photographing New Zealand

Each year, usually starting the last weekend in October, we enjoy visiting colorful spring gardens across the area that are registered with...

These are from the Fringe Festival a few weeks ago. I couldn't decide which I wanted to share, so here's a bunch of flowers! ...

Some beautiful color from the Fringe Garden Festival a few weeks ago. Monday Mellow Yellows Mandarin Orange Monday Ruby Tuesda...

Flowers from the Fringe Garden Festival. Click here for more flowers! Nature Notes Our World This is my world this we...

Our first stop of the Taranaki Fringe Garden Festival  was in Okato and belonged to Barbara Williams who has owned it for over 60 years.  W...

Each year, there are two garden festivals that take place on the first two weekends in October and the week in between. During those 9 days...

Silent Sunday Mosaic Monday

The annual Fringe Festival has ended and I have so many photos that I just can't bear to post them one at a time! Mosaic Monday ...

Friday Favorite Things

for Observing Beauty I'm joining SOOC (Straight out of the Camera) , Mellow Yellow Monday,   Macro Monday , Our ...

 This is a baby quail that is only hours old.

Our first fringe festival gardens were colorful and quirky.