tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55957610224819505422012-01-22T22:09:39.594-08:00A collection of NZ images from the Back Country. A Memorial to Dodderyoldfart of Rest Area 300M Blog.Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comBlogger3831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-19662677221916322242012-01-22T22:09:00.001-08:002012-01-22T22:09:39.607-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7RxYAdVRQ-4/Txz5aLaLmmI/AAAAAAAAEOo/d0OQhZgpuYE/s1600/CIMG5722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7RxYAdVRQ-4/Txz5aLaLmmI/AAAAAAAAEOo/d0OQhZgpuYE/s320/CIMG5722.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Boar Inn, Orongorongo Valley<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1966267722191632224?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-40362895723135039272012-01-01T18:24:00.001-08:002012-01-01T18:24:10.325-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mxpa8_1xFRM/TwEUygSr_OI/AAAAAAAAEN0/ohjN4-QQKD0/s1600/ABCD0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mxpa8_1xFRM/TwEUygSr_OI/AAAAAAAAEN0/ohjN4-QQKD0/s320/ABCD0020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4036289572313503927?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-79175617383899415172011-12-03T21:56:00.001-08:002011-12-03T21:56:38.757-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YpD_I_8TsGI/TtsLgNXfVlI/AAAAAAAAEMs/IU_kAGjeRps/s1600/CIMG5628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YpD_I_8TsGI/TtsLgNXfVlI/AAAAAAAAEMs/IU_kAGjeRps/s320/CIMG5628.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7917561738389941517?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-2747599505350267582011-11-06T00:23:00.000-07:002011-11-06T00:23:58.984-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vi4NBj7YWuM/TrY1u22eT4I/AAAAAAAAEG4/lUsTAXMzgVg/s1600/CIMG5693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vi4NBj7YWuM/TrY1u22eT4I/AAAAAAAAEG4/lUsTAXMzgVg/s320/CIMG5693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kEKZtjAIDVk/TrY1nG70BiI/AAAAAAAAEGw/Rel6arxgyBA/s1600/CIMG0605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kEKZtjAIDVk/TrY1nG70BiI/AAAAAAAAEGw/Rel6arxgyBA/s320/CIMG0605.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Put a tree hut on it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-274759950535026758?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-67250730999032632212011-10-28T21:32:00.001-07:002011-10-28T21:32:35.259-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xazEVmudlj0/TquBwZVQsdI/AAAAAAAAEGA/Regq2xGZovs/s1600/CIMG0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xazEVmudlj0/TquBwZVQsdI/AAAAAAAAEGA/Regq2xGZovs/s320/CIMG0233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6725073099903263221?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-40727206197626455372011-10-20T22:13:00.001-07:002011-10-20T22:13:55.486-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMBRcIWbZmc/TqD_asYYcMI/AAAAAAAAEFg/K80GAcY5cdU/s1600/CIMG5601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMBRcIWbZmc/TqD_asYYcMI/AAAAAAAAEFg/K80GAcY5cdU/s320/CIMG5601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4072720619762645537?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-46958466203738831762011-10-01T00:31:00.000-07:002011-10-01T00:31:13.681-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jxCc6FKpb9U/TobBfJGlnTI/AAAAAAAAEAs/O_RoUJj7lVU/s1600/CIMG5598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jxCc6FKpb9U/TobBfJGlnTI/AAAAAAAAEAs/O_RoUJj7lVU/s320/CIMG5598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4695846620373883176?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-26965278706214479272011-09-24T01:47:00.000-07:002011-09-24T01:47:21.915-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mI7TwJizeXU/Tn2YoM1yq_I/AAAAAAAAEAg/R0ArgNrNZS0/s1600/CIMG5626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mI7TwJizeXU/Tn2YoM1yq_I/AAAAAAAAEAg/R0ArgNrNZS0/s320/CIMG5626.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2696527870621447927?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-88343790600426035622011-09-08T00:59:00.000-07:002011-09-08T01:02:02.573-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mfq3FCoH6n0/Tmh2Kqw11QI/AAAAAAAAD_4/4AyKlP-D2S4/s1600/CIMG0597.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mfq3FCoH6n0/Tmh2Kqw11QI/AAAAAAAAD_4/4AyKlP-D2S4/s400/CIMG0597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649895658186200322" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8834379060042603562?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-61646609839264212782011-09-04T00:52:00.000-07:002011-09-04T00:53:12.562-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BwMm0zFQOMs/TmMuYLgfS1I/AAAAAAAAD_o/vTXMTuwqUyo/s1600/CIMG0594.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BwMm0zFQOMs/TmMuYLgfS1I/AAAAAAAAD_o/vTXMTuwqUyo/s400/CIMG0594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648409350593530706" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6164660983926421278?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-32401284626201966302011-09-03T15:56:00.000-07:002011-09-03T15:58:57.618-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-Ayynsa4Lk/TmKxFOCsLCI/AAAAAAAAD_U/DmxFOQiW-50/s1600/CIMG5634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-Ayynsa4Lk/TmKxFOCsLCI/AAAAAAAAD_U/DmxFOQiW-50/s400/CIMG5634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648271585902865442" /></a>Just the concrete slab left.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3240128462620196630?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-8384300329333512712011-09-02T23:23:00.000-07:002011-09-02T23:26:38.709-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qngfyxUKkCs/TmHIFUhsamI/AAAAAAAAD-8/E6_wTESJqKQ/s1600/CIMG5602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qngfyxUKkCs/TmHIFUhsamI/AAAAAAAAD-8/E6_wTESJqKQ/s400/CIMG5602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648015401434245730" /></a>Browns Stream. Dry now- can turn into a killing torrent REAL quick.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-838430032933351271?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-78478780060276481962011-09-01T22:01:00.000-07:002011-09-01T22:02:37.916-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xC_D6mHiQoQ/TmBjZoCKj2I/AAAAAAAAD-Q/XdrYIFkOAY0/s1600/CIMG5636.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xC_D6mHiQoQ/TmBjZoCKj2I/AAAAAAAAD-Q/XdrYIFkOAY0/s400/CIMG5636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647623224616980322" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7847878006027648196?