Lye Bow Road

Lye Bow was a very industrious Chinese miner turned orchardist/market gardener who arrived in Otago in 1864 and survived into very old age, perhaps over 100. He was held in very high regard in the district.

Hip Shadows

These fat round rose hips looked great at the public garden in Alexandra yesterday. So did their shadows. Central Otago, New Zealand.

Blue Day, Reflections

Butchers Dam and lake on a perfect autumn day with clear blue sky and good reflections. Near to Alexandra in Central Otago. New Zealand. Flat Top Hill Conservation Area, dry land ecosystem.

Autumn Serenity

Butchers Dam near Alexandra in Central Otago. Taken 30 April. New Zealand

Alligator in Central!

Alligator and turtle, Butchers Dam. Lol. Today in Central Otago. New Zealand

Old Pipes

Big old pipes at Roxburgh. Central Otago. 28 April. New Zealand.

Paradise Shelducks, Autumn

Paradise Shelducks by Lake Dunstan. Central Otago, New Zealand. 23 April

Anzac Day, 2023

Anzac Day today. A day of remembrance for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who've fought and died for their country, marked annually on 25 April, the anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War.

Lots of Rocks

Views from a rocky mountainside above Clyde and Earnscleugh, Central Otago. Yesterday, Hawksburn Road. New Zealand.

Autumn Drive

Central Otago is the place to go in autumn so we headed there today, hoping to see some colour.

Beauty of Backlit Leaves

Variegated elm foliage. Public garden, Alexandra. Central Otago, New Zealand. 29 January.

Catching The Light

Flowers catching the light. Alexandra public garden, 29 January. Central Otago, New Zealand.