There is plenty of wood on the beach right now. Two tropical storms within just a few weeks. Crazy summer 2018.

There are still too many tourists around, so not that many pictures of this trip. Just checked some of the art studios if they have…

All shades of green in what seems the perfekt dog walk or short stop on the way to Motueka … so green that I opted…

Several meters of sand have disappeared during the extreme weather events this year, leaving this beach access leading to nowhere.

February 1st 2018 was pretty intense. Anna had her first day at High School, the hottest week of the year (we had around 30°C for…

Just a short stop over at Totaranui Beach on a high season Tuesday, watching the oyster catchers. :)

It’s such a pity that no bakers in our area are capable of making authentic pretzels. For some reason they substitute the required sodium hydroxide…

After about two months without any significant rain our garden wasn’t in the best possible shape anymore. But fortunately, just after New Year’s we’ve got…