Spot the Daisy

I like this picture taken at the Mount Beach today.. Focus is on the yellow daisy with the shrubs and sea in the background.

Very Small Hopper!

This very small hopper with its long feelers is sitting on the edge of a small daisy leaf down at the beach today. Fantastic day, went for a nice walk along the beach and round the Mount.

Kite-Surfer getting ready to leap out of the water

Was down at Ferguson Park on Saturday late afternoon watching Chloe and Lee launch their boat they have just brought and got a few photos of some Kite-Surfers down at the park. Was a pretty windy and grey afternoon as they raced back and forth across the bay, some of them leaping really high out off the water.

Wedding Photo

I like this photo as the bride and groom are about to walk out from the church at the wedding last week. Loved to take all the photos for the wedding.. was so much fun.

Para-Glider up the Mount

Sunday was spent watching the Christmas Parade at the Mount then climbed the Mount afterwards. Was a guy setting up and launching his Para-Glider.. was great to watch as once the canopy filled with air and a bit of wind.. he was off! just about took out a few people watching standing too close as he raced skywards.

A couple of church photos

I took the wedding photos for a friend of mine this week. I really like these 2 pictures I took before the wedding of the table/candles up front of the church.

An Unwelcomed Guest

Model Boat Racing in Tauranga

Another great weekend here in sunny Tauranga (well a bit of wind and a little cooler than it should be! :-) ) Went down to the model boat racing in Tauranga on Saturday and got a few good pictures.. some of these boats can travel at 100km's so are pretty quick. The bottom photo was taken in March 2008 in the same spot with 'real' boat racing.

Mt Maunganui

What fantastic weather we are having.. This weekend went for a walk up the mount.. I usually walk around it.. so much easier! :-) so decided had better start walking up for a change.

Just 20 min to walk up the 232 Mtr hill .. have to admit near the end was a little huffing and a bit of puff to get up there!

Was a Tui flying around feeding up the top...

Pilot Bay Sun-Set Friday Night

Took these shots at the Mount tonight on the wharf at Pilot Bay

Pilot Bay Sun-Set

New-Born Jakob & Me

Emily..on her big day

Hitching a ride!

Chloe laying on the line!

Abbi on the railway line!

My son Brad doing some weights

A fantastic weekend and a chance to get stuck into my garden and go for a few good walks.

Was out yesterday walking down by the boats and took this picture and one of Brad doing a workout with some weights

Something different!

I guess it all depends on how you look at it.. This photo was taken through a dirty window into the church getting the bible and pulput and stained glass window along with the reflection of the trees and white picket fence

It's a peice of art or a jumbled mess!! lol but thats photography!

a couple of wedding pics I did in photoshop

Isabella Turns 2 Today

I love this picture of Isabella taken at her 2nd B-day party at the weekend.

Bridge in New Plymouth

Pilot Bay at Night

On the way to the hot pools after some Tango, stopped off to take these... These were taken on 15 sec for the water/boat photo and 6 sec for the street view.

Most Sundays I go for a walk round the waters edge around Mt Maunganui... Decided to put this photo in PhotoShop and change it round a bit!... Something Different!

A couple of Blossoms

Such a nice Sunday.. This morning sitting at the table doing some study!! so decided to take a break and walk across the road to the gardens and take a few pictures of the trees all in blossom.

I think winter is over!! Yea! has been one of the coldest we have had for a while. Looking forward to some weekends away tenting very soon now the weather is getting warmer!

Isabella

A peice of railway

On our way to the new bridge we walked along the rail bridge and track so thought would take a few pictures.

I like this one.. a segment of the track with some rotting timber sleepers

New Bridge between Tauranga and Mt Maunganui

Was a fantastic day this Fathers day as Emily, Mike and kids along with Brad joined about 20.000 people to walk across the new bridge. The fly-over is not yet complete just the new bridge has been opened.. the old one will have some repairs and then in a few months time the new road with both bridges will be opened

A couple of PhotoShop pictures

What a fantastic Saturday... About time we had some nice weather!.. though today (Sunday) is raining.. Was all set to go and do some spinning off the rocks with Brad but the rain started.

At work I had a small PhotoShop comp for all of our team to enter. I did up these two photos for it. One photo you had to use the clone tool and the other was to put someone from one photo into another.

Isabella's day at the Hamilton Zoo

Waterfall in the Bird Enclosure

Such a nice enclosure this small waterfall is in... with lots of Native birds including Wood-Pigeons and Tui's right next to you...

A couple of Cheaters

So many photos to choose from to put on here of the trip to the zoo!.. I really enjoyed seeing these Cheaters eyeing me up!

Cold and Alone!

Had a great time at the Hamilton zoo with Emily and Isabella today....

Such a sad photo this one.. The Chimps are usually running around all over the massive enclosure but they had introduced some new females and had been a lot of fighting.. This Chimp was on his own.. blanket in hand far away from the others in the cold windy morning!

...one more of Brad

Brads new Guitar

Spent the day with Chloe and Lee, Sarah-Jane and Brad. Went to town and Brad brought his new guitar...hot pools later in the evening. I am going to have to get some practice on my bass so I can have a few 'jams' with Brad!

Behind the gate...

One of the black & white sheep at the animal park on Saturday...

Ever see the movie Black Sheep! lol

Another really fine day today.. Worked at a careers expo for half the day and then took a Tango workshop in the afternoon. Have been doing a bit of Tango lately. Statrted teaching on a Monday night.. lots of fun and a great bunch of people have started to come along.