Tag: haiqua

  • A Heart That Loves Is Always Young

    When in doubt Trust your heart: It may break But it will never lead you wrong I’ve been in a bit of a rut with my photography lately. It might be the festive season or maybe the wet weather we’ve had but I haven’t taken many photos lately. So last night I thought I’d brush…

  • In Front of the Tree

    Carols and lightsJoy and laughterAnother ChristmasIs here again A few photos I took by my tree last night. I try to do at least one nice photo with the tree each year to keep track of the years going by. This year I found my Spock Christmas hat so I thought I’d use that for something…

  • Hello Spidey

    Life is short;You must spinA web of wonderFor the whole world to see This guest was waiting for me when I arrived home the other day. It had made a web for itself near my washing line. Glad I didn’t walk into it. It’s an Argiope keyserlingi, or a St Andrew’s Cross spider. They’re known…

  • The Bird and the Mountains

    Across the water Mountains rise Telling the story Of this young land This is another shot from our New Zealand trip earlier this year. We stayed near Lake Taupo for a couple of days and I took this while we were there, looking across at the mountains. It was a beautiful day and I was lucky…

  • Looking Towards Bag End

    Peace: The sound of birds chirping Children laughing And the wind in the trees I spent some time today going back through some of the photos I took in New Zealand earlier this year. I’ve been meaning to for a while as I took a lot of photos over there but the thought of going…

  • Along Belmont Wharf

    Walking by the water My mind drifts back To past joys And simpler times I was in Belmont for the day recently and took a couple of photos near the wharf, looking across the lake. It’s a beautiful spot for photography and I’m happy with how they came out. I particularly like the black and white…

  • Chantilicious

    To sleep all day And eat, and play, And be loved: A cat’s life is for me This is Chanti. Chanti is one of my partner’s cats and has been living with us in Newcastle for the last few months. She’s the most beautifully natured cat; extremely sweet and loyal and she particularly loves laying…

  • Seagull in Black & White

    A hungry gull Sits watching me; I give you food But you still want more I had some time to kill while I was in Swansea recently and went to sit by the lake for a while. This seagull decided to take an interest in me while I was there… it was quite persistent and…

  • The Bumblebee

    Oh to be Like a small bumblebee; How different The world must seem I took this while we were in Hobbiton. It was a beautiful day and with all of the flowers blossoming there were lots of bumblebees buzzing around and I managed to snap this just as this bee paused and looked up. It…

  • Welcome to Hobbiton

    To live simply And eat and laugh With friends – A hobbit’s life is for me We visited Hobbiton, near Matamata while we were in New Zealand. It’s the movie set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and has been carefully maintained since filming ended on The Hobbit films. It’s a…