140 – Looking up
Your life will be no better than the plans you make, and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own …
17 Jan
139 – Seeing the light
139 – Seeing the light
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something …
17 Jan
139 – The pawpaw patch
139 – The pawpaw patch
I couldn’t believe it! Pawpaws – growing in Wellington! Unbelievable! I love pawpaws – the yellow skinned, honey-gold fleshed fruit; the toothy leathery leaves, the …
16 Jan
138 – Strangers No More
138 – Strangers No More
Seven days ago we arrived strangers. After being challenged, photographing only each other and a lot of critiquing … something happened. We discovered new perspectives of each …
16 Jan
138 – The best intentions…
138 – The best intentions…
I’m driving in the driveway, and from the gate I start to feel sick. I can see a new tap attached to the front of …
15 Jan
137 – On the waterfront…
137 – On the waterfront…
“Kiss me, you fool!” She was breathing heavily now, her chest heaving with gasps. Brad, barely able to walk after the traumatic encounter with the deformed …
14 Jan
136 – Smitten
136 – Smitten
The Oxford Dictionary describes smitten as being strongly attracted to someone or something. In my case I am smitten with the town of Wanganui. After …
14 Jan
136 – Cleanliness is next to Godliness
136 – Cleanliness is next to Godliness
I’m a desk-based worker these days. You don’t raise much of a sweat working at a desk. No drops of water forming on your forehead …
13 Jan
135 – Making dreams come true
135 – Making dreams come true
“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion,” philosopher G. W. F. Hegel once said. Passion is not always fun. Like anything worthwhile, …