Life in Wellington, New Zealand, photos, and dogs

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Photos

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New Hubble Images – the butterfly

Beautiful images are coming out of the newly refurbished Hubble Telescope.

Read the full article ⍾ Astronomy 10 September 2009 0 comments

The Silvereye

I managed one acceptable photo of a Silvereye.

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 27 July 2009 0 comments

Autumn insect photos

Spiders, praying mantis and stick insects. The photos are here.

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 19 April 2009 4 comments

Waterfall at the Brook Sanctuary

Last weekend, while visiting Nelson, we went for a 45 minute walk in the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary. The Sanctuary will extend over c. 715 hectares of a former Water Reserve owned by Nelson City Council.  Most of the site is mature beech forest with occasional huge podocarps but the southern part is diverse broadleaved forest [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 26 February 2009 0 comments

Mushroom al fresco

This morning I spotted a huge slug in the garden. I’d never seen one this big before. Although I didn’t think to put something down beside the creature as a measure, it was around the size of my little finger. Later when I went back with a measure the slug was gone but a slime-print [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 13 January 2009 0 comments

Shooting the moon downunder

The other day Maria Langer wrote about her recent successful attempts to photograph the moon, including some of her photos. An Eclectic Mind : Shooting the Moon: Have you used any special techniques to shoot the moon or other objects at night? [Via : An Eclectic Mind : Shooting the Moon.] When I attended a [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 27 July 2008 2 comments

The red Rosella

It was late afternoon when I heard a chittering in the neighbour’s tree. I looked up to see a brightly coloured bird. After dashing inside to fetch the camera I grabbed a quick shot before the bird flew away. It turned out to be an Eastern Rosella. The neighbour saw me looking around for the [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 19 May 2008 2 comments

The giant Leonberger at our dog class

I meet a Leonberger for the first time.

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 17 May 2008 7 comments

Oshi mugs his sneer

Sunday was sunny, still and hot. I took the dogs, Sasha and Oshi for a stroll through the trees in the Town Belt. We walked down Alexandra Road as far as the spot we like to call “Lord of the Rings” where we crossed. Then we turned back, walked beside the road for a few [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Outdoors 26 March 2008 1 comment

The Monarch of the garden

In recent times I’ve noticed an increase in the numbers of the gorgeous Monarch butterflies around here. They are by far the biggest butterflies, floating and soaring above the tops of the grasses. According to Which New Zealand Insect by Andrew Crowe, the Monarch arrived in New Zealand from North America, and is New Zealand’s [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Photos 15 March 2008 0 comments

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