In our region there is (was) a game farm. It was open for years and years but has now closed. Here are a few shots of some animals.
More to come.
Category Archives: Real World
May Flowers 02
More Beauty.
Flowers are truly one of the wonders of creation. Cant wait for the warm weather!
Gonna hit the 50’s this week!
May Flowers 01
Yeah I know its not even April yet. But i wanted to share these spring flowers with you. In May there is a flower festival near where i live. Lots of tulips due to early dutch settlement.
Come on Spring!
LOTR – Edoras
So i spoke with the roving correspondent and he came through with the pictures of the location in New Zealand where some of Lord of the Rings was filmed.
This rocky dome is where Edoras was built. The realm of King Theoden, Rohan was the country, Edoras was its city.
This shows a pic of Eowin on the platform outside the Kings dwelling.
and the same view without the LOTR additions, the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
The Mansion 04
While we stayed at the mansion, we did have to share the place with the occupants. They were very low key however, and pretty much kept to themselves. It was like our family were the only people there.
Again I did so much appreciate our stay at the place, it made that holiday very special for all of us.
The Mansion 03
Great Room Fireplace
From Kitchen into Living room (Great Room)
Sunrise off the overlook
The Great Room adjoined the kitchen. Our time was almost entirely spent in these two rooms. Eating great food and enjoying the fam in an awesome place. We were truly blessed to stay there. The wife & i expected to be in the apartment our offspring lived in during college. The kids surprised us with the stay at this place.
Waaaayy Cool!
Sap Shortfall
Well u have already heard me whine about this long cold winter. Heres another issue with the weather: The maple sap that is boiled down to make maple syrup isn’t flowing well at all. A fraction of normal. So it may turn out to be a shortage of Maple Syrup this year. Can u say price increase? And despite higher prices the syrup producers will still not made much. Bummer on all sides.
The Mansion 02
Two shots of a towel
If u look at the first pic, u can see the same towel thats hanging over the shower. Yes these two spaces are actually both part of the master bath. Probably equal to the size of some living rooms.
Shower is large enough that it doesn’t need a shower curtain. What a cool place to wash up.
The Mansion 01
A few years back when my kids were in college we had the privilege to spend Thanksgiving in this beautiful home. I’m not sure when a house can b called mansion, but to me this qualifies. These pictures are all from the upper level which was very spacious, but there was also a lower level with about 6 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Maybe more, i’m not too sure, as i didn’t take pictures downstairs and spent by far most of my time upstairs.
This place was amazing and it was a great privilege to stay there.
LOTR – filmed in NZ
I heard a rumor that my roving correspondent may have been holding out on me. Or perhaps he doesn’t realize that Lord of the Rings is excellent material for a blog.
So I put out a special request to the R C – please send along any and all media relating to LOTR.
People await with quivering anticipation.