Days 199 to 202

We had a lovely relaxing weekend away, and even though it was Iain's birthday I was the one who came back with goodies: a collapsible diffuser/reflector, a 50 mm f/1.8 lens, and an iPhone 4!


Day 199

I baked a cake for Iain's birthday. I'm far too cack-handed to decorate a cake, so it looks a bit of a mess, but by golly it tastes good! :-)

Day 200

Two photos showing the dawn view from our hotel room in Wellington.

Day 201

We visited a wildlife sanctuary only ten minutes' drive from the centre of the city.

A kereru (New Zealand wood pigeon)

The Karori gold mine, which is located inside the wildlife sanctuary. Taken with my lovely new lens. I think the blurred figure is the ghost of a miner. ;-)

Another native bird, a takahe. In size they're midway between a chicken and a turkey.

Day 202


Trying out the forward facing camera on my new iPhone...

Self portrait

Opening the mailbox