Frank's musings

Now that the election is over, and we can leave the politicians to get on with their part of the job, I can get back to communicating with y...

Arrow Junction,  a couple of kilometers from Arrowtown, is where Terry and Karen have their 1880s stone cottage, where we stayed while on...

Roads Across Lake Brunner you can see the fault running along the base of the hills. This photo is taken from the train slowing down i...

Mountains This is Mt Cook on Easter Monday from the Hermitage. We reached Twizel that day from Arrowtown, and because the weather w...

This morning we met at the Bach restaurant at the lee breakwater. First I sketched the view from our window: Then I went outside to ...

Waitangi Weekend provided great weather, with fine, clear days, and very little breeze. We had a family get-together, with relatives fr...

Our suburb of Welbourn stretches south along the eastern side of State Highway 3 from the Boys High School, and includes localities on the ...