Friday, November 1, 2013

Getting back to it...

We've been away from the blog for a while (both really busy with good things) so I'm going to make an effort to make it less of an 'ordeal' to post.  I'll just put up a few photos and share things about our adventures without worrying about format, syntax, and chronology:

Last week Kiri and I returned to Nelson to attend the wedding of our friend Erina.  Kiri was Erina's bridesmaid, and both of us stayed quite busy the day of the event -  I didn't have a good chance to take a picture of her, but she looked absolutely beautiful... You'll just have to wait for the real photos to come out.

We always enjoy visiting Nelson, and here are a few highlights:




An amazing view of mount taranaki on the flight down


Arriving in Nelson and enjoying one of our favorite views


Citrus trees in full swing... These lemons are sweet enough to eat (just barely)



Pulling weedy nasturtiums to prevent the spread of an accidentally introduced butterfly that eats them

Tahunanui beach

And some beautiful spontaneous art on the beach (and some good poking around in tide pools!)

A visit to uncle Alan's bach on the boulder bank... A really beautiful, unique, and isolated place

A classic mug out at the bach... Lots of fun

We're unsure if it's a whale or a dolphin, but one of the many amazing things to be found on the boulder bank

More to follow... Hopefully before too long