BlogHide Resteemsgabz89 (44)in bwphotocontest • 7 years agoB&W Photo Contest - Icecream in QueenstownFood: Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth. Icecream certainly counts as nutritious! ;)gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoFriday Blue - Summer in the BayWould you believe it started raining about 10 minutes after this photo was taken?!? Having said that, there's very few better places to enjoy a burst of summer rain than while catching waves at…gabz89 (44)in sunthursday • 7 years agoSun ThursdayWe chopped down a couple of trees over the weekend - so we can now see the sun setting from the deck each night.gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Wednesday YellowNothing like checking out an amazing view through a porthole.gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Tuesday OrangeCalories don't count on Tuesdays.gabz89 (44)in treetuesday • 7 years agoTree Tuesday - the Big Kauri Trees of NorthlandA couple of weeks ago we headed up to Northland, NZ, to check out some of the magnificent stands of kauri trees in the Northland forests. It's incredible to think that these trees are thousands of…gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Sunday PurpleThis year was the first time that the Wisteria has covered the entire side of our pergola. It was so incredibly beautiful to sit underneath the Wisteria and admire the view. What's your…gabz89 (44)in bwphotocontest • 7 years agoStorm • BW Photo Contest • WinterWe don't have snow here in Winter, but we do get some pretty terrific winter storms. This photo was taken from a Private Lane after a crazy overnight winter storm. Trees had fallen down on…gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Friday BlueQueenstown is an incredibly beautiful place to visit leading up to Summer. Walking along the boardwalk by Lake Waikatipu, you can't help but feel relaxed from the troubles of the world and amused…gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Thursday GreenIt's been a wet and wild start to the New Year here in New Zealand - raining almost four days in a row. We had been trying to take advantage of the Summer Break and fit in some hiking - but a fair…gabz89 (44)in sunthursday • 7 years agoSun Thursday!We headed out to the countryside for New Years Eve last week. It was a picture perfect evening, with a glass of wine in hand. How did you spend your New Years Eve?gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColour Challenge - Wednesday YellowJust a sneak peak into the box....gabz89 (44)in treetuesday • 7 years agoTree Tuesday - Pets at WorkThis labradoodle is pretty good helping with the gardening. She loves picking up the clippings and creating a pile to drop them in. They're just usually not quite where her humans want them...gabz89 (44)in treetuesday • 7 years agoTree Tuesday - almost Christmas!With only six more sleeps till Christmas, the countdown is on! Here in NZ, our native Christmas Trees - the Pohutakawa trees - are almost in full bloom. Exciting!gabz89 (44)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Thursday GreenOne of my favourite things about Queenstown is the greenery (along with the snow and the lake!) - and the Queenstown Botanical Gardens are no exception. It's an incredibly beautiful place to…gabz89 (44)in bwphotocontest • 7 years agoB&W Photo Contest - AnimalsThe cat was not happy about a trip to the vet.gabz89 (44)in treetuesday • 7 years agoTree TuesdayFun out in the Mountain Bike park!gabz89 (44)in motivationalmonday • 7 years agoMotivational Monday!Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. How many Mondays have been and gone since you said 'I'll start next week'?gabz89 (44)in treetuesday • 7 years agoTree TuesdayCame across this tree while out walking. (gabz89 (44)in motivationalmonday • 7 years agoMotivational Monday!Woke up this morning thinking it was Sunday. Made for a difficult start to the morning! But I came across this image, which was a motivational way to re-start the day.