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June 10th I suppose you could be forgiven for thinking these are steps to the gallows - they are in fact steps to our washing line. It gets like this in New Zealand. Cold wet and covered in moss and the wash line is seldom used during winter.

June 9th A cold wet day - the view from my desk looking out through the window. 2 days later not a leaf on this tree as we had one really big storm with winds of up to 150km/hr in some places (not here though)

June 8th Got home to discover flat mate had borrowed a macro lens. I can see why people get hooked on them. A speaker cover The coloured glass in our front door

June 7th Carrying on where I left off. Plan to get up to date tonight! Flowers - boring. But it is what it is. And this one I like but sadly it is not too sharp.

June 6th A mixed bag. First some rather torn jeans Then a tranquil scene prior to dinner with friends.

June 5th Why is a young girl in a very feminine outfit throwing a ball on the beach for her dog so alluring? Is it because I am a dirty old man or is it because feminine skirts are so rare these days? Or was it because none of her clothes were suitable for the beach and yet she was determined...

June 4th I seem to have my day's numbering all wrong so reverting to dates! This is a South African native as far as I know and the leaves are so tightly packed around the centre column from which the next leave unfolds that is leaves a permanent indentation of its shape. They are thorny but...

Day 153 Took a walk on the beach and tried a heap of stuff for quite a while in low lighting. Had fun but didn't get any good ones. The first is a table and chairs in the setting sun. I parked my car right there and liked the way the sun highlighted the setting. The next is a set of steps...

Day 152 The irony of life … On this day I probably spent more time on photography than any other in the 2 weeks I was away but took only 2 photos! Auckland Museum had the Nat Geo Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning photos up - 100 of them. I spent a delightful afternoon viewing them and...

Day 151 Went for a drive to Gulf Harbour - a luxury marina, apartments and golf course area that hasn't really taken off because of the locality and accessibility. Some of the Apartments. The Marina where the wealthy peeps park their houses! Also a lot of boat repairs go on here. For...

Day 150 And this should be May done and dusted! 5 out of 12 - not bad Called in at the golf club and sat in the cart for 9 holes on a glorious day. I saw this natural "chandelier" hanging from one of the pine trees. And thought the following was a cool sight. Pity the bird is out of...

Day 149 I went for a long walk today around an estuary (7.8 kms and probably overdoing it) Camera in hand but never really got what ever it was I was hoping to find.

Day 148 While convalescing I had a visitor from an old friend. My daughter got "Pocket" about 7 years ago and had her for about 10 months before deciding that it was too much of a responsibility for her at age 19 and so passed her on to a friend. Pocket has not grown an inch since I last saw...

Day 147 I was not in the mood to take photos on this day! Snapped a flower and that was it. I will add the rest of the days later tonight and tomorrow.

Day 146 Had my Casio Exilim P and S with me and while waiting to be collected after being discharged noticed this bit of art work outside the front door of the hospital. Each hand seems to be a different mould.

Righto I am back after my op and 2 weeks recuperation - time flies. Day 145 Not much time before being admitted to hospital which was a 2 hour drive away. So I took a quick shot just outside the grounds.

Day 144 I think you have met Baxter before - nice guy. And the colour of these leaves are just too gorgeous to resist.

Anyone from either London or Reading that can recommend a good photography shop? Good encompasses stock and of course price. My flatmate is going over and I have suggested to her that she buys small things such as Rapid Strap, eyecups, memory card etc. Things that are useful that don't weigh...

Day 143 End of travelling for now. Leave again early Monday. Trip back home today. My favourite for today is >>> And this had potential but I messed it up

Day 142 Had a couple of hectic days of travelling. Not as hectic as this poor fellow though. I must have been about half an hour behind him The above taken with my 70-300. Just to show how far he tumbled