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-9443138269714472992011-08-27T23:03:00.001-07:002011-08-27T23:05:40.840-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-30xIn2ZtGZ8/TlnamshjpfI/AAAAAAAAD98/FSM2-ta8BYQ/s1600/CIMG5647.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-30xIn2ZtGZ8/TlnamshjpfI/AAAAAAAAD98/FSM2-ta8BYQ/s400/CIMG5647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645783966207419890" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-944313826971447299?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-51374917645064410122011-08-26T15:51:00.000-07:002011-08-26T15:52:42.678-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ou_U4ky7uA8/Tlgjsr_zDeI/AAAAAAAAD9o/ZQPy0APPFGc/s1600/CIMG5616.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ou_U4ky7uA8/Tlgjsr_zDeI/AAAAAAAAD9o/ZQPy0APPFGc/s400/CIMG5616.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645301383540444642" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5137491764506441012?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-56768740297944261732011-08-25T01:17:00.000-07:002011-08-25T01:18:40.361-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oYsX-WPwlEc/TlYFWtG5ExI/AAAAAAAAD9c/EuAR_Jh69LA/s1600/CIMG5608.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oYsX-WPwlEc/TlYFWtG5ExI/AAAAAAAAD9c/EuAR_Jh69LA/s400/CIMG5608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644705070579258130" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5676874029794426173?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-35197905156649484132011-08-19T01:00:00.000-07:002011-08-19T01:01:40.934-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UYZrRrN7C28/Tk4YTtZgSdI/AAAAAAAAD9I/CDI3w1eXmAY/s1600/CIMG5618.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UYZrRrN7C28/Tk4YTtZgSdI/AAAAAAAAD9I/CDI3w1eXmAY/s400/CIMG5618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642474110024960466" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3519790515664948413?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-69725400535157393232011-08-17T23:44:00.000-07:002011-08-17T23:51:46.632-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xEho5WjCr7o/Tky2eiY_82I/AAAAAAAAD88/nBhI_Qo8n00/s1600/CIMG5619.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xEho5WjCr7o/Tky2eiY_82I/AAAAAAAAD88/nBhI_Qo8n00/s400/CIMG5619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642085068932379490" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6972540053515739323?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-22383200602504405742011-08-15T22:02:00.000-07:002011-08-15T22:04:12.207-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r11-oIcFLjc/Tkn6HCZsD8I/AAAAAAAAD8c/fz-dX0GIhUk/s1600/CIMG5656.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r11-oIcFLjc/Tkn6HCZsD8I/AAAAAAAAD8c/fz-dX0GIhUk/s400/CIMG5656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641315007068901314" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2238320060250440574?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-34852872676380112132011-08-15T02:07:00.000-07:002011-08-15T02:09:57.367-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCRbFmVWn3s/TkjiK5YAUtI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/VV4aIZpAP7w/s1600/CIMG5668.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCRbFmVWn3s/TkjiK5YAUtI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/VV4aIZpAP7w/s400/CIMG5668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641007210109620946" /></a>Very close to the home of 'Moon over Martinborough'<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3485287267638011213?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-63083621961233442272011-08-13T17:36:00.000-07:002011-08-13T17:39:12.630-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWY9ykyWR0Y/TkcYsg-G5_I/AAAAAAAAD7E/NQlllw9lKdw/s1600/CIMG5637.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWY9ykyWR0Y/TkcYsg-G5_I/AAAAAAAAD7E/NQlllw9lKdw/s400/CIMG5637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640504211348580338" /></a>This one is available for public hire, from <a href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/lodges-cabins-and-cottages-by-region/wellington-kapiti/raukawa-lodge/">DOC</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6308362196123344227?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-44076662805847680512011-08-12T16:09:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:12:41.015-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RHPP7DpAcmE/TkWyzUy-JII/AAAAAAAAD6w/6Art2MAk7mI/s1600/CIMG5633.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RHPP7DpAcmE/TkWyzUy-JII/AAAAAAAAD6w/6Art2MAk7mI/s400/CIMG5633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640110703176983682" /></a>Another private hut with the name 'Taihoa'. Built 1967<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4407666280584768051?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-3546715198154634512011-08-10T21:18:00.000-07:002011-08-14T00:48:20.121-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyBf5fRpHMM/TkNYnpk9WxI/AAAAAAAAD6k/m7Y8Lrcw67E/s1600/CIMG5629.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyBf5fRpHMM/TkNYnpk9WxI/AAAAAAAAD6k/m7Y8Lrcw67E/s400/CIMG5629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639448596597005074" /></a>Another private hut<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-354671519815463451?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-44483995464091982392011-08-06T21:21:00.000-07:002011-08-14T00:48:00.754-07:00<div>Private hut- Tararua Tramping Club- </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(245, 238, 228); "><h1 class="pagetitle" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; line-height: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Waerenga Hut</h1></span><div> <br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--E1cvsC4s-w/Tj4TG5yqirI/AAAAAAAAD58/wgFGJbU2QtM/s1600/CIMG5603.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--E1cvsC4s-w/Tj4TG5yqirI/AAAAAAAAD58/wgFGJbU2QtM/s400/CIMG5603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637964792827906738" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4448399546409198239?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-20175906793357701182011-07-29T22:11:00.000-07:002011-07-29T22:12:55.064-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kWX-VxVQMgQ/TjOSvV1xSeI/AAAAAAAAD5E/Uq4qSKQW_AQ/s1600/Photo0058.