Residents in Aotearoa: South Island, continued

Sunday, 9 October 2022

South Island, continued

Today will be another short post from the South Island of New Zealand. I just haven't had the time to work on the sort of post I usually publish each week.

We've been all over the place and I intend to do posts about each area that we've toured. I've taken hundreds of pictures. This tour has been more than I imagined it would be. They even managed to surprise us with some fun things. (More about that when I get back to doing normal posts. )

Here is a haphazard assemblage of shots to whet your appetites.

That's it for now. We've seen some amazing sights and next week, I'll start presenting them in order of appearance. -djf

4 comments:

Anonymous9 October 2022 at 20:18
Wow!! Can't wait!
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Anonymous10 October 2022 at 05:47
I am looking forward to seeing them whenever you have time. Just enjoy your trip and we will see them later. You both deserve a great trip. It looks beautiful! McKenzie
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My deer blind, a place outside of time and space.

This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf