Pohangina River
A bend in Pohangina River, near Totara Reserve. Catherine Knight.
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Ever seen a fairy egg?
Our hens surprise us with one of these every so often. On the left is a fairy egg (also known as a 'witch egg'), on the right is a...
Autumn is ... apples, red leaves, walnuts
Most of the trees we have planted at our 'permanent retreat' in Pohangina Valley (see Life changes) are New Zealand natives - and to the...
A Manawatu landscape, then ... and now
One of Charles E. Wildbore's most evocative images (in a desolate kind of way) is this one of men getting ready to cart sleepers from...
Wildbore's landscapes
Today's Manawatu Standard features an article on my latest book project, the story behind the images of Charles E. Wildbore, farmer,...
An introduction to sheep husbandry
So, this is how we got introduced to sheep husbandry. One day, we got a call from our friendly farmers over the road. They had a newborn...
A good day for rainbows
Quite apart from being the day my long-awaited writing studio arrived (all the way over the ranges from the Hawke's Bay) - it was an...
Vignettes from country life: the dead reindeer phenomenon
I have discovered that living in the country can lead to some interesting conversations. The smallholder that lives next to us raises...
Autumn in the Pohangina Valley
It was mid-autumn when we moved to our new home in the Pohangina Valley, and the valley has been ablaze with autumn colour - one of the...
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