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Some of my Father’s paintings

by | Jan 12, 2020 | Art, Family

Abarema jupunba“Nuruasa” Abarema jupunba (Willd.) Britton & Killip (syn Pithecellobium jupunba) (Mimosaceae) Tapakuma, Guyana March 1993 Abarema jupunba“Nuruasa” Abarema jupunba (Wil d.) Brit & Killip (Mimosaceae) Chikabaru, Guyana July...

My friend is gone

by | Mar 24, 2014 | love, Sad

My amazing pal and friend and nemesis and beloved feline, Poum, has died. You were deeply loved, Poumie, and I miss you...

Muriwai Redux

by | Mar 20, 2014 | Beauty, Nature, Travel

Decided to return to Muriwai for sunrise. Unfortunately the sun rises in the east these days – ; ) – and as Muriwai is a North*west* coast, it didn’t work out that great. Oh well. Did a wine tasting as well at Cooper’s Creek Winery, and am...

More beach !

by | Mar 16, 2014 | Beauty, Joy, Travel

Here are some photos shot the day before yesterday.  While it certainly doesn’t look like it, these images were taken during Cyclone Lucy, down at Piha beach about an hour’s drive from...

New Zealand – March 2014

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Beauty, Navel, Rant, Travel

So I have returned to New Zealand. To be honest, I never thought I would ever return.  Certainly not through lack of desire, but rather lack of means was my assumption.  But I must never forget the generosity of family, and so it is through the good graces of my...

Random negs….

by | Feb 7, 2014 | Historical

Recently, a pal of mine (hi Gary!) gave me a small packet of old BW negs and what look like contact sheets of some of them. It is a “Hold-Pat Snapshots” album, without evidence of prior ownership or provenance. I think Gary said he picked them up as a flea...