Monthly Archives: December 2010

I am drunk on the sight and smell of lupins. They are a colour palette profusion – from pales pinks to deep purples, oranges, reds, whites, yellows, a whole galaxy of blues. Standing bright against the rumpled browns and dry … Continue reading →

Just days before I stopped to watch seals at Ohau Point, north of Kaikoura, some 20 of them had been found bludgeoned to death. Seal pups, females and even big bulls, their heads beaten in, were left bleeding on the … Continue reading →

  Joni Mitchell said it years ago. The Woodstock song. But I hadn’t really equated it with the self-contained recycling scheme that is our planet until a recent conversation with NZ sculptor Johnny Turner. He works with rocks that are … Continue reading →

  The small snow storm over Cape Kidnappers is gannet down. It wafts in the air, settles on your sammies and is captured on photos like stray sparklers. I’ve never been so close to so many gannets. It’s a fantastic … Continue reading →