Putangiura Pinnacles between Lake Ferry and Ngawi in the Wairarapa

The Putangirua Pinnacles are a geological formation and one of New Zealand's best examples of badlands erosion. They consist of a large number of earth pillars or hoodoos located at the head of a valley in the Aorangi Ranges, between Lake Ferry and Ngawi

The Power of the sea

Cape Palliser orange sunset

Snowy Taras

Lake Wairarapa jetty

Rural farming country in New Zealand

lush green grazing fields on the farm

The beauty of the multiple layers of nature

Rural Wairarapa farming country with a backdrop of the layers of the Tararua Ranges

Lens and sun flare over the river

Sun flares and coloured lens flares over the river and under the bridge at sunset

Sun Flare under the bridge in a rural sunset

Low water level in the river in rural countryside with a sun flare at sunset shining under the bridge

Firewood rings ready for splitting

Firewood rings ready for splitting sitting on our field at sunset with a sun burst through the tree

Rural Wairarapa farming countryside

Agricultural rural farmland with a backdrop of the rugged Tararua ranges and hills

Wind Turbine reaching for te sky

Portrait of a huge electricity generating wind turbine tower and blades in a wind farm in nature being driven by the wind

Reflections in a rain puddle

Historic building reflections in a kerb side rain puddle after a bad storm caused flooding

Sheep grazing in the fields of crops

A Flock of sheep eating the crops in the farm under the dry summer hills

Ethereal day in the vineyard

Single wattle tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky above the vines in the vineyard

Autumn colours on the banks of the river

Nature at its best with the trees on the banks of the river showing autumnal hues

Swing bridge over the reflections on the river

The peaceful river winding its way through trees and native vegetation and under the steel swing bridge

Beautiful vineyards ready for Harvest

Rows of grape vines laden with fruit ready for harvest on a hot sunny day

Rural agricultural fields in summer

Burnt dry summer pastural agricultural farmland leading to the ills in the distance

wind turbine guarding against the frost

Day 6. Martinborough, Wairarapa / New Zealand April 01, 2020 Cycling around the vineyards during the coronavirus Covid 19 lockdown with a wind turbine between the rows of growing grapes

Deserted village centre during Coronavirus lockdown

Martinborough, Wairarapa / New Zealand March 31, 2020 Nobody around as the village self isolates during the coronavirus Covid 19 lockdown

Grape vine and autumn leaves reflections

Martinborough vineyard and autumn tree foliage reflected in rain puddle water after a storm

Amazing sunset at nightfall in Cape Palliser on the Wairarapa coastline

Dramatic night sky on fire off the rocky coastal landscape at Cape Palliser at sunset

Dry hills and farmland of Martinborough

Dry hills and a flock of sheep grazing the rural farmland of Martinborough