Church of Good Shepards, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Special guest appearance by Milky Way. Everytime she focused upon what her heart desired most, it seemed that all the forces in the Universe moved in unexpected and delightful ways to make it so. She made it a point to imagine often. That’s how I felt when…
Rainy, rainy the night before, Milford Sound woke moody and blue in the morning. It happened sometimes, and it frankly wished the tourists would quite imagining that every day was sunshine and fairies. It sent a sand fly to bite one of them standing there with a camera. Yeah. That kind of moody. The day the…
I was fortunate to be interviewed recently by Angelo Ioanides, publisher of a beautiful e-magainze exclusively for the iPad called Extraordinary Vision. Here’s the description, taken from its iTunes preview: “Published each month, Extraordinary Vision Magazine takes you in to the minds and lives of these extra-ordinary individuals to not only elevate the power of…
On the way into Milford Sound, New Zealand stand these magnificent sentries. They’re impressive… like dare-you-to-pass guardians. I felt like I should have to decode an ancient rune or dodge poison darts whilst leaping from rock to rock over a wide mountain stream to gain entry. But perhaps they were looking the other way –…
I’m still in New Zealand as I write this. And y’know, for all the epic landscapes and jaw-dropping Lord of The Rings vistas, there are also moments like this one. In Glenorchy, they’ve got The Boardwalk. It’s a chicken-wired covered, raised pathway that wends its way through their marvelous wetlands. There are black swans in…
Anyone who knows me, knows that horses have occupied a LARGE part of my life, heart and soul. I was practically raised on a horse – and taught and trained horses for over 35 years. I don’t miss the industry one little but, but horses will always be a part of me. So, when I discovered…
I have learned that Lake Wakatipu is the longest lake in New Zealand. 50 miles in fact. And when the light changes, so does the color, in quite dramatic ways. Even on a stormy, stormy day the glacier fed waters seem iridescent, which I found almost startling! This was a couple of days before “Trey’s…