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kWX-VxVQMgQ/TjOSvV1xSeI/AAAAAAAAD5E/Uq4qSKQW_AQ/s400/Photo0058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635008900784802274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2017590679335770118?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-50615287179902601612011-07-26T00:47:00.000-07:002011-07-26T00:49:07.020-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQ95b63Mq5Y/Ti5xX2Q1C1I/AAAAAAAAD44/KT35FFjtzHc/s1600/Photo0022.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQ95b63Mq5Y/Ti5xX2Q1C1I/AAAAAAAAD44/KT35FFjtzHc/s400/Photo0022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633564838404098898" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5061528717990260161?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-3874702187078835052011-07-24T22:20:00.001-07:002011-07-24T22:22:50.821-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wg3EWoG-NT0/Tiz9ZbF6rSI/AAAAAAAAD4Q/Gj_otQ779cg/s1600/CIMG5586.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wg3EWoG-NT0/Tiz9ZbF6rSI/AAAAAAAAD4Q/Gj_otQ779cg/s400/CIMG5586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633155847144779042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-387470218707883505?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-27863045235459472132011-07-17T20:25:00.000-07:002011-07-17T20:28:09.297-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0T72XSiULiA/TiOoDwnXi5I/AAAAAAAAD28/rtO4lifzLec/s1600/CIMG5542.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0T72XSiULiA/TiOoDwnXi5I/AAAAAAAAD28/rtO4lifzLec/s400/CIMG5542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630528741686348690" /></a>This one is taken in the Auckland suburbs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2786304523545947213?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-68250499318795093712011-06-18T00:11:00.000-07:002011-06-18T00:13:43.762-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WprbaDa_LZc/TfxQCjBN27I/AAAAAAAAD1I/z6902ZhJjVg/s1600/CIMG5333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WprbaDa_LZc/TfxQCjBN27I/AAAAAAAAD1I/z6902ZhJjVg/s400/CIMG5333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619454439741840306" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6825049931879509371?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-38362958070750815232011-06-11T01:33:00.000-07:002011-06-11T01:35:02.265-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jpBJo1exb0g/TfMoqsjaobI/AAAAAAAAD0s/eE20AFsPflU/s1600/CIMG5334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jpBJo1exb0g/TfMoqsjaobI/AAAAAAAAD0s/eE20AFsPflU/s400/CIMG5334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616877874240463282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3836295807075081523?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-87532373651119549412011-05-31T21:17:00.000-07:002011-05-31T21:19:36.624-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A0W4hr4Op54/TeW9lUrB9lI/AAAAAAAAD0E/e5yfSvtayNc/s1600/CIMG5343.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A0W4hr4Op54/TeW9lUrB9lI/AAAAAAAAD0E/e5yfSvtayNc/s400/CIMG5343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613100959489193554" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8753237365111954941?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-36158822061599792672011-05-27T00:47:00.000-07:002011-05-27T00:51:03.086-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSHSn4qCPxk/Td9XQgCFLaI/AAAAAAAADz4/muaO2260OdA/s1600/CIMG5341.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSHSn4qCPxk/Td9XQgCFLaI/AAAAAAAADz4/muaO2260OdA/s400/CIMG5341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611299601715113378" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3615882206159979267?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-46912603463501554552011-05-23T23:24:00.000-07:002011-05-23T23:25:40.966-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m3ZC3nj-lTQ/TdtPW2s2BpI/AAAAAAAADzY/EVVi12z28ZM/s1600/CIMG5338.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m3ZC3nj-lTQ/TdtPW2s2BpI/AAAAAAAADzY/EVVi12z28ZM/s400/CIMG5338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610165014879405714" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4691260346350155455?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-14484336712306197582011-05-14T00:12:00.000-07:002011-05-14T00:15:08.069-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLuXO0RaKBk/Tc4rgApMpGI/AAAAAAAADy0/Wm1PPJPULFo/s1600/CIMG5330.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLuXO0RaKBk/Tc4rgApMpGI/AAAAAAAADy0/Wm1PPJPULFo/s400/CIMG5330.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606466415051449442" /></a>To ride out a southerly storm. I know that first-hand...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1448433671230619758?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-63476672099319852742011-05-10T21:13:00.000-07:002011-05-10T21:15:08.478-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r6FcXeg1Cms/TcoNJHINIII/AAAAAAAADyY/4muu--9L88w/s1600/CIMG5332.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r6FcXeg1Cms/TcoNJHINIII/AAAAAAAADyY/4muu--9L88w/s400/CIMG5332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307136399450242" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6347667209931985274?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-5249275676780581092011-05-05T22:34:00.000-07:002011-05-05T22:35:18.064-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LUj387aibE0/TcOIefAvt5I/AAAAAAAADx0/1O_C5oDIVLY/s1600/CIMG0386.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LUj387aibE0/TcOIefAvt5I/AAAAAAAADx0/1O_C5oDIVLY/s400/CIMG0386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603472418681108370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-524927567678058109?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-89347125709319536782011-05-04T23:14:00.000-07:002011-05-04T23:16:17.413-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V0qh37bhnM/TcJAqtG7BkI/AAAAAAAADxo/dOsAtoJUG54/s1600/CIMG0393.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V0qh37bhnM/TcJAqtG7BkI/AAAAAAAADxo/dOsAtoJUG54/s400/CIMG0393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603111988809631298" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8934712570931953678?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-17057566206468821012011-04-30T21:19:00.000-07:002011-04-30T21:21:26.009-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKUAeXCEbOU/TbzflmTU7gI/AAAAAAAADwY/rQBrKsGQIJc/s1600/CIMG5325.