33: Plonking

I recently stumbled across a great website with mainly cat and dog photos. This posting explains the phenomenon of 'plonking', a forerunner to the planking fad, and something cats and dogs have been perfecting for centuries. Here are some pictures of Chester demonstrating a fine technique.

32: Alternative transport

I went for a walk with a couple of friends (The Fudge Princess and the Mischievous Minx plus her dopey dog) around Lake Hayes. It was a beautiful winter's day with blue sky, white mountains and still waters.

The Fudge Princess, Mischievous Minx and her Dopey Dog pose for a photo

What a difference a day makes, indeed! We were snowed in the next day. It was only a foot or so of snow, but impossible to drive on the roads without a 4WD or snow chains. We have since purchased the latter (we haven't got a spare $20,000 for the former).

I almost expect Mr Tumnus to make an appearance...

And so I went skiing, as you do, around the streets of Arrowtown to stock up on essentials such as milk, bread and mulled wine. I skied up and down the hills...

---and 'hid' behind a tree.

31: Wellington Weekend

You may detect a bit of a theme to these first few photos...


The Weevil and me in the Bruhaus



The Weevil in The Hop Garden



Him Outdoors at Beervana

The Weevil and Him Outdoors at Beervana

Beervana!

And here are some photos to prove that the Baker Family do other 'normal' stuff, like storytime and the school run...

Well, maybe not all of them...

30: Pictures from a plane

Here some images taken from the window of the plane on a flight between Queenstown and Wellington. The first set of mountains are the Inland and Seaward Kaikouras, separated by the Clarence River.

Lake Coleridge



 

Havelock Glacier

 

Godley Glacier



The Cass River and Lake Tekapo

Lake Pukaki

Hawea

Wanaka

Motatapu Valley

 

The Crown Range



Arrowtown



Reflection in Kawarau Gorge