BlogHide Resteemsbrightongreg (54)in life • 7 years agoTHIS IS NOT SPRINGMy car this morning after a 4 hour drive home through Southern Ontario in an ice storm. Some rain overnight melted a bit of the ice so it was actually thicker and covered more of the car.…brightongreg (54)in photography • 7 years agoNot usually friends!I'm not sure if these are the two swans that normally nest in the storm runoff pond just down the street from my home, but I'd like to think they are. Yesterday the pond was taken over by more…brightongreg (54)in distinctivesigns • 7 years agoSAME IN SUMMERYou can see the flat patch of snow- and ice-covered water in the middle of the shot, with many bullrushes beyond leading on to a heavily forested point of land. In you think this sign is just…brightongreg (54)in life • 7 years agoIs it Spring yet?Yesterday it was minus 2 Celsius but felt like minus 10 with the wind. The very large and pleasant bay a few minutes walk from my home, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, is still completely frozen…resteemedsteemitworldmap (75)in traveldigest • 7 years agoTravel Digest #51If you enjoy our work consider to:- Follow the trail we just set up- Delegate some SP to @steemitworldmap We only vote on the #traveldigest post and the posts featured in it, so you can be assured…resteemedsteemitworldmap (75)in traveldigest • 7 years agoTravel Digest #44If you enjoy our work consider to:- Follow the trail we just set up- Delegate some SP to @steemitworldmap We only vote on the #traveldigest post and the posts featured in it, so you can be assured…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoROADTRIP REVISITED – PLANNING THE 90 DAY TAHITI-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND ROADTRIPWhen we first mentioned to family and friends that we were going to visit Australia and New Zealand their instinctive reaction was to ask “What cruise line - or what tour company - are you going…resteemedsteemitworldmap (75)in traveldigest • 7 years agoTravel Digest #37Hi. It's @choogirl here bringing you the 37th edition of #traveldigest. Another day, another great bunch of travel posts. Seriously, you guys are not making our job of choosing easy. Be sure to…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #20 - We end our roadtrip in Auckland - North IslandWe have a pleasant drive south from Russell, retracing our route on Highway 1, not much traffic. Again there are some stunning views near Waipu of Bream Bay and the Hen and Chickens group of…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #19 - Russell - North IslandThe drive from the ferry dock at Okiato to our caravan park only takes a few minutes. For our last park stay in New Zealand we've upgraded to a Seaview Villa; there are only 4 of them in the park…resteemedsteemitworldmap (75)in traveldigest • 7 years agoTravel Digest #30Hi. It's @choogirl here bringing you the 30th edition of #traveldigest. Like always, we've gone through all the posts submitted in the past 24 hours to bring you our favourites. And boy, there are a…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #18 - Waihi Beach, then on the road again - North IslandAfter our mid-day tour of the Lord of the Rings Hobbiton set we have a 1½ hour drive, including a pleasant but short stretch through Karangahake Gorge, to Waihi Beach. There doesn't seem to be much…brightongreg (54)in distinctivedoors • 7 years agoDistinctivedoors - Where are we?A special door for @tattoodjay, who has to guess where it is...brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #17 - Hobbiton - North IslandIn South Island we saw several Lord of the Rings settings, like Glenorchy north of Queenstown, what I called the land of the orcs, and the Crown Range between Arrowton and Wanaka, on the way to…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #16 - Ohope Beach, Rotorua and a Maori Village - North IslandBased on our previous can't-find-lunch-anywhere drive in this area of North Island we buy sandwiches at a grocery as a backup before leaving Gisborne. The weather is uncharacteristically warm, 24…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoDuplicateI won't apologize - steemit needs to fix these posting issues! Edit: and ironically, this afternoon everything seems normal. But what about tomorrow...brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #15 - We learn about Freedom Camping and visit another Winery - North IslandSpoiler Alert: On South Island we visited many absolutely fantastic places, like Fox Glacier and the Pancake Rocks, but North Island is not like that, except for a few spots (though I must admit we…resteemedsteemitworldmap (75)in traveldigest • 7 years agoTravel Digest #23Welcome to the 23rd edition of #traveldigest! Enjoy! As always all posts featured here will be put on our Editors Choice Map . @anomadsoul and I will be hitchhiking to Steemfest tomorrow…brightongreg (54)in travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #15 - DuplicateDUPLICATE: this has been posted twice on my blog due to steem posting issues (which have plagued most of us I assume) the past few days, so if you are coming over from traveldigest or have any…brightongreg (54)in sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years ago7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 7. For Isabel. Original Photography.I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 7: So this is for Isabel. The Challenge. 7 black & white images that represent…