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKUAeXCEbOU/TbzflmTU7gI/AAAAAAAADwY/rQBrKsGQIJc/s400/CIMG5325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601597873571819010" /></a><a href="http://www.ruakokoputuna.co.nz/">Ruakokoputuna</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1705756620646882101?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-38573937062652818572011-04-27T00:36:00.000-07:002011-04-27T00:39:59.157-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jhOYU8QkTVU/TbfIMof3WrI/AAAAAAAADvw/HI_H2uJE6HY/s1600/CIMG5280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jhOYU8QkTVU/TbfIMof3WrI/AAAAAAAADvw/HI_H2uJE6HY/s400/CIMG5280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600164781013555890" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3857393706265281857?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-12596509649960077122011-04-24T19:35:00.000-07:002011-04-24T19:37:13.976-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qpXF7FBZIZA/TbTeTkY3tOI/AAAAAAAADvc/1zX74p3xMr0/s1600/CIMG5323.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qpXF7FBZIZA/TbTeTkY3tOI/AAAAAAAADvc/1zX74p3xMr0/s400/CIMG5323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599344664495240418" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1259650964996007712?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-85449316675734968162011-04-19T01:09:00.000-07:002011-04-19T01:11:07.047-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_ZT_9tgiSA/Ta1DZhZoLBI/AAAAAAAADu8/tnVG6nagUvU/s1600/CIMG5273.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_ZT_9tgiSA/Ta1DZhZoLBI/AAAAAAAADu8/tnVG6nagUvU/s400/CIMG5273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597204017633045522" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8544931667573496816?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-10184512536307755312011-04-17T00:10:00.000-07:002011-04-17T00:12:06.996-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QqeO91I-Tdc/TaqSvPVhaTI/AAAAAAAADuc/MbnIl1pIN2s/s1600/CIMG5296.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QqeO91I-Tdc/TaqSvPVhaTI/AAAAAAAADuc/MbnIl1pIN2s/s400/CIMG5296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596446827229571378" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1018451253630775531?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-77917341367531703902011-04-13T23:01:00.000-07:002011-04-13T23:03:29.003-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w6i-U8xjPgE/TaaOHYfNbqI/AAAAAAAADuA/p2M_eoCS4yM/s1600/CIMG5281.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w6i-U8xjPgE/TaaOHYfNbqI/AAAAAAAADuA/p2M_eoCS4yM/s400/CIMG5281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595315844538003106" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7791734136753170390?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-14180835273962306582011-04-09T19:18:00.000-07:002011-04-09T19:20:10.175-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8JQS_vA11sQ/TaETtLUyzNI/AAAAAAAADtY/uv2P4SndLuk/s1600/CIMG5314.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8JQS_vA11sQ/TaETtLUyzNI/AAAAAAAADtY/uv2P4SndLuk/s400/CIMG5314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593773879025913042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1418083527396230658?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-1039671275498703302011-04-05T22:46:00.000-07:002011-04-05T22:47:35.811-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mjhXNsE_oXI/TZv-bAupwdI/AAAAAAAADsw/_-Xe2raX2c4/s1600/CIMG5291.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mjhXNsE_oXI/TZv-bAupwdI/AAAAAAAADsw/_-Xe2raX2c4/s400/CIMG5291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592343102316200402" /></a><br />I was so busy looking at this, I almost stood on a seal!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-103967127549870330?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-74262269614648257002011-04-02T21:28:00.000-07:002011-04-02T21:30:15.100-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kxkb8HkW7-c/TZf3z3vEEPI/AAAAAAAADsA/qOljOw28IHM/s1600/CIMG5294.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kxkb8HkW7-c/TZf3z3vEEPI/AAAAAAAADsA/qOljOw28IHM/s400/CIMG5294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591209932910498034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7426226961464825700?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-34244126671416169332011-04-01T21:56:00.000-07:002011-04-01T21:58:27.074-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UquopX4zQ44/TZas6KVm3jI/AAAAAAAADr0/VEu_FPE6VEQ/s1600/CIMG5282.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UquopX4zQ44/TZas6KVm3jI/AAAAAAAADr0/VEu_FPE6VEQ/s400/CIMG5282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590846102634421810" /></a><br />Ever hopeful of a Powerball windfall...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3424412667141616933?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-38312058629961125802011-03-26T23:39:00.000-07:002011-03-26T23:40:23.329-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Tya-fjnnE8/TY7byHC64jI/AAAAAAAADqw/2Dl5slRXHfE/s1600/DSCF0035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Tya-fjnnE8/TY7byHC64jI/AAAAAAAADqw/2Dl5slRXHfE/s400/DSCF0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588645841544602162" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3831205862996112580?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-81293332246181598182011-03-24T23:22:00.001-07:002011-03-24T23:22:58.841-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pmX-1IdDDcM/TYw0stkhyqI/AAAAAAAADqk/U5uc9U1BRg8/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pmX-1IdDDcM/TYw0stkhyqI/AAAAAAAADqk/U5uc9U1BRg8/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587899180411636386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8129333224618159818?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-38104660937748234852011-03-21T01:01:00.000-07:002011-03-21T01:03:19.296-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FC1gp7h6Am0/TYcGNCBVHeI/AAAAAAAADqM/L9MBjMpWKEs/s1600/DSCF0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FC1gp7h6Am0/TYcGNCBVHeI/AAAAAAAADqM/L9MBjMpWKEs/s400/DSCF0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586440683726904802" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3810466093774823485?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-46247284594419854182011-03-12T19:34:00.000-08:002011-03-12T19:36:39.245-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IMIXL2E6gw/TXw7uCA-k2I/AAAAAAAADoE/EYGLP1AgquM/s1600/CIMG0175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IMIXL2E6gw/TXw7uCA-k2I/AAAAAAAADoE/EYGLP1AgquM/s400/CIMG0175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583403300033565538" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4624728459441985418?