New Zealand
Snow in Idaho, by Steve Denehan. Steve Denehan is an Irish poet, from Kildare. He shared this poem yesterday via twitter, I love it! ~The cacti are from the Winter Garden Glasshouse, cacti and succulents area. Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand.
Surprise tricks played on us by Nature who blasted us with freezing cold Antarctic wind when we were already a month into Spring. Our town is blanketed in thick white snow. Nigel took these photos at home (later in the morning than the ones I posted earlier). We've seen a lot of chopping and changing... Continue Reading →
Updated snow view from my front door, we're one month into "Spring" in New Zealand. Pics taken this morning. We're currently getting a mix of sun and snow showers by turn! Tapanui, West Otago. Click on any photo to enlarge Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2020)
And sure enough the snow arrived as forecast. We're a month into Spring and the snow has finally decided to show up haha! Tapanui this morning. All photos taken out my windows or doorway. There was no snow first thing. West Otago. New Zealand. Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2020)
First day of Spring today 01 Sept and *this* is the view out my front door after a cold wet night. First significant snow we've had (it barely turned up all winter). Tapanui, West Otago. New Zealand
"On 23 May 1861, in the gully which still bears his name, Read discovered gold, 'shining like the stars in Orion on a dark frosty night.' It was this discovery which revealed the potential of gold in Otago, and thereby initiated the series of discoveries and rushes which were to transform the economic, social and... Continue Reading →
Iconic Hawkdun Range in the far distance as we approach Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand. Winter in NZ. Spectacular! Taken by Nigel Sat 11 July 2020.
“Always continue walking a lot and loving nature, for that’s the real way to learn to understand art better and better. Painters understand nature and love it, and teach us to see.” -- Vincent Van Gogh Great post from Mike Powell on 15 Jan. He shared how a beautiful winter photo he'd taken of a male... Continue Reading →
Snow falling in the back yard 6.09pm this evening. The white streaks are falling snow. Cold, wet and wintery. Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand. 25 Sept 2019 (Liz).
Lovely winter view this morning at 9.39am in Roxburgh, Central Otago, New Zealand. Taken by Liz 24 Aug 2019.
These three photos were taken from Moa Flat, same location as the photos in my last post Moa Flat in Winter. This time Nigel is facing west to the Umbrella Mountains. I asked him to take photos as the snow patterns on the slopes were lovely. Each photo shows the Umbrella Mountains, but further to... Continue Reading →
We stopped here to get some snow photos as we went through Moa Flat yesterday, on our way to Central Otago. Here we're high up, before descending to Ettrick and then heading through Roxburgh into Central. New Zealand. These first two photos taken by Nigel 07 Aug 2019. Click on either of these photos to... Continue Reading →
Exploring Colour 