Rushing around

Like every other year I’ve tackled Christmas like a bull in a china shop dashing around at the last minute to get those festive preparations sorted.  My best laid plans with copious to do lists seemed to get lost under the debris on my desk.  I have tried hard...

Lingering shadows

Work this week has been like a shadow I can’t shake off.  Every time I turn around it’s there.  Watching me, taunting me.  Daring me to twist and turn to see if I can shake it off.  Despite my best efforts I still haven’t cleared the decks this...

Basset picks

Some time ago I entered a photograph of mine into the Wellington Photographic Society Digital Projection competition.  I never expected in a million years to win but wanted to use the chance to get it critiqued.  There were around 100 images in the competition so I...

Bright starts

It’s like walking through a grotto lit by twinkling lights on our early morning walks through our favourite Tunnel Gully walk.  The early morning light sprinkles through the tree canopies creating the occasional natural spotlight.  In a most uncharacteristic...

Flat Bassets

Sometimes keeping a blog seems like a Marathon run.  You need to keep going whatever the pain and push yourself over the line.  The changing seasons, longer days and ever growing list of things to do means that blogging slips down the priority list and I struggle...