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-45731138648106402112011-03-08T22:47:00.000-08:002011-03-08T22:50:40.309-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v4yDElBc9J0/TXci64m4HvI/AAAAAAAADng/5A5ZIhH9AHQ/s1600/CIMG0111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v4yDElBc9J0/TXci64m4HvI/AAAAAAAADng/5A5ZIhH9AHQ/s400/CIMG0111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581968658172223218" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4573113864810640211?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-49244195838919842652011-03-07T23:25:00.000-08:002011-03-07T23:27:27.573-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5syfLuIwDAY/TXXaVhSssbI/AAAAAAAADnU/48zeMW6rbBA/s1600/CIMG0112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5syfLuIwDAY/TXXaVhSssbI/AAAAAAAADnU/48zeMW6rbBA/s400/CIMG0112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581607376444502450" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4924419583891984265?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-76973944773533321292011-03-01T22:57:00.000-08:002011-03-01T22:59:56.183-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZJd90m1Dlk/TW3q2Y-v44I/AAAAAAAADkw/kp0B3Zpf0hQ/s1600/CIMG0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZJd90m1Dlk/TW3q2Y-v44I/AAAAAAAADkw/kp0B3Zpf0hQ/s400/CIMG0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579373733521384322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zuGQAPPajzo/TW3qqIaN_2I/AAAAAAAADko/s8EjL7uCKNw/s1600/CIMG0068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zuGQAPPajzo/TW3qqIaN_2I/AAAAAAAADko/s8EjL7uCKNw/s400/CIMG0068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579373522914770786" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7697394477353332129?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-62027282928699173072011-02-10T22:29:00.000-08:002011-02-10T22:31:56.066-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TVTXyR0dj3I/AAAAAAAADi4/U2C3IEl_WWw/s1600/DSCF0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TVTXyR0dj3I/AAAAAAAADi4/U2C3IEl_WWw/s400/DSCF0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572315897741021042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6202728292869917307?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-88152042046309965162011-01-28T21:41:00.000-08:002011-01-28T21:44:48.501-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TUOpK-EZbfI/AAAAAAAADiY/IK-OOoi9DOw/s1600/DSCF0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TUOpK-EZbfI/AAAAAAAADiY/IK-OOoi9DOw/s400/DSCF0015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567479570285293042" /></a><br />Now we can install one of those new-fangled flushing outhouses!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8815204204630996516?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-65523825359483139952011-01-25T21:48:00.000-08:002011-01-26T23:33:47.696-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TUEIJpOP8zI/AAAAAAAADhM/EWtLDNa4tQs/s1600/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TUEIJpOP8zI/AAAAAAAADhM/EWtLDNa4tQs/s400/DSCF0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566739576184107826" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6552382535948313995?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-71367685443048342642011-01-14T22:06:00.000-08:002011-01-14T22:07:23.560-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TTE5hGwmxOI/AAAAAAAADgo/D4wYefqi5fk/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TTE5hGwmxOI/AAAAAAAADgo/D4wYefqi5fk/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562290255692219618" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7136768544304834264?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-42495536054501369512011-01-13T23:50:00.000-08:002011-01-13T23:51:35.086-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TTAAaX8QkMI/AAAAAAAADgM/9D2y1F4oxHo/s1600/DSCF0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TTAAaX8QkMI/AAAAAAAADgM/9D2y1F4oxHo/s400/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561945992905920706" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4249553605450136951?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-29005826546732862712011-01-13T23:46:00.000-08:002011-01-13T23:48:37.233-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TS__v62WXpI/AAAAAAAADgE/ga-1q8N_gsQ/s1600/DSCF0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TS__v62WXpI/AAAAAAAADgE/ga-1q8N_gsQ/s400/DSCF0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561945263542001298" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2900582654673286271?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-58876381902294244212011-01-07T19:11:00.000-08:002011-01-07T19:13:06.761-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TSfWNw-05xI/AAAAAAAADfE/jbu2aVjJjJE/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TSfWNw-05xI/AAAAAAAADfE/jbu2aVjJjJE/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559647796987225874" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5887638190229424421?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-44524435150362828642011-01-06T20:48:00.000-08:002011-01-06T20:52:31.925-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TSab95mgsvI/AAAAAAAADes/VCyGjUya6ZQ/s1600/DSCF0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TSab95mgsvI/AAAAAAAADes/VCyGjUya6ZQ/s400/DSCF0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559302277772129010" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4452443515036282864?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-79452569499782925192010-12-26T22:36:00.000-08:002010-12-26T22:39:30.837-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TRg0VWJSCXI/AAAAAAAADeI/aiRuJE_sp5M/s1600/DSCF0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TRg0VWJSCXI/AAAAAAAADeI/aiRuJE_sp5M/s400/DSCF0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555247681687914866" /></a>Glad I'm not working on the Ambulance or the prison anymore.<div><br /></div><div>Full-moon madness ain't a myth!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7945256949978292519?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-18434349644895480942010-12-25T20:33:00.000-08:002010-12-25T20:36:53.173-08:00IN past years, hits have dropped at this time of year. You would expect that to happen as people get busy stockpiling cheap wine and crap from the warehouse.