bLoG
The ups and downs
Rā 235, Rāhina, 22 o Here-turi-kōkā
Beautiful light down at the lake this morning. Forced to walk after my calf muscle pinged, I took the time to look around me more closely and take more photos than usual. Hard to decide which to choose but went for the moment when the sun rose. I love the way the light changes when the sun rises..that transition from dawn to day, from softness of light to brightness.
Rā 225 Rāmere, 12 o Here-turi-kōkā
I nearly didn’t go for a run this morning. Lots to do before getting to the edchatnz conference and feeling very sad after last night’s news. But I’m glad I did. I’ve decided that my hash tag for the day is going to be #theworldisbeautiful.
I made sure that I took the time this morning to notice the little things. The things that we take for granted. The things that we forget when we are bogged down in other “stuff” over which we have no control. I cannot possibly understand how desperate and sad someone must feel to want to leave our beautiful world. But it happens far too often to far too many young men especially in NZ. My heart is heavy. But our world is beautiful. We should hold on to that.
Day 193 July 11th 2016
Holidays but not holidays! Not being a teacher any more means no more school holidays which is a strange thing to get used to after 29 years! But working from home means I do have the flexibility to manage my own working hours. So an early start this morning and a couple of hours from 5 – 7pm meant that I could catch up with a friend this afternoon. What did we do? Why, join the rest of Hamiltonians searching for Pokemons around the lake, of course!
Day 186 July 4th 2016
Another cold misty morning at the lake. Ran 6km and never warmed up but the mist swirling around the lake made for very Turneresque landscapes. I almost didn’t take a photo but then spotted this mother duck out with her brood following behind her..
Day 185 July 3rd 2016
Winter has arrived and so has the Waikato fog. It finally cleared away by midday and crept its way back in by 5.oopm. A short blue sky and sunshine window! Think this photo gets the pick today – evening sun sinking into the mist over Lake Rotoroa.
Day 183 July 1st 2016
Half way through the year. The mid point. And what a stunning morning. It has been raining for days but today dawned with frost on the windscreen and clear crisp air. The footpath round the lake glistened with ice and the lake itself was as still as can be save for the ducks, and coots which leave their trails as they launch themselves into the water.
The crescent moon shone brightly in the dark blue morning sky. Difficult to capture it on my phone camera, but this, shot turned out all right.
Day 134 May 13th 2016
I love the way the geese stand at the edge of the lake and just look out. What are they thinking?
Day 130 May 9th 2016
Morning walks around the lake have resumed now that hockey training has started again. Think it’s going to be a bit hit and miss this term with all the travelling I’ll be doing so I’ll make the most of them when I can. I looked out for the spoonbills where I saw them last week but they have moved to the other side of the lake. Fast asleep too at 7.15! Lazy!
Day 123 May 2nd 2016
Hockey season has started which means morning walks around the lake. It is dark when I set off and the birds are just waking up. By the time I got round the pigeons which had been gently cooing were flitting around, I had heard the geese fly over honking loudly and land in the middle of the lake before floating serenely to the bank. Today, as well as the usual pukeko, ducks and moorhens I saw a solitary grey heron and a couple of white spoonbills. Difficult to get in-focus shots of moving birds in the mist but I like this one of the heron. Interesting any which way round.
Day 83 March 23rd 2016
I just can’t resist taking photos of lily pads. Just one photo today walking round the lake whilst Gus was at hockey. It was warm and threatening to rain so the light wasn’t good for photos.
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