Native Vegetation

We were surrounded by native plants such as these fern-trees.

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April 14th 2006
Easter brings images of little girls in spring dresses and new hats and little boys in shortie suits. Crocuses pop through the earth’s surface, but a winter chill hangs on just enough so that we caught a chill in our Sunday’s best. It was always a relief to change into the preferred play clothes when dinner was done. Easter was a holiday tightly wrapped into one day filled with chocolate eg ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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