<div><br /></div><div>THIS year, my site hits have more than doubled the usual rate.</div><div><br /></div><div>Probably means something- like papers are now almost three bucks...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1843434964489548094?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-66057750210747039572010-12-25T17:06:00.000-08:002010-12-25T17:08:44.334-08:00I DID do a trip into new country with the young fellow, but due to heavy rain (as soon as we got out of the ute) the camera stayed in its ziploc bag!<div><br /></div><div>Which was a shame, as we walked through some great and rarely traveled county.</div><div><br /></div><div>I won't say where, as i want it to remain so.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6605775021074703957?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-62769953346962637062010-12-05T20:58:00.000-08:002010-12-05T23:11:19.053-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPxt4Brlx8I/AAAAAAAADbk/21Uwvl0I4-Q/s1600/lightning%2Bhi%2Bres.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPxt4Brlx8I/AAAAAAAADbk/21Uwvl0I4-Q/s400/lightning%2Bhi%2Bres.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547429650304976834" /></a><br />Courtesy of <a href="http://geckowithcanon.blogspot.com/">Gecko with Canon</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6276995334696263706?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-22145104001817652722010-12-01T21:23:00.000-08:002010-12-01T21:26:18.518-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPctsjtPPII/AAAAAAAADaA/kO3cmu_lakE/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPctsjtPPII/AAAAAAAADaA/kO3cmu_lakE/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545951709652532354" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2214510400181765272?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-28754635078229972432010-11-27T19:38:00.000-08:002010-11-27T19:40:16.844-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPHO14vVamI/AAAAAAAADZs/EOXKGNzTOKE/s1600/DSCF0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPHO14vVamI/AAAAAAAADZs/EOXKGNzTOKE/s400/DSCF0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544440041429101154" /></a>I was asked where the greens are.<div><br /></div><div>The bottle is green...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2875463507822997243?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-37577778003739253582010-11-26T15:13:00.000-08:002010-11-26T15:15:47.686-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPA_Qpq6eQI/AAAAAAAADZY/lIEUwHe8MJ4/s1600/DSCF0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TPA_Qpq6eQI/AAAAAAAADZY/lIEUwHe8MJ4/s400/DSCF0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544000696589383938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3757777800373925358?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-26303670242459426262010-11-15T21:57:00.000-08:002010-11-15T21:59:13.762-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TOIdq16954I/AAAAAAAADYs/2OkWepYIZrw/s1600/DSCF0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TOIdq16954I/AAAAAAAADYs/2OkWepYIZrw/s400/DSCF0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540023113485248386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-2630367024245942626?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-84594846917911304442010-11-09T23:30:00.000-08:002010-11-09T23:33:24.558-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNpKsyPGhJI/AAAAAAAADYM/PkaOtdDTACs/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNpKsyPGhJI/AAAAAAAADYM/PkaOtdDTACs/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537820825065260178" /></a><br />Friday night- summer to winter in a couple of seconds. The white spots<i> are</i> very big hail stones.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8459484691791130444?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-46097066735661441632010-11-08T23:55:00.000-08:002010-11-09T00:00:07.400-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj_flCc4kI/AAAAAAAADX4/3Zr8jJRlKQc/s1600/DSCF0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj_flCc4kI/AAAAAAAADX4/3Zr8jJRlKQc/s400/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537456659835445826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj_UY_j8NI/AAAAAAAADXw/2YVMB30Nvpo/s1600/DSCF0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj_UY_j8NI/AAAAAAAADXw/2YVMB30Nvpo/s400/DSCF0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537456467623538898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj_Ho_Gp5I/AAAAAAAADXo/BDQSMTIsTAg/s1600/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj_Ho_Gp5I/AAAAAAAADXo/BDQSMTIsTAg/s400/DSCF0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537456248578287506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj-8AxS6NI/AAAAAAAADXg/S3pnJhVo-w8/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj-8AxS6NI/AAAAAAAADXg/S3pnJhVo-w8/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537456048804391122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj-vtlVZUI/AAAAAAAADXY/ArAS9BkNYao/s1600/DSCF0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNj-vtlVZUI/AAAAAAAADXY/ArAS9BkNYao/s400/DSCF0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537455837495518530" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-4609706673566144163?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-84579943065653924782010-11-06T12:25:00.001-07:002010-11-06T12:26:48.143-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNWr4sxAMQI/AAAAAAAADXM/0ahGju6hhDM/s1600/DSCF0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNWr4sxAMQI/AAAAAAAADXM/0ahGju6hhDM/s400/DSCF0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520307499610370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8457994306565392478?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-6483334589526716272010-11-06T01:22:00.000-07:002010-11-06T01:23:29.635-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNUQdHwd0nI/AAAAAAAADXA/st078yXz0ts/s1600/DSCF0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TNUQdHwd0nI/AAAAAAAADXA/st078yXz0ts/s400/DSCF0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536349409406472818" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-648333458952671627?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-60904947180632751842010-11-02T22:53:00.000-07:002010-11-02T22:55:48.188-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TND5H_7lRFI/AAAAAAAADWM/bLu6Q-I25xY/s1600/DSCF0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TND5H_7lRFI/AAAAAAAADWM/bLu6Q-I25xY/s400/DSCF0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535197857854080082" /></a>The bit that sticks out of the side of the trunk. The ONLY one that is easy to access for seeds.