One of the things we love about walking is that you get to see things you do not see when speeding along on other modes of transport. Because I tend to pull the camera out and “mess about” taking pictures, I was perpetually trying to catch up with Ruth during our walks. This changed last year when when armed with her iPhone 6+ she started taking more and more (and more) photos. Here is a selection from our “messing around” collection, mainly plants in this post:

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Fungi spotted while walking on Great Barrier Island – NZ
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There was nothing particularly remarkable about this Nikau Palm, it just made for a pleasing photo – the same walk on Great Barrier Island
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One of the few New Zealand plants that put on a brief but stunning show – The Kowhai  – snapped while walking on Tiritiri Matangi Island – New Zealand
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The Puriri tree is a large NZ native tree that has a subtle flower  – the same walk on “Tiri” Island
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This tree fern or Ponga was spotted while walking the Queen Charlotte track in Marlborough NZ – the base of the fern had been carved.
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On that same Queen Charlotte walk the tree ferns were displaying an “alien” look
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The sliver fern – snapped while walking along  Lake Okataina near Rotorua – NZ
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A closer look at a Ponga frond – On the Mahineapua Peninsula – NZ
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A bumble bee going in for it’s Pohutukawa (the NZ Christmas tree) pollen fix