How Henward brings in the new year... STEAK

Steak on the bone like a true man! Henwards 400gram steak. It looked good!
I had those tofu sausages on the backburner there... yeah

Rachel's eyes

My gorgeous wife at Erin and Brendans wedding. I like her cool eye makeup, and the rest of her is pretty darn nice too ;)

Whose shoe is that?

From Tumblr

This abandoned shoe has been sitting at the start of Langana, off John Downs Drive, for a while now. We keep passing it on our walks. It has been 'tagged' with what looks like white out / correction fluid. I wont repeat what it says in case there are kids around lol However if you live down this way I invite you to go and observe the crude street art.

I made my wife stop and wait while I knelt on the road and took a photo of the lonesome footwear with my trusty iphone4.

Ninja! the Kitty Within... within, our kitchen.

My sister and her husband are going away for 5 days so we are kitty sitting their lil Ninja.

Here she is after exploring our kitchen and having a bite to eat :)

She is now exploring the rest of our little house and attempting to climb anything and everything. Shes cute though so its ok.

People at a wedding reception

Another photo from Erin and Brendans Wedding a couple of weeks ago.
This is the sheltered outdoor area at Cassels.

Clicking on the photo will bring up a larger version.

Nee na neee naawww

Its the Final Countdown nee na nee naaa... Not many Photo-of-the-days to go until I've posted 365. Thats 1 per year in case you were wondering :)


the 265th will be on January the 2nd

Pohutukawa needles on the sand

There is a stream/creek at Waiake Beach in Torbay that runs out to sea. This creek happens to not be as deep as its name suggests. I used to kayak down it with  the scout group 'Awatuna'. Waiake always reminds me of my friend Kareen who used to live just up from the beach :)

Anyway, while on the bank taking photos of a mammoth sized Pohutukawa I noticed the flowers of the Pohutukawa were already falling, leaving a red carpet on the sand.

This shot is looking towards the bridge that has the walkway alongside the creek.

Xmas day photo Yyayyyyyyy

I've wanted a photo of Browns Bay like this for while but now that I've taken it im not as impressed with the view as I thought I may be. One day maybe I will do better... like with a helicopter or something :)

It was nice and quiet down there though. Xmas day FTW

Waiake Beach and Rangitoto Island

Torbays Waiake Beach with Rangitoto in the background. Its a volcano :)

Check the iconic green picnic table :)

Is that a lump of coal...

The xmas tree at work has these great shiny red ornaments.

Here is a reflection of someone placing some coal under the tree... or is that an iphone4? hhmmmm....

Hairy pohutukawa flowers

This is the huge old Pohutukawa Tree at Waiake beach. I guess after years of those awesome red flowers falling down you'd be hairy too. Bet noone has tried shaving it either.

Hairy pohutukawa roots

This Pohutukawa is a big beasty... and seriously hairy for a tree. I guess it is a native hehe

Its guards the bridge under Beach road at Waiake Beach, Torbay on Aucklands North Shore. I can remember climbing it as a youngun.

Funky Table-Ware

At Erin and Brendans wedding on 11 December there were these funky giant chalice vase/candle holder thingies on the tables.

A young pohutukawa at Waiake

Heres todays photos (shot on Wednesday)

I took some photos of pohutukawas this time last year for xmas cards. I wanted to do the same this year but went to the other end of the beach instead lol

I like Rangitoto Islands shape so used the Island as a nice backdrop with Waiake/Torbay Beach in the foreground.

Bridge Mural Waiake Beach

The other end of the mural I posted yesterday. It features the iconic painted green bench of the North Shore beaches.

The bridge passes over the creek (thats not so deep) rather than people having to brave the traffic shooting down beach road.

A mural of a  fisherman down by the Tor at Torbays Waiake Beach. The bridge passes over the creek that heads out into the beach. Under the bridge is a wooden decking walkway that passes this mural.

I remember running under the bridge with friends in summer and hauling kayaks along it with the Sea Scouts.

I ran into an 'older' lady on her morning walk who pointed out a heron to me fishing in the creek.

Tui... yeah rig... Oh, no it is a Tui

Last night while about to sit down and read my book (Towers of Midnight - Robert Jordan and Brian Sanderson) I saw this guy chasing other, smaller and not so cool, birds around the tree tops.

I've wanted to get a photo of a Tui for ages so I raced around getting my camera and tripod setup.

Then the Tui flew away... I was sad. My Wife said "just wait he'll be back". So I sat by the window and began to read while sneaking glances out the window.

Just like Arnie the bird 'came back'.

Rope Jungle

I ate some bad pesto last night so Im off today trying not to let the alien in my belly rip its way out.

Anyway I needed some fresh air so I drove to the beach (Waiake / Torbay). While meandering all maudlin-like I noticed this rope climbing/playground thingie. I maneuvered my self under it and got the mess you see here.

Angels on the wall

At Cassells for a Wedding last Sunday. These lil angels were hanging out on the wall watching over the DJ.

Concrete shadows

the nice cherry blossom trees have blossomed at work but they still have nice green leaves.

You cant see any of that in this photo. apart from the shadows :)

We went to a wedding yesterday at Cassels in Waitakere. While the Bride and Groom went to Bethels Beach for photos we hung out at the venue. I whipped out my camera as usual.

This outdoor chimney thing was looking all coy in the corner :)

Q4 Building obelisk Xmas tree

The Q4 building Spire decked out as a Xmas tree. Smales farm is all dressed up for the season with lights in the trees and the lamp posts decorated with electronic Christmas cheer stencil light thingies.

This is what happens if you don't check the toilet paper before you sit down...

Pukeko Leg Bridge

On the trek home from Kerikeri we passed under this odd bridge :) the 'legs' are bright red... My iPhone camera doesn't quite capture it though

The old girl

An old tractor that while still functional, has seen better days.

Some people enjoying the elements by harnessing the power of WIND to fly their kite.

Taken at Mount Maunganui, about halfway up the beach.

Woot New shiny stuff on its way

I just ordered:
A World in HDR

by @TreyRatcliff

and then...

Spirit / Bubble Level for Camera - 3 Axis

and then...

A new battery for my DSLR 

Canon LP-E5 Extended Life Replacement Battery Pack

I did it following a link from my friend @gillianmoorenz so she might get some $$$ too from my purchases woot #winwin

So it begins

Heres our new lounge. The widest lens I have is 18mm (my 18-55mm kit lens).
It doesn't quite do the lounge and dining area justice but in RL (real life), its sweeet!

This is the last month of my 365 photo-a-day project. I haven't taken a photo every single day but I have posted a photo I took each day. I've been using Tumblr which is great but a bit too simple to continue using long term. Hopefully my new online home will suit my needs just as well as my new RL house suits my Wife and I :)