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Home Sweet Home, via Central Otago. A good frost in Fox this morning, but I didn't persuade the driver to stop for photo, so a view of the coast past Bruce Bay instead.

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A lovely sunset over Fox Glacier township, pity its out of focus!

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An amazing tree in the main street of Motueka.

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A lovely late lunch at Hans Herzog Estate. Fantastic setting, great wine and awesome food, the company was good too!!!!

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The cottage at Walnut Block winery is a fantastic place to be staying, pity about having to sample all the wine!

82/23

A great practice day at the Omaka Air Show. Even I was impressed at seven Tri Planes in the air at once. Even more impressed at getting them all in the same shot.

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Autumn colour in Blenheim.

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Wildlife in Kaikoura.

79/20

Spent Tuesday in ChCh with family and Wed night in Kaikoura. This is a What is it ? photo.

78/19

This should be a stunning sunrise over Moeraki, but the camera wouldnt take the photo. An hour later and no stunning colours left and the photo worked. Bother!!!

77/18

A photo from last week that I  hadn't used, taken from the lounge window late in the afternoon.

76/17

Late flowers on one of the Cistus family, once again not sure which one. They really do look like crepe paper.

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• The flowers of Mahonia japonica, another good autumn flower.

74/15

A busy Friday, helping my daughter and son-in-law with their first outing at a farmers type market in Mosgiel. This is a selection of the yummy cupcakes they had for sale. It was a  successful outing considering the poor weather. Many thanks to the unpaid helper!!!!

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Autumn has arrived in the garden as you can see by the colour of this maple, a lovely low grafted Acer viridis, which has turned a stunning orange/red.

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More you know whats!!!!!

71/12

Still on fungi, I seem to be seeing them everywhere.

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More fungi!!!

69/10

A very successful weekend. Our woodpile has multiplied, but I will be going to work tomorrow for a rest!!!!!!

68/9

A very productive day today, tomato sauce, bottled plums, blackboy peaches and peasgoodnonsuch apples. Quince paste and cranberry jelly using the very nice jars from mitre 10 mega. Tomorrow beetroot and stacking firewood!!!!

67/8

A very busy night in Dunedin rugby, rally and fashion!!! Me I was rally watching until I got distracted by lights, trees and any thing without an engine.....

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Rained today, but managed to get to one of my jobs, so pic is a cheat from my spares. The potato vine, Solanum jasmonoides has been prolific this year.

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The other plant I find good value at this time of year is the penstemon family. I have several different colour combo's but always accept offers of new ones as they are easy to squeeze into a gap.

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This tall growing Alstromeria that I've had for years is one of the most useful colours as it goes with so many things when picked. Not sure of its name unfortunately.

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A close up of the escallonia, my camera doesn't manage the wildlife close enough unfortunately, but my son-in-laws does.

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Cheating again, I was beaten by the rain yesterday. This is Escallonia montevidensis and is a great attraction for bee's and butterflies and was photographed last week in the sunshine.

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Wooden koru's carved by a friends very talented son.

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Tried to take photos of the other birds in my garden (other than owls) but the sun was in the wrong place for most of them.

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Very excited about my present today, someone else's junk is often my treasure. My only problem now is, am I going to be able to make something myself or will I  need a .... hand???