06-03-2019 A day and a bit after completing the Milford Track Walk we headed back to Queenstown from Arrowtown to meet with other family for the bus ride to The Nevis Swing. The crazy uncle and equally loopy nieces were about to take on the longest swing in their lives. What a setting, what a …
Nov 28 2018
The Greening Of My Country
A plague is spreading Across my country. It’s march, relentlessly Greening my land. Acre after acre The native succumbing, To the relentless march Of the money tree. Pine trees, Bloody pine trees. As far as The eye can see, Pine trees. Nothing, But bloody pine trees And your voice echo’s, Better than no trees. …
Nov 27 2018
An Honourable Pastime.
Fishing is a most honourable pastime. Especially when it involves young persons with the inevitable enthusiasm and eternally optimistic attitude that they are going to catch a whale, followed by how they are going to fit it in my Honda CRV. Which has to be one of the most hilarious conversations it has been my …
Nov 25 2018
An Odd Discourse, Perhaps?
I read a newspaper article the other day. Not that that was anything unusual but the subject matter was a bit different to most. The writer was saying that we don’t talk very much about death and dying, and they considered that this left us quite unprepared for that eventuality when it finally arrived. What …
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