PostsCommentsPayoutsbrightongreg (54)in #life • 6 years agoTHIS IS NOT SPRINGMy car this morning after a 4 hour drive home through Southern Ontario in an ice storm. Some rain overnight…brightongreg (54)in #photography • 6 years agoNot usually friends!I'm not sure if these are the two swans that normally nest in the storm runoff pond just down the street from my home…brightongreg (54)in #distinctivesigns • 6 years agoSAME IN SUMMERYou can see the flat patch of snow- and ice-covered water in the middle of the shot, with many bullrushes beyond…brightongreg (54)in #life • 6 years agoIs it Spring yet?Yesterday it was minus 2 Celsius but felt like minus 10 with the wind. The very large and pleasant bay a few minutes…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoROADTRIP REVISITED – PLANNING THE 90 DAY TAHITI-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND ROADTRIPWhen we first mentioned to family and friends that we were going to visit Australia and New Zealand their instinctive…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #20 - We end our roadtrip in Auckland - North IslandWe have a pleasant drive south from Russell, retracing our route on Highway 1, not much traffic. Again there are some…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #19 - Russell - North IslandThe drive from the ferry dock at Okiato to our caravan park only takes a few minutes. For our last park stay in New…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #18 - Waihi Beach, then on the road again - North IslandAfter our mid-day tour of the Lord of the Rings Hobbiton set we have a 1½ hour drive, including a pleasant but short…brightongreg (54)in #distinctivedoors • 7 years agoDistinctivedoors - Where are we?A special door for @tattoodjay, who has to guess where it is...brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #17 - Hobbiton - North IslandIn South Island we saw several Lord of the Rings settings, like Glenorchy north of Queenstown, what I called the land…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #16 - Ohope Beach, Rotorua and a Maori Village - North IslandBased on our previous can't-find-lunch-anywhere drive in this area of North Island we buy sandwiches at a grocery as a…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoDuplicateI won't apologize - steemit needs to fix these posting issues! Edit: and ironically, this afternoon everything seems…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #15 - We learn about Freedom Camping and visit another Winery - North IslandSpoiler Alert: On South Island we visited many absolutely fantastic places, like Fox Glacier and the Pancake Rocks…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #15 - DuplicateDUPLICATE: this has been posted twice on my blog due to steem posting issues (which have plagued most of us I assume)…brightongreg (54)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years ago7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 7. For Isabel. Original Photography.I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 7: So…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #14 - Island Bay and Oriental Bay - Wellington, North IslandOne of my favourite songs, from Crosby, Stills & Nash: When you see the Southern Cross for the first time You…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #13 - Crossing from South Island to North Island - Cook StraitThursday, April 7th, 2016, and we are crossing from South Island to North Island to start the last leg of our 90 day…brightongreg (54)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years ago7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 6. Somewhere in Europe - Again. Original Photography.I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 6:…brightongreg (54)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years ago7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge. Day 5. Somewhere in Europe. Original Photography.I was nominated by @nolasco to participate in this new challenge: '7 Day Black and White Photo Challenge.' Day 5:…brightongreg (54)in #travel • 7 years agoNew Zealand #12 - Chilling before crossing Cook Strait - Picton, South IslandAfter our short visit to Cloudy Bay winery in Blenheim we continued on to Picton, where we will chill for a few days…