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6090494718063275184?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-51921378149676864912010-11-01T23:16:00.000-07:002010-11-01T23:24:05.346-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TM-uOdkdTgI/AAAAAAAADWA/d3TZ7q7d5SQ/s1600/DSCF0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TM-uOdkdTgI/AAAAAAAADWA/d3TZ7q7d5SQ/s400/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534834030540574210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5192137814967686491?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-83830083028486984002010-10-29T23:25:00.000-07:002010-10-29T23:33:37.976-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TMu76dZfv1I/AAAAAAAADVk/HTs7tDhMFk4/s1600/DSCF0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TMu76dZfv1I/AAAAAAAADVk/HTs7tDhMFk4/s400/DSCF0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533723180153159506" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8383008302848698400?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-19994475426427844082010-10-23T23:26:00.000-07:002010-10-23T23:27:49.324-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TMPRvoZ7moI/AAAAAAAADU0/n3ar01ITdIg/s1600/DSCF0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TMPRvoZ7moI/AAAAAAAADU0/n3ar01ITdIg/s400/DSCF0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495383571339906" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1999447542642784408?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-1234937464903255792010-10-22T03:02:00.000-07:002010-10-22T03:03:44.930-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TMFhX6Y3cuI/AAAAAAAADUc/sU60ld2_XEw/s1600/DSCF0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TMFhX6Y3cuI/AAAAAAAADUc/sU60ld2_XEw/s400/DSCF0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530808880826118882" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-123493746490325579?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-77791103892005626692010-10-18T02:25:00.000-07:002010-10-18T02:27:23.547-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLwS3BwS26I/AAAAAAAADUI/huZuAFSCu1o/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLwS3BwS26I/AAAAAAAADUI/huZuAFSCu1o/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529315179077229474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-7779110389200562669?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-36701719322468402142010-10-17T21:11:00.000-07:002010-10-17T21:12:50.902-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLvJOa5pGCI/AAAAAAAADTc/WCIUKKLObeU/s1600/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLvJOa5pGCI/AAAAAAAADTc/WCIUKKLObeU/s400/DSCF0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529234217103857698" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3670171932246840214?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-8619734317636034652010-10-16T14:11:00.000-07:002010-10-16T14:14:57.242-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLoVwZCH8qI/AAAAAAAADTI/VawsyIYaA2I/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLoVwZCH8qI/AAAAAAAADTI/VawsyIYaA2I/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528755413648405154" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-861973431763603465?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-85720529885981713592010-10-16T01:20:00.000-07:002010-10-16T01:24:13.563-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLlgwl18O0I/AAAAAAAADS8/JS0Ioa-9-qk/s1600/DSCF0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLlgwl18O0I/AAAAAAAADS8/JS0Ioa-9-qk/s400/DSCF0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528556405482339138" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8572052988598171359?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-83951463291065169012010-10-14T22:34:00.000-07:002010-10-14T22:36:52.759-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLfoVFLDeHI/AAAAAAAADSU/eXJnbr2QYwE/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLfoVFLDeHI/AAAAAAAADSU/eXJnbr2QYwE/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528142516484012146" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8395146329106516901?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-7845549550735556152010-10-12T21:00:00.001-07:002010-10-12T21:03:15.928-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLUvXwHwLrI/AAAAAAAADR4/fgKbQBRKWWk/s1600/DSCF0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLUvXwHwLrI/AAAAAAAADR4/fgKbQBRKWWk/s400/DSCF0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527376202768068274" /></a>Yes- it IS a hut (and it has a shower and inside toilet!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-784554955073555615?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-88450928931116136992010-10-11T00:24:00.000-07:002010-10-11T00:26:52.288-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLK8K9dFSTI/AAAAAAAADRY/l3uGDDq6nKo/s1600/DSCF0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TLK8K9dFSTI/AAAAAAAADRY/l3uGDDq6nKo/s400/DSCF0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526686589218277682" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-8845092893111613699?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-36347658329774572522010-10-08T14:38:00.001-07:002010-10-08T14:41:39.968-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TK-PwjZXESI/AAAAAAAADQ4/ms-Kru3cdas/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TK-PwjZXESI/AAAAAAAADQ4/ms-Kru3cdas/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525793332104991010" /></a>The first hut I have encountered with a back door- to say nothing of an inside toilet and a shower!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3634765832977457252?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-39991034093406605412010-10-04T23:47:00.000-07:002010-10-04T23:48:00.753-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKrKGTa_x2I/AAAAAAAADQE/1ukw2aJcnTs/s1600/DSCF0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKrKGTa_x2I/AAAAAAAADQE/1ukw2aJcnTs/s400/DSCF0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524450102564865890" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3999103409340660541?