“When roots are deep, there’s no reason to fear the wind” … an African Proverb
“Solitary tress, if they grow at all, grow strong.” … Winston Churchill
“I am both imperfect yet perfect.
My branches may bend or break,
but I am beautiful still.” … a Tree
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Trees
Photo taken in Queenstown, New Zealand
In photography, depth of field (DOF), also called focus range, is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.
Photo taken at Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Nancy Merrill Photography Photo a Week Challenge: Depth of Field
A prolific amount of lichen moss grows on this wooden fence surrounding an old cemetery in Bay of Islands, New Zealand. In a place so synonymous with death, it’s ironic that the fence seems alive.
Clever is the man
who believes the setting sun
ends today’s problems
My response to today’s one-word prompt: Present
Photo taken from a cruise ship off the coast of New Zealand
Frayed edges hang from
a hole in heaven’s blanket.
Someone named it fog.
My response to today’s one-word prompt: Atmospheric
Photo taken at Milford Sound in New Zealand’s Fjordland National Park.
There is a desolate valley near Rotorua, New Zealand that is a perfect representation of the elements earth, water, fire and air. The Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley is a geothermic world of bubbling pools, hissing vents and piping hot geysers where the scent of sulphur wafts through the air.
This part of the country sits on an active fault line, resulting in a lot of volcanic activity. Wherever water is heated under the earth, it will find a way to escape, often with spectacular results! 
This is where you’ll find Pōhutu, the largest active geyser in the southern hemisphere. She erupts once or twice every hour, sometimes reaching the height of 100 feet (30 meters). Pōhutu means ‘constant splashing’ in Māori.
There are few places in the world where geothermal wonders of this intensity are as numerous and easy to see as in Rotorua. We found the entire area fascinating when we toured there a few years ago.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Elemental
What are the odds I’d capture this shot of sheep stopping traffic on a busy road? Well, the odds are pretty good when you’re in New Zealand, apparently, but it’s certainly not a sight I’d ever seen before!
A tiny moon on a quiet evening off the beautiful coast of New Zealand! There’s a tiny sailboat in the picture, too!
Emerald green and waterfall-rich, Milford Sound is located in New Zealand’s Fjordland National Park. It is breathtaking in any weather, but when it rains in Milford Sound, as it did when we were there, the waterfalls multiply with magnificence as they cascade down the towering cliffs carved by glaciers during the ice age. It was a spectacular sight and one of my favorite travel memories!
From inside the bus, rain trickled down the window.
Standing in the rain, the downpour continued!
