Roots

I have lived in New Plymouth

now for ten years.

Over that time, I have

many times,

driven north

up the coast,

usually on my

way to Auckland.

South

of Awakino,

ten minutes drive

below Mokau ,

there is this

tree stump.

As drive past,

as I will be on

Saturday,

I always glance in

it's direction.

This is one of my most

recent attempts at taking

a keeper.

I'm not sure but I would

like to see this image in

black and white.

Or, perhaps, the muddy,

dirty parts of the photo

Photoshopped and turned green

like the grass.

Snow

Recent snow made me head out

and explore with my camera,

I couldn't help it.

Photographically, snow

as a theme is

such a well trodden

track that

I find it hard

not to photograph

in cliches.

I'm sure I'll keep

trying though.

Cat

Here in New Plymouth, an old hotel,

the White Hart, is being restored.

In the process many treasures

are being uncovered.

One of the latest

is this mummified cat.

Fern

Today I drove past this shadow

falling on a timber fence.

I came home but for some

reason the image stuck in my mind,

so, unable to rest, I picked up my

camera and drove back

to where it was, in this case near

our prison.

Luckily the sun was still

shining.

Peters Rd

How nice to come across a road

with ones name on it.