A Weather Bomb

A Weather Bomb

One Saturday a mighty Weather Bomb was ‘supposed’ to hit Auckland.  In fact the Weather Bomb was SO big the whole North Island was under a gale warning.  Oh my! I was quite sure that there would be nothing better to do during a Weather 

Tuesday | Yes.  I did get stalked by a hot air balloon today

Tuesday | Yes. I did get stalked by a hot air balloon today

At 7.15am this morning my balloon stalker appeared, all noisy, huffing and puffing over our house, whooshing and wheezing away and whipping the 372 neighbourhood dogs into a frenzy.  That sounded real nice. Then after I had dropped Ethan off at school and was heading 

Summer?

Summer?

It was sunny today! Gasp. I am crazy about hydrangeas this season, luckily for me there is a serious bounty of them a few doors up from us.

My very own FOR REAL byline

My very own FOR REAL byline

I have one.  Have had one for (count them) FIVE WEEKS now.  I know. This is why I have been tapping away for these past few years, writing shit that no-one reads or comments on, just so I could get a little better, and a 

Some Sun

Some Sun

Earthquake day was surprisingly sunny so I snapped these shots and stitched them together into panoramics – they’re a bit rough but you get the idea! Above:  Looking up to the house from the pond, chicken coop at top left of pond Below:  Looking down 

Disaster Day Tweets

Disaster Day Tweets

Ok, I love Twitter…..a lot.  On a bad day of bad things happening in little ol New Zealand, there are still some funny bastards on twitter that literally made me laugh out lo….. {you get the rest} @MaowreeDeaker (this guys name just cracks me up 

Low Light Days

Low Light Days

Gloomy days always make for the best photos and this is one of the best pics I have taken in a while.  And I took it on my iphone.  From the car.  Outside Ethan’s school.  LOVE.

Chur Chur

Chur Chur

Have I told you lately how much I love Poi E? Campbell Live had Patea Maori Club on live tonight and it made me cry with joy as I danced and pretended I had some poi.  Seriously.  The song first came out when I was 

He may or may not have hunted and killed this sheep himself……

He may or may not have hunted and killed this sheep himself……

A Shi-tzu wearing a sweater chewing on a sheep skull.  This is what Lou did all day after he dragged himself out of {my} bed.  It’s getting cold but still no rain.  This time a year ago I was obsessing about how to get my 

Something I haven’t mentioned yet…

Something I haven’t mentioned yet…

Is that Ethan has two pet frogs.  Tim and Mike.  One is shy, one is not.  I don’t know which one is which but they are WILD creatures, caught fresh by Steve Irwin Ethan himself in his Nana’s pond. So, five minutes ago I went