Dunedin
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The hills on Otago Peninsula on a misty day
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Relaxement after playing few tunes. Dunedin, New Zealand 2007
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I've been busy with birds...
by Anni MorrisYes, I am into painting birds at the mo. This last week I have been working on quite a large canvas painting oystercatchers. Last month…
Yes, I am into painting birds at the mo. This last week I have been working on quite a large canvas painting oystercatchers. Last month we went for a drive to Aramoana and there were some on the beach. They are quite striking and thought they would be great to try. A mother duck and her rather large 7 ducklings have now taken to blocking my frontdoor and nesting on my frontdoor mat. Makes exiting and entering rather difficult. Early next month I have my first solo exhibition, so am trying to get 16 new paintings together for it. It will run from 3 December until 7 January 2008 in the Copper Kettle tearooms of H & J Smith Department store in Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand. I am donating 10% of any sales to CCS Disability Action Southern. / I’m breaking new ground here. I have not had a solo exhibition before. Just hope there are a few sales. I wonder if many of your other artist listen to much music when you paint? Just being nosey here…what do you listen to? I sometimes have the BBC Radio4 on my pc…and downstream radio plays…current favourites music wise are: Over the Rhine (Drunkard’s Path), Hem (Rabbit Songs), Pink Martini (Hang on Little Tomato), and a band called Nouvelle Vague…worth checking out. / Well it has been the first warm, sunny day for weeks down here in Dunedin…so I haven’t completely given up on having a summer. / Now back to my weekend ~ Cheers Anni
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I had an early wake up call...
by Anni MorrisI don’t know about you but I am a VERY light sleeper. I’ve always envied people that can just fall asleep as soon as their head hits the…
I don’t know about you but I am a VERY light sleeper. I’ve always envied people that can just fall asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow. / This morning I was lying there trying to get back to sleep when there was a quake. It rattled the bay windows in the bedroom. Having been at the epic centre of a violent quake some years ago…I am somewhat ‘sensitive’ about them. I jumped out of bed and / and headed for the doorway…waited a few minutes before going back to bed / It was 5.9 Richter scale quake, in the Fiordland region, 120 kms deep and situated 270 km west of where I live in Dunedin. People in Queenstown reported things on their shelves wobbling. The town nearest the epic centre was Te Anau. / Hopefully I’ll sleep better tonight.
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Pebbles being washed by the tide on Moeraki Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Debris from the land and sea on the beautiful Moeraki Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand
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A shell on the sand at the beautiful Moeraki Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.
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Lanarch Castle, Dunedin, with a great Scots mist thrown in
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theres a storm brewin
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An eclectic mix of nature and being there pictures from the southern half of New Zealand.
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I don’t think they are orchids but yeah, I got the idea from another lovely person and have just now found the pic that went with it :)
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Aramoana Beach, Dunedin, N.Z
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Canon 40D / 24-105 L Lens / 10 shots stiched
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Dunedin, New Zealand Nikon D40, 18mm / f/8, 1/50sec, ISO400, RAW
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Lanach Castle was built in 1871. Approximately 200 men spent three years building the shell of the Castle and then gifted European craftsmen spent 12 years embellishing the interior. Materials from all over the world were used – marble from Italy, slate from Wales, tiles from England, glass from Venice and France. No expense was spared in creating Larnach’s dream home! Many New Zealand native woods were also used – kauri, rimu floors and honeysuckle panelling. From 1927 until 1939 a Mrs Purdie owned the castle and was an avid gardener, clearing and tidying the grounds after its period of non-habitation. All that is left today of her work are the bones of a rockery (the Lost Rock Garden today), a fountain in the Raised Lawn, the glass Cupola, and the two yew trees on the ballroom lawn.