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-3725595080906082882010-10-03T21:21:00.001-07:002010-10-03T21:25:42.262-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKlXJxGeO_I/AAAAAAAADPw/ZzMozXRH4OI/s1600/DSCF0017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKlXJxGeO_I/AAAAAAAADPw/ZzMozXRH4OI/s400/DSCF0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524042243257547762" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-372559508090608288?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-17480253598713012892010-10-02T22:05:00.001-07:002010-10-02T22:06:31.878-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKgPNcNHV0I/AAAAAAAADPM/JmRQ9T_EmJI/s1600/orongorongos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKgPNcNHV0I/AAAAAAAADPM/JmRQ9T_EmJI/s400/orongorongos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523681666553829186" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1748025359871301289?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-17636701993352591802010-10-02T22:05:00.000-07:002010-10-02T22:06:03.175-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1763670199335259180?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-39922801051847200892010-10-01T14:24:00.000-07:002010-10-01T14:28:56.426-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKZSfwYm9rI/AAAAAAAADO0/ZXuQQUeGZgk/s1600/DSCF0008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKZSfwYm9rI/AAAAAAAADO0/ZXuQQUeGZgk/s400/DSCF0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523192698534033074" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3992280105184720089?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-58107541406084508612010-09-29T01:56:00.000-07:002010-09-29T02:01:55.715-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKMAdj0-i-I/AAAAAAAADOo/N2O2Jle50aU/s1600/DSCF0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKMAdj0-i-I/AAAAAAAADOo/N2O2Jle50aU/s400/DSCF0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522258075920010210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5810754140608450861?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-65340635951022039852010-09-27T21:09:00.000-07:002010-09-27T21:31:04.343-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKFve4_CcMI/AAAAAAAADOc/z7R6xmKnezM/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKFve4_CcMI/AAAAAAAADOc/z7R6xmKnezM/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521817194616484034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKFuZm8_EWI/AAAAAAAADOQ/ZZwc0EZDXec/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TKFuZm8_EWI/AAAAAAAADOQ/ZZwc0EZDXec/s400/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521816004365062498" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-6534063595102203985?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-34380504113950794722010-09-26T22:58:00.000-07:002010-09-26T23:00:05.059-07:00I have to go back in tomorrow to try and retrieve a pair of shoes left at the hut.<div><br /></div><div>THIS time I will take the camera!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3438050411395079472?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-58668522448052968972010-09-25T22:04:00.000-07:002010-09-25T22:17:42.271-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TJ7WgDDmomI/AAAAAAAADNs/-tQhv79YvLY/s1600/mitre-flats-hut-223.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 167px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TJ7WgDDmomI/AAAAAAAADNs/-tQhv79YvLY/s400/mitre-flats-hut-223.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521086039267385954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TJ7WYaTjC_I/AAAAAAAADNk/tNlACZ1fHvQ/s1600/jumbo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TJ7WYaTjC_I/AAAAAAAADNk/tNlACZ1fHvQ/s400/jumbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521085908069321714" /></a><br />I hoped to have lots of new pictures of the Tararuas but:<div><br /></div><div>the weather was foul</div><div>the wife forgot to pack the camera- having said she would.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I will paste some pictures from government websites, as I have already paid for them!</div><div><br /></div><div>The top one is the Mitre Flats hut- about 4 hours up the valley from where we stayed. The track is classic Tararuas tramping (absolute ankle-twisting shit)</div><div><br /></div><div>The second is Jumbo Hut- an uphill grunt of 2-4 hours depending on your fitness and ability to take pain.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5866852244805296897?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-59112231532014796912010-09-15T00:32:00.000-07:002010-09-15T00:33:49.096-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TJB2xj3Tt4I/AAAAAAAADMw/_rUiWFv_FWc/s1600/DSC00009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TJB2xj3Tt4I/AAAAAAAADMw/_rUiWFv_FWc/s400/DSC00009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517040137341745026" /></a>Hopefully without the white stuff!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-5911223153201479691?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-30841668112799860152010-08-21T18:57:00.000-07:002010-08-21T18:58:38.310-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/THCEJ6b855I/AAAAAAAADKU/FD4I5UbqqFY/s1600/DSC00012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/THCEJ6b855I/AAAAAAAADKU/FD4I5UbqqFY/s400/DSC00012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508047650114299794" /></a>The instrument package from the weather balloon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3084166811279986015?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-33090464557552984352010-08-21T02:22:00.000-07:002010-08-21T02:25:30.751-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TG-bP_Xk-kI/AAAAAAAADKI/DKHRhAmSdto/s1600/DSC00010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TG-bP_Xk-kI/AAAAAAAADKI/DKHRhAmSdto/s400/DSC00010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507791568308075074" /></a>It's the radar reflector and the remains of a met balloon found about 900 meters up a mountain.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-3309046455755298435?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595761022481950542.post-16156014077146733752010-07-30T22:36:00.000-07:002010-07-30T22:38:04.798-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TFO2rbiIupI/AAAAAAAADH4/H6kcS-WoAQE/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YNb9r6Pzxks/TFO2rbiIupI/AAAAAAAADH4/H6kcS-WoAQE/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499940427191073426" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5595761022481950542-1615601407714673375?l=nzinthesticks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.com6