Views from the Bay
from the centre of New Zealand: pictures and observations
Archive for December, 2009
Whale strandings caused by aliens?
30 Dec 2009The other day we had news of a couple of whale strandings. The first of these occurred up north and, with the help of a huge team of volunteers, it was possible to save about two thirds of the pod. The second though occurred over on Farewell Spit in Golden Bay, a very remote [...]
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Holiday reading
In: Nelson events
26 Dec 2009We’ve had my son and his wife to stay over Christmas. Both are keen readers and last night saw four people sitting with open books in front of a blank, silent TV. A quiet and very enjoyable evening, long periods of silence broken occasionally by patches of conversation! Is that what we did before TV?
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Merry Christmas!
25 Dec 2009And here’s a couple of (New Zealand) Christmas images to go with my best wishes:
Another ‘amazing circle’
In: Photographic
17 Dec 2009Here’s yet another example of the technique to turn an image inside out, described in my post of 25 November.
The starting image was the watch shown in my ‘1 cent ring flash’ post (8 Dec 09). Can you figure out what the time was, before you look back at that original image?
Small dramas in ‘The Cut’
In: Nelson events
15 Dec 2009A strong northerly blew up on the weekend, coinciding with an outgoing tide. That’s usually a recipe for some reasonably large waves at the entrance to Nelson harbour. There were very few boats out, people had obviously heard the weather forecast. There was a bit of entertainment for watchers on the hill, however.
A bird magnet!
In: Photographic
13 Dec 2009Our Pohutukawa tree is showing a few more flowers today, which are proving a real attraction for birds. Here’s one:
I’m sure there will be more to come.
About this blog
This blog presents the images and observations of someone who has had a long and successful career, ranging from heavy engineering to environmental sciences, from paper machines to marine biology.
The digital revolution has enabled Graeme Robertson to devote much of his time to a rediscovered passion, photography. His images have won national competitions and been published in magazines and newspapers.
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