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The Cathedral in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Another IR image from the NZ trip. A beautiful garden in Dunedin / Canon 350D Sigma 18-55mm lens ISO100 F8 1/250 sec
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Ramblings from a Faraway Palette at Owl Cottage Dunedin, New Zealand
by Anni MorrisJust bringing you up to date with the ‘happenings’ over the last fortnight. On Wednesday July 15th we had an earthquake! I know New Zeal…
Just bringing you up to date with the ‘happenings’ over the last fortnight. On Wednesday July 15th we had an earthquake! I know New Zealand is prone to them but this was quite a big one, even by our standards. It hit at 9.22pm and was 7.8. It was Fiordland’s biggest quake biggest for 80 years. The epicentre was located in Dusky Sound at the south-west corner of the South Island. I was drying my hair at the time in the kitchen…hairdryer in my ear, when I heard my youngest daughter Lucy shouting out “Mum, Mum, earthquake!!!”…I switched off the dryer and poked my head around into the living room to see the central light fitting swinging to and fro from the ceiling. It was a long smooth quake, not a jolter. I reminded my daughter about standing in the doorway it we got another one. Back in 1986 I had been at the epic centre of a very powerful earthquake when I lived in the Bay of Plenty, North Island of New Zealand. The house was a shambles, heaps of damage and months of disruption followed…getting water from a tanker, cracks in the roads, chimney demolished etc… to name a few. Fortunately this time no damage. We have had a cold winter this year and a few mornings have seen the city’s roads and paths resembling ice-rinks. The gritter lorries do what they can but Dunedin is a hilly place (the steepest street in the world is a few streets away from me)…so not the best territory for ice. There are signs of spring coming, tulip leaves and crocus leaves are starting to break through the soil and the local ducks that visit the garden are starting to find partners and getting quite territorial. The first rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ (pink) is out in bloom in the garden and the camellia’s are in bud. I made some Anzac Biscuits in the week. It was so nippy temperature wise I thought putting the oven on to bake something would warm things up…it did. It filled the kitchen with a great aroma. I list the recipe below; if you like biscuits/cookies which are better than that store bought ones. I also took one of my paintings in to a local exhibition which is starting next week, painted another picture ‘Tallulah with Tulips’ / / and wrote a poem: ‘Just Before Midnight’ which is in my ‘Writing’ section here on RB. I continue to hack away at old magazines and add odds and ends to my visual diary/inspirational scrapbook. It is a great way of keeping together ideas for future paintings. Not only photos and pictures but also pop down in writing anything that I find of interest…odd song lyrics, a line from a poem that inspires me…the name of a book or film that I hope to view/read. I have always been keen on making notes, but notes made on odd pieces of paper are doomed…keep them together in ONE place. So when you feel inspired to paint, you know where they are. Anyway enough prattling from me…I am off for a hot cup of tea and a piece of lavender biscotti. Hugs to all my RB friends on here, have a beautiful creative week ahead wherever you are. Fond regards ~ Anni Giant Anzac biscuits / Makes : 8 / Ingredients / • 1 cup plain flour / • 1 cup rolled oats / • 1 cup desiccated coconut / • 3/4 cup brown sugar / • 125g butter, chopped / • 2 tablespoons golden syrup / • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda / Method / 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in oats, coconut and sugar. / 2. Place butter and golden syrup in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until melted. Remove from heat. Combine bicarbonate of soda and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Stir into golden syrup mixture (mixture might become frothy). Add immediately to flour mixture and stir until well combined. / 3. Roll mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, into balls. Place 4 biscuits on each baking tray. Flatten to about 12cm (diameter) round, allowing room for biscuits to spread. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, swapping trays after 10 minutes, or until biscuits are golden. Allow biscuits to cool completely on trays. Serve. / Notes & tips / • You can store Anzac biscuits in an airtight container for up to 3 days. / • These are crisp Anzac biscuits. If you prefer them chewy, flatten biscuits to 10cm (diameter) rounds and reduce cooking time by 1 to 2 minutes.
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Photo capture of one of the big beautiful houses on the / St. Joseph sound in Dunedin Florida. CAnon XTi using 55-250mm zoom f/8 at 160 sec. / /
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HDR capture of Dunedin Marina Florida with some extra post editing for effect. Canon XTi / /
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My father, / He entered the Royal marines at the age of twelve and spent the next forty four years in service, four years ago I did some research into one of the Ships he served on, and came up with a book Written by a Stuart Gill, called (Blood in the sea ) HMS Dunedin, was a light Cruiser, the book was about her sinking, My father was mentioned in the book so I wrote to Stuart and later that year after several emails went to the UK to an annual reunion of the Dunedin society, which was formed to pay tribute to the men and ship. there I met Stuarts father who was in the same life raft as my father so learnt first hand what he had gone / through.For me it was an amazing journey as he never spoke about the war years. this November the 24th is the 68th year since the Dunedin was torpedoed with the loss of some 420men, there were only 67survivors . five are still with us today but all who served on her are remembered by the Dunedin society each and every anniversary. An incredible story of survival
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