tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post4100097230406278947..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: Hawkes Bay Hills in Evening LightGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-87520752118427895932013-03-13T20:45:56.366+13:002013-03-13T20:45:56.366+13:00Yes Pauline there is. And to have the Uppity Down...Yes Pauline there is. And to have the Uppity Downity Mountains on one's doorstep as you have is a huge and reassuring bonus.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-7652133377689574392013-03-13T20:44:39.714+13:002013-03-13T20:44:39.714+13:00Thanks Doreen. I've only been in northern Mich...Thanks Doreen. I've only been in northern Michigan and I don't recall any mountains. Without mountains or at least high hills in my life I'd be quite lost.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-43207936465212992232013-03-13T20:36:17.650+13:002013-03-13T20:36:17.650+13:00Thanks Meike. It's good to know that you like ...Thanks Meike. It's good to know that you like it.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-62924827880454793332013-03-13T17:42:04.385+13:002013-03-13T17:42:04.385+13:00There's something special about hillcountry, i...There's something special about hillcountry, isn't there? I haven't driven on the highway between Wanganui and Raetihi for years, probably close to 20 years, but that hillcountry immediately springs to mind when I look at these. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-25654545847946996932013-03-13T12:17:39.340+13:002013-03-13T12:17:39.340+13:00I agree with everyone! gorgeous and mesmerizing to...I agree with everyone! gorgeous and mesmerizing to look at. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347204411744571682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-21370186478181282692013-03-13T10:26:36.160+13:002013-03-13T10:26:36.160+13:00Can't really add anything to the comments of e...Can't really add anything to the comments of everyone else; these certainly are very beautiful pictures of a very beautiful landscape.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-80551450130795470832013-03-13T09:39:27.151+13:002013-03-13T09:39:27.151+13:00Nic dit land is vol met heuvels, bergen, vulkanen,...Nic dit land is vol met heuvels, bergen, vulkanen, gletsjers, fjorden en de meest prachtige landschap. In tegenstelling tot het Nederlands relatief weinig van het is plat.<br /><br />Nic, this country is full of hills, mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, fjords and the most wonderful countryside. Unlike the Nederlands relatively little of it is flat.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-24934440788903928312013-03-13T09:34:00.346+13:002013-03-13T09:34:00.346+13:00Then, Monica, I have achieved part at least of tha...Then, Monica, I have achieved part at least of that which I set out to do with this blog.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-4484698761363115592013-03-13T09:33:16.412+13:002013-03-13T09:33:16.412+13:00Thanks Liz. It is certainly food for the soul.Thanks Liz. It is certainly food for the soul.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-77825625329126127942013-03-13T09:30:46.683+13:002013-03-13T09:30:46.683+13:00Yes CJ. With two parents who both loved the hills...Yes CJ. With two parents who both loved the hills and mountains we could hardly have not inherited the love.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-10451202235327368142013-03-13T09:29:50.555+13:002013-03-13T09:29:50.555+13:00Yes Virginia, blogging for me is rather like a dia...Yes Virginia, blogging for me is rather like a diary and being able to look back at these is all the more important because I don't hold images in my head.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-39108221406578136112013-03-13T09:28:13.473+13:002013-03-13T09:28:13.473+13:00Kay an hour or two at that time of the evening can...Kay an hour or two at that time of the evening can make such a difference to the colour temperature. I really love the light the evening sun casts.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-30756410598211082092013-03-13T09:27:17.348+13:002013-03-13T09:27:17.348+13:00Thanks Adrian. I would have loved to have been ab...Thanks Adrian. I would have loved to have been able to stop and set things up properly but we were travelling to a timetable. Taking photos through a window at 100kph avoiding roadside trees and fences is quite a challenge.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-83374138503661895542013-03-13T09:08:08.724+13:002013-03-13T09:08:08.724+13:00ja waar blijven wij dan met ons vlakke landje,tsjo...ja waar blijven wij dan met ons vlakke landje,tsjonge wat is dit mooi,het lijkt mij ook heerlijk om daar doorheen te rijden.Bas.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13804347915356897054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-89074905521979020442013-03-13T05:50:26.474+13:002013-03-13T05:50:26.474+13:00It's a very special landscape indeed - and eve...It's a very special landscape indeed - and even though I've never been there it's starting to feel sort of familiar from following your blog.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-58615624506975700002013-03-13T05:48:16.886+13:002013-03-13T05:48:16.886+13:00WOW!!I love this!! So serene...WOW!!I love this!! So serene...Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-39889499974965481982013-03-13T04:41:52.677+13:002013-03-13T04:41:52.677+13:00I can certainly understand the appeal.I can certainly understand the appeal.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-10004303005271797612013-03-13T01:48:53.655+13:002013-03-13T01:48:53.655+13:00Very peaceful looking... with the setting sun cast...Very peaceful looking... with the setting sun casting its shadow on the hills this way, it looks as if it's saying goodnight and putting them to bed.<br />Our national anthem has a line "these fields and hills beyond recall", but with these photos you will always be able to recall when you're away.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-90138401645757522332013-03-13T00:19:55.915+13:002013-03-13T00:19:55.915+13:00They look differently when the light shines on the...They look differently when the light shines on them, don't they? Very beautiful, I think so too.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-39865908594866714612013-03-12T23:43:07.726+13:002013-03-12T23:43:07.726+13:00These are beautiful. Can't see any muck at all...These are beautiful. Can't see any muck at all with the exception of cow muck.<br />It does look a great place.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com