive down one weekend perhaps.
Early start and long day. Minds fuzzy. end here.
Neither the 1980 or its 2005 cinema remake, ‘The Fog’ was simply my journey to work this morning. Not quite as thick as it has been some previous days, it was still thick enough at this high point of the journey to envelop the background in its cold wet hold.
Shot on the Ricoh GRD IV, converted and cropped in Gimp.
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