Pure Gin

And battles were fought (Part 6).

Gin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:58:57 +0000

“Arguments, I have nuff arguments, Lord!”
- Yellowman

She was surprised to see the swans, the black swans. In Europe, where she was from, she had only ever known of white swans. But here in this strange world it seemed anything was possible.

Photo: Lake Rotorua, NZ

They arrived on boats (Part 5).

Gin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:06:43 +0000

Music: Sigur Ros

Please.

Photos: Lake Rotomahana, New Zealand

Out of the shadows they came (Part 4).

Gin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:04:38 +0000

“it’s to the blood we sing and burn
thousand blackbirds on a string return
there’s a solitary sun too high
gone without the chosen one, goodbye.”
- Mark Lanegan

I’m playing around in Lightroom for the first time. It’s fun.

And life blossomed (Part 3).

Gin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:29:34 +0000

“Coming home, coming home,
you know it’s the end;
that warm summer touch,
has run like sand;
i have not the strength
to take your hand.”
- Maggie Björklund with Mark Lanegan

In thermal regions of New Zealand, where the air is pungent and rich in minerals, tiny fluorescent algae blossoms cover branches like orange velvet sleeves.

The earth came alive (Part 2).

Gin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:19:51 +0000

“Would you prefer a stone
That I chose for you?”

- Tindersticks

Sometimes New Zealand is home to me; comforting and warm and tranquil. Other times its an alien world and I look around, wide-eyed like a child.

Photos: Waimangu, New Zealand

At the beginning (Part 1).

Gin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:50:26 +0000

“In this lake of souls, I lose all fear.”
- Sigur Ros

Back in New Zealand again, and I imagine how the world was before our time.

The dragon.

Gin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:30:16 +0000

“And I wanna know why
I wanna know why
I’m wondering why
I’m wondering why
I wanna know, wanna know why.”
- Crystal Stilts

To live, to breathe,
to think, to forget.

To dance and sing,
to love, to regret.

In the meantime.

Gin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:14:39 +0000

“When I was young and moving fast, nothing slowed me down, oh slowed me down.
Now I’ve let the others pass, I’ve come around, oh come around.”
- The Black Keys

I went back to NZ again; photographed the lost world. I have photos to sort through, bags to unpack. In the meantime, here’s a photo of a Melbourne girl.

Doggone.

Gin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:59:23 +0000

“I’ll be doggone if you ain’t a pretty thing,
And I’ll be doggone if you ain’t warm as a breath of spring.
And if we live to be a hundred year old,
if you ever let that spring turn cold -
Then I wouldn’t be doggone - I’d be long gone.”
- Marvin Gaye feat. Tina Turner

Balloon doggie is looking for love.

Happy New Year!

Gin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:32 +0000

“Beat is gettin’ stronger,
the beat is gettin’ longer too -
Music’s soundin’ good to me!”

- Ike & Tina Turner

Lion kiss.

Double happiness.

Lion dance team.

Little Bourke crowd.

Photos: Chinese New Year, Melbourne 2012.