Tag: river

  • Another busy day cleaning up the garden of our new place, so another from the archives. Like yesterday, todays shot is from a gorge – Karangahake Gorge to be precise. I passed through it a few years ago heading to Gisborne. A beautiful stop, it also has a number of walks one can go on…

  •   Secret River is in my mind. I can go there any time. Everything Mother Albirtha says is true. The sky is gold and the river is blue. Secret River, I love you Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, The Secret River, Scribners, 1955, p. 56 Shot on the Olympus four thirds E500, edited in CS5 and Gimp.  

  • Just a quick mobile post for this evening. Auckland has its first rain in 2013 and my home internet is playing up. Shot at the uppermost point of Glenfield/Greenhithe, this scenic little river flows down into the Waitemata Harbour. Shot on the Olympus E-500 and edited in Gimp.

  • About a 5 minute drive from Piha is a track leading to the Kitekite Falls – a 40m drop waterfall (or 80m if you count the 3 tier of pools above it). A beautiful, well maintained bush walk, well worth visiting whilst in the area. There are several tracks to choose from, the shortest taking…