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Sunday, 31 July 2005
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This morning I dug out my old surf-caster, which hasn't been used in too many years. My friend Devon and I kayaked around to a secret spot on Pepin Island to try our luck at fishing for the afternoon. The kayaking and the photography was better than the fishing, but that's OK. We got a few bites but didn't manage to hook anything, apart from one very determined star fish which hung onto Devon's bait until it saw the whites of our eyes, then spat it out and escaped.
Between exciting fishing episodes I wandered around the rocky beach with my camera...
8:14:34 PM 
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Saturday, 30 July 2005
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Today was one of those days that just seem to flow.
I stopped on the way to work at Tahunanui beach. I just had to get a photo of the western ranges as the first rays of sun lit up the snow, while the mist still lingered in the valleys below...
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After work there was a nice gentle northerly breeze wafting in across the harbour, so I stopped at Neale park to fly my 'Quantum' stunt kite for a while...
...followed by a little stick throwing for Kaycee...
Just as the wind dropped, and Kaycee tired of the stick game we were treated to a fervid sunset over Nelson...
12:21:36 AM
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Thursday, 28 July 2005
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"One has to work in the world; naturally, carry on your worldly affairs, but understand that that which has come about by itself - that is, this body, mind and consciousness - has appeared in spite of the fact that nobody has asked for it. The life force and the mind are operating, but the mind will tempt you to believe that it is "you". Therefore, understand always that you are the timeless, spaceless witness. And even if the mind tells you that you are the one who is acting, don't believe the mind. Always keep your identity separate from that which is doing the working, thinking and talking. That which has happened - that is, the apparatus which is functioning - has come upon your original essence, but you are not that apparatus."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
7:20:50 PM
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Saturday, 23 July 2005
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Today I put my camera into the hands of seven year old Liam, who turned out to have quite the photographers eye. I didn't think he'd be quick enough to catch me with my tounge out; I was wrong :P
10:48:48 PM
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Thursday, 21 July 2005
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Someone asked me last week if there were any hills to ride over on my way to work. Well, there is just one. Its called Gentle Annie and I tackle it each morning on my bike. She's not so 'gentle' when you have to ride up it on a frosty morning with just pedal power. This morning I got to its 90m summit just as the sun reached the foggy valley below, and looked back toward home to this view...
9:03:56 PM
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Sunday, 17 July 2005
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"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth."
Mahatma Gandhi
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9:37:02 PM
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Wednesday, 13 July 2005
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I pass this local landmark every morning sitting at the entrance of Nelson's harbor. This morning I stopped to photograph it. At this point in my bike ride to work I'm just starting to warm up as the sun clears the hills and I'm only about 10 minutes from work.
6:39:58 PM
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Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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I rode my bike to work again today. Unlike yesterday, there was a good frost in the valley when I left at first light. As I came over the foothills and joined the coast road, I had a cold, gusty southerly wind to battle against all the way to work. I couldn't feel my feet by the time I got to work an hour and a half later. After work I flew home in top gear with the same wind at my back, so all is forgiven :)
This photo is looking across 'The Haven' which is the esturay the road follows into town, taken about 7.30 this morning.
7:27:01 PM
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Monday, 11 July 2005
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I'm riding my bike to work this week, starting today. The coldest month of the year. I will survive. I've made a deal with myself that every week (5 days) that I ride to work rather than driving, I can buy a new cycling accessory. This week, bar-ends, next week a speedo, or maybe lights. Stopping to take photos of the early morning fog also means a chance to warm cold hands. The shot above was just a few kilometres from home on this mornings ride. (As a clue for Amy the road is Cable Bay Road.)
7:38:01 PM
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Saturday, 9 July 2005
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Its been a busy Saturday. This morning I braved the cold and rode my bike the 20km to Nelson to buy my organic vegetables at the weekend markets like a good little greenie. This afternoon I have planted out two feijoa trees and relocated a two year old fig tree to let more sunlight into my garden.
I finally got the camera out for a few shots. I'm overdue for a dose of photography. These were all taken while walking the dog up the valley I live in, just before the sun was lost behind the hills.
7:01:25 PM
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Thursday, 7 July 2005
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I haven't been doing as much photography as I would like to lately. The winter has been keeping me indoors, and the gardening has been keeping me busy in the few times I've been getting outdoors. I need to remedy this. Today I just felt like putting together a selection of flowing water photos from various locations in the past year.
The Hackett River
Whispering Falls
The Riwaka River
Waimea Estuary
8:11:40 PM
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Saturday, 2 July 2005
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Murray Neill
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