Tuesday, January 28, 2014

365 in 2014

Annabel Lanbein's flapjacks on Wellington Anniversary
day. And happy one year back in NZ to me!

I really must finish reading this book that I started about a year
ago. It's good, I just don't have a lot of time to read. I love that
my magic 8 ball pen says 'without a doubt' in this picture.
Even my pen thinks I need to finish what I start!

Finally went to see Anchorman 2.
And by the hymen of Olivia Newton-John, I was
not disappointed

Stopped to watch a spot of cricket as I rode through the Basin Reserve
on the way home

A thrilling Friday night Scrabble game. I won. Just so that's clear

A bike ride out to Pencarrow Lighthouse in Eastbourne.
You could see all the way to the mountains in the south island

A very rainy Sunday. Which meant track suit pants and movies.
I wasn't that upset about it

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

365 in 2014

Pretty roses on my street at 8pm. Man, I love daylight savings


Lights in the Botanical Gardens for Summer City


There's nothing better than a beer in the sun after a
shit day at work


A cool t-shirt on a cool guy.
I wanted to know what it was all about and it's all about this


Ok, so I totally meant to take a way more awesome photo that day.
But you gotta admit that avocado and cucumber on Vogels is pretty damn
good, especially because avocado and cucumber are in season
right now, so they are at their bestest!


This very dark camera phone photo does not accurately
depict the beautiful cocktails at tiny and secret Hawthorn Lounge


Hiking, picnicing and river swimming in the Orongorongos on
Wellington Anniversary day.

Monday, January 13, 2014

365 in 2014

First Monday back at work was beautiful & sunny
(of course). But I rode my bike home along the waterfront.
So that made it better

Only the best dessert EVER.
I wish cherry season was longer

Lentils & spices I got from a small local shop to make dal
later in the week. I used this recipe and it was delicious

This garage door around the corner from my place was covered in ugly tags.
Until Milarky did this awesome piece

A sunny Friday after work

Saturday morning coffee at my favourite sunny cafe courtyard in Newtown.
I love their lights in jars

A windy Sunday. I hope the lone red flower on this pohutukawa doesn't
signify that summer is nearing its end

Saturday, January 11, 2014

365 in 2014

After jumping on the Hipstagram bandwagon a few months ago, I starting to follow a few people I didn't actually know know. Which sounds a bit like stalking, but stay with me here. I discovered a few of these people were also bloggers and I got pretty into their blogs as well as their Instagram feeds. Especially during work hours. The irony of me spending hours on other blogs and neglecting my own for the better part of a year is not lost on me. I love the idea of having a blog and I enjoy writing, but I struggle to commit to posting on a regular basis. I think this is mainly because my job involves sitting in front of a computer all day and sometimes it's the last thing I want to do when I get home at the end of the day. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I also have a tendency to fill my spare time with events and activities, which is hardly a bad thing - I'd rather be out doing things than writing about them. Which brings me to my next point - photography is always something that I've enjoyed and I've found myself taking a lot of off-hand pictures of things in the last six months whilst I've been out and about doing stuff and things. This has been made especially easy since I got myself a less brick-like cellphone with a half decent camera. I also unfortunately lost the last few years of photos when my house was robbed earlier this year, and because I hadn't uploaded some of them, sadly they were gone forever. And finally I reach my point - all of this rambling is an explanation of the transformation I am going to attempt of this blog for the next year - to embark on a photo a day challenge for the year, and post them here on a weekly basis.

Since returning to New Zealand, I've been inspired by the great photo opportunities I've come across, whether they be the more day to day aspects of life, the pleasures of a sunny day with friends or being able to travel around this beautiful country. I've just returned from a wonderful ten day road trip around the south island and found plenty of opportunities to take some great pictures on the way. I've come to realise that it's unlikely that I can be a be relied upon to be a regular blogger, at least at this point in my life, as evidenced by the fact that my previous post was quite some time ago. Being the new year and all, I've also been reflecting on how much things can change in the space of a year or ten. Life can surprise you in the most unexpected and unpredictable way - which is what makes life so awesome. So I thought this might be an interesting way to document my 2014 and see what exciting changes and opportunities it brings. I will do my best to post once a week with my photos from the previous week. And as you can see I am not off to a great start as I am already a bit behind. But here are the first few days of 2014. Happy new year and all that jazz.


Enjoying a feijoa cider at one of my favourite pubs in
the world, The Mussel Inn, on new year's day

Whitebait fritters at Pohara

Waikoropupu Springs. I badly wanted to swim in these beautiful, clear
waters but it's tapu

Toes at Tata beach

Back home and enjoying the sunshine on my last day
of holidays before returning to work