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Daoist concept of non action: Do nothing and there is nothing that is not done by Laozi. He means that if we come with fixed ideas and preconceptions, and try to impose our will on events, we are likely to fail. Action succeeds when it is, in a sense, non-action, when our acts are entirely in accord with the disposition of things, so that it's as if our desired outcomes just happen by themselves. Successful action depends on correctly perceiving the innate tendency of situations (what does 'the innate tendency of situations' mean?) and understanding the importance of timing. This requires full alertness to what is going on around us and within ~ Mountain Solitudes by Aat Vervoorn

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Some retro photography from long ago

May 30, 2011
Some retro photography from long ago

Below are few of my favourites photos from a long-ago era in my life. They’re part of the on-going scanning and cataloging of lots of colour slides. Film is such a different medium compared to digital! Some say it’s warmer. Moon-rise Oamaru – June, ’73 Winter mountains Ahuriri valley – in the 70s… Nor-west...
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The flavour of autumn around Lake Wanaka and in Central Otago New Zealand

May 17, 2011
The flavour of autumn around Lake Wanaka and in Central Otago New Zealand


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Parrots, lots of rainforest, mist and mountains on the Milford Track

March 19, 2011
Parrots, lots of rainforest, mist and mountains on the Milford Track

It’s been a long time, my getting around to walking the Milford Track that traverses the northern end of Fiordland National Park. It’s an icon – maybe that is why! The trip began in Invercargill, where I found my old mate Roger discussing his next photography book with Bill a 25 yr old parrot…...
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What a week for New Zealand!

March 1, 2011
What a week for New Zealand!

Last week I used the subject “A week with a few differences!” for another blog I post too, little knowing a few hours later New Zealand as we know it, would be different because of the shallow earthquake in Christchurch last Tuesday. It was centered on Lyttelton, and the Central Business District of Christchurch...
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Last week’s “Briefly visiting Canterbury” cont. This time Mt Somers and a coal mine.

February 13, 2011
Last week’s “Briefly visiting Canterbury” cont. This time Mt Somers and a coal mine.

(Cross-posted on the likeminds blog) I discovered the historic “Blackburn Mine” at Mt Somers back in 2001, while extricating myself from a bit of a snowy winter trap on the track that goes around the back of Mt Somers. Since that really hurried adventure I’ve been keen to learn more. Coal was...
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Briefly visiting Canterbury

February 8, 2011
Briefly visiting Canterbury

Last Saturday I found myself in Christchurch briefly, and I was curious as to what I’d see in the way of effects of the recent earthquake. The inland scenic route was my approach and the first and only evidence I noted was all the power poles are no longer vertical! Around the Avon in...
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Dunedin again – the Edinburgh of the South

January 21, 2011
Dunedin again – the Edinburgh of the South

Following on from a post a few weeks ago, I’ve trawled and sorted and processed images from my recent trip to Dunedin . Brighton Beach… Back at the classic Dunedin Railway Station… Ticket windows… Upstairs… Tourist… From across the tracks… Enough said… Wikipedia has a good article on the...
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A bit of a walk in Mount Aspiring National Park

January 12, 2011
A bit of a walk in Mount Aspiring National Park

Let me take you on the walk...
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A mini holiday in Dunedin

December 13, 2010
A mini holiday in Dunedin

There is nothing like a break by the sea when you live inland, and Dunedin has always been one of my favourite cities weather aside. I’m not normally fanatical about making sunset images, but the colour and this tree caught me here… Carey’s Bay I’ve always known these as Ice Plants, and I’m probably...
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