Sweet as a peach................

I'snt it just?

This is a little gem that no doubt has been picked off the family orchard by now and been despatched with love to Toowoomba, purchased, eaten and then....well, lets finish right there.

The peach would have brought an immense sense of pleasure to someone....these peaches are tree ripened and taste like the old fashioned ones. Just wanted to send a little hello to the bro Justin and family who are racing to the back end of the season.....blood.........sweat and............plums (blood plums.....don't you know!)



and some ickle biddy beautiful things.................................




Also, after watching AVATAR the other day (CRIKEY!!!! loved it!!!) .....Ive got this GREAT bloody brilliant idea for a movie.....and I need an investor or few. OK, so Avatar is the most expensive movie made to date ( Yes, bro TOny.........effen awesome...plot simplistic but I want to visit that forest daily!!!!), but I recon with a little charm and stuff...I could convince someone to give it a shot...I will devulge a bit of my pitch (and some illustrations) in the next couple of posts.

Take care and live large.........XX

Pretty Things

Im going to be so self indulgent as so far Im the only follower...following myself. So stuff it......if I want to stick loads of flowers and pretty stuff on here...so be it.


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and another couple.....


I have always gravitated towards the beautiful views, the beautiful sunsets, the beautiful flowers. I have always looked out the window and gazed endlessly out.......I have always strained to see if there is some special cloud, some gentle breeze thru a window, a shaft of light or a glowing afternoon sun reflecting off the roadside and thru the trees. I have always tried to physically swallow a beautiful scene and keep it in my mind for as long as I can.

So until I find something better to comment about, Im going to saturate this blog with beautiful things.

...and bring a bit of visual joy to my only follower to date. :-)

New Year is here, new things to shoot!

Well, OK........it was pretty quiet.

In fact I would have to say the quietest New Years ever spent! Other than a unreal expectation to enjoy the night at CLOUDLAND in the valley (which of course was out of the question), I was more than happy to hang at home, enjoy a few quiet beers and hit the pillow before 9.30om.

Left plenty of time to daydream, nightdream and ponder on goals for 2010.

I hope to bring to life my 'nush focus' exhibition. I will post some of the works as they unfold.

I hope to publish my 'Milford Sound' pictorial book - lush with epic shots of 'Lord of the Rings' meets my own personal 'National Lampoons' across the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand.



The main hightlights being the Milford Sound track itself (cant wait to check out Rich Tuzon's sketches......Howdy Rich!!!!! richtuzon@blogspot.com - CHECK THIS OUT FOR QUALITY!!!) and Sharon from the Fiordlands Tix Office at Te Anua.........hi mate - your a legend!!!. The scenery was extreme, like nothing ever experienced, the quality of the experiences, backed up like visual dominos - just BREATHTAKING!!

Franz Josef Glacier was just as epic and the half day climb is fully recommended - the full day better with more time. I was blessed with the sunshine.



It was freekin HAIRY driving around the west coast - that landscape is so raw and wild....landslips are commonplace and the evidence of constant upkeep of the national highways is ever present. Im such a soft-arse!!!!!! Thanks to the bearded wanderer who pointed out major road rules and saved possibly a head on with a campervan at some point down the track.

Some of the warmest people hang out in Hokitika where the greenstone is pulled from deep within the earth to make the most organic carved peices of jewellery which I of course obsessed over. Too hard choosing but the fun was getting to talk to some lovely folk who had out of the way shops featuring the local artists - instead of the big guns commercialised stuff.



A big point of interest back on the home front is my sister-inlaw, Ellen's production of Peach and Apricot dessert wines. Got to taste her first vintage and man.....she's nailed it already. The most exquisite perfumed wine Ive ever had the pleasure of tasting. Real promise!! I will keep you posted.