Filed under: Batch, Blogroll, Cray, Luke, Lunch, Orc, Paua not Pawa, Pawa, Peter, Red rocks, Wellington, beach, creatures, creek, rainforest, visitors, walk
A friend from Sportscolour (work) in Sydney was off for a trip around NZ and came and visited for a while..
He did a whirlwind trip around the sth island, down the the Frans Joseph Glacier and the west side..(definately not gangsta territory).. (ahhh Duelling Banjo’s anyone??) then Ch Ch.. Then back to see us on the way home..
The bastardo bought a new Canon 400D and we had some fun going out to different places around Welliwood as you will see..
If anyone out there feels the need to sponsor me for one of these beautiful cameras you are more than welcome to pass it on to me.. I have a feeling it would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks to luke for coming to stay..even tho it was a quick stay..I think we crammed alot in.. On ya..
These below are at Wetfoot track..
The canopy is so tight.. and the contrast between the dark confines of the forest and the soaring fast moving clouds of the sky is quite mindblowing..
Lovely place full of Hobbit’s pets too..
Definately wild goats.. Kissy kissy..
Go “Long Lens Luke..” (not appendage but focage)
For some reason Luke spent alot of time taking photos of the walkers (aka trampers) markers discs.. odd boy..
This fungii..(i think it is a genus of pennywort) is all through the forest of wetfoot track..(Below)
We also went down to Red Rocks.. Which expained in earlier posts with Peter Lunney is the southern point of the North Island.. Near Welliwood.. The photos here are of the walk out there.. Bloody wigs had to jump into most shots.. Bloody camera hog..or dog.. Hee hee..
The wide shot is of the walk out there and an olde Batch, (holiday house) build ages ago.. You cannot build there any more..
The tide was high and a few big waves were coming in.. It washed up a live Paua and Cray.. The 2 main staple diets of healthy Kiwis.. Paua is a black fleshed abelone only found in Kiwi.. A few years ago you could go to the local fish and chip shop and grab Paua Fritters.. But no more..Explotation and popularity has pushed the priceof the tasty buggers thru the roof.. Alot of people know Paua as the mother of pearl jewelry or the shell you can buy, well this is how they look in the original unaltered, unprocessed, non marketed etc.. blah..!
Yum..
A skull of some unknown creature. Could be Orc.
PS!!
Thanks to angry brother of John Greaves I have edited the word Pawa to Paua..keep swearing Steve!! Keeps the blood warm..
Filed under: Tomatoes Tomatoes tomatoes
ALRIGHT!!
I love toms but.. Wait a bloody minute here..!
I decided at the beginning of summer to plant enough toms to support us through the season..
It was all going so well as you can see from previous posts..
But then they got a mind of their own..
The Triffids, and Little Shop of Horrors spring to mind..
I think I planted about 12 plants.. Everyone grew tall than me.. Yeah I know that’s not that tall but then taller and taller and popped fruit out everywhere.. they were falling over the wall and bruising…. arrrgh!!
I had them folded over each other, re steaking them and stringing them up..
Twas time for slaughter land!!
Tomato sauce, tomato salsa, oven and sun dried tomatoes, tomato jam and tomato chutney..
if you need a recipe for any of these….
WE ARE THE TOMATO MASTERS!!
So yesterday I spent about 5 hours hacking them back re string and steaking them and finally they look like a proper tomato plantation..
I was wondering why nothing else was growing in the garden.. I found some very small capsicum and chilly plants that have not grown since the beginning of the season.. now it is your time to shine..
Record pick in one day= 86 Toms!!
UPDATE!! John picked 132 yesterday.. WHOA MAN!!
Filed under: Wig's operation
Was cuddling up to our favourite creature and felt a large lump on her neck..
AARGH BLOODY CANCER!!
Rushed her to the vet and she happily gave some samples for the pathologist..
The vet said it was not cancer, but a Salivary gland Blockage..!!
Still erky!!
Anyway the next week she went in for surgery and all went well and well underpriced..
Great vets..
So she came hope still smacked out on the drugs, whimpering and crying for the night.It really must have hurt her..
Anyway the next day after a big sleep and totally “Clean”.. (luckily no big comedown)
She wanted play ball and bite and chase us..
Bloody typical..
I know the pic is gross, but certain people from my family need to see these.. Hi Sal and Fam..
Twas John’s Birthday last month and it will be Tracey’s birthday soon!!
Whoa i think there’s something in that for all of us.. hmmmmmm..
Anyhoo.. Tracey sent this wonderful book as a pressie for John and thought it would be good to put it on here to see if YOU could find him on Sydney Harbour Bridge..
Now remember kiddies, this is not the whole double page and have made it easy for you… so if you cannot find him..
You are a very silly person..
No.. i did not say you are dumb..
Have some fun and thanks again T!!
