Aren’t you AFRAID?
September 20, 2013 in Inspiration
Aren’t you afraid? In a word: No. It’s a question people ask us in lots of quiet ways. Aren’t we afraid of the political climates in less than first world […]
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Family Fun on High Peak Station
May 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The loud clacking of antlers echoed over the valley, almost drowning out the laughter of the onlookers. There isn’t too much that’s funnier than boys, armed with stag racks, battling […]
Uncle Dick: A fond farewell
May 18, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The camper seems quiet without his deep voice and big laugh. We dropped him off at the Christchurch airport with bear hugs all around and a promise to come see […]
High Peak Station: Hunting Red Stag: Photo Essay
May 17, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Uncle Dick’s ultimate adventure: Hunting Red Stag
High Peak Station Day Three: Dos Amigos Return
May 16, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I dreamt all night of stags. One of those shadowy dreams filled with twilight mist, in which everything is elusive. The long stalks gave way to laughter and stories. I […]
High Peak Station: Day 2: In which we stalk: Photo Essay
May 15, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Dick and I could not be having any more fun. He says he doesn’t care if he shoots anything or not and, in spite of his enthusiasm for stalking, I […]
High Peak Station Day Two: Dos Amigos: The two that got away
May 15, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The hut on High Peak Station echoes my childhood. Two old NZ hiking huts tacked on either end of a cabin main room, the walls and ceilings are larch planks. […]
Day One: High Peak Station: A Picture’s Worth 1000 Words
May 13, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
Uncle Dick was up at 4:30 a.m. When I peeked into his room at 7:00 a.m., wondering if I’d need to wake him, his bags were lined up on the […]
Meet Uncle Dick: In Which I Introduce A Legend
May 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I guess I should open with an explanation: Uncle Dick is not my uncle, but he’s always been my Uncle Dick. His dad and my Pip were in the war […]
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