Marlborough Sounds from Picton Lookout.

Sky Watch.
Looking down the Marlborough Sounds from the Picton lookout on the hill, past the wharves and the ships, on a dull overcast day.
Not every day in Paradise is perfect! But its still beautiful in its own way.
The tall flower heads are our native Flax bush flowers so loved by our Bell birds and Tuis for the sweet nectar.

Looking towards Anakiwa Bay from the side of the scenic road around the Queen Charlotte Sounds
My World.
Anakiwa wharf built for the students of the Cobham Outward Bound School to learn sailing and other skills to built confidence and self esteem in the youths of the Nation, they also have plenty of land bound skills to learn.
The day we were there all the student had been out sailing and ended up mooring their boats over near the other boats, then the poor people had to leap over board and swim to the wharf fully clothes and carrying all their own gear! Pretty tough, specially for the poorer swimmers and it was not a very warm day.
Do join in and share your Would with us all, on the My World Meme.

I have placed the Summer Stock Sunday meme from Israel and the Pet Pride Meme from India on my Glennis's Other Blog site. Do check them out and join in the fun.

Old Steam Train

.SKY Watch, an old steam train passed through Grovetown on a cold frosty morning, on way to a enthusiasts meeting. There is quite a lot of snow on the mountains behind, and masses of smoke and steam, issuing from funnel on the engine, fills the sky.
Somehow hearing and seeing an old steam train just makes your heart beat a little faster and lifts your spirits; pity there are so few of them any more.

Our World

My World for this week is really our world.
We had one of our rare spending sprees, bought a slow cooker and a new digital camera, a Canon Powershot one so that we both will now have a camera, to take on our up coming cruise, and paid for our cruise tickets!.
Next day, I came home from working all day to find that Erle had made good use of the new slow cooker, he had created a lovely beef and vegetable casserole, he proudly carried it to the table to present it to me so I grabbed the new camera and took the first photo of him and the cooker full of a yummy casserole. We have since made several different casseroles but that first one was probably the best, though we cannot repeat it exactly because he says he just put a little bit of most of the jars of herbs and spices.

Kayaking for fun.

Summer Stock Sunday, run by Robin from Israel, maybe you might like to join in.
Kayaking at resolution Bay in the Marlborough Sounds, a year round activity, Erle, my Husband took this kayak out and caught a couple of fish for our dinner. He said it was a bit rocky when pulling the fish in but he didn't fall out. Thank goodness.

Rugged interior of Rarotonga

My Sky watch for this week is from Rarotonga, the rugged mountainous interior, in front are the flowers of a rice crop. A storm was moving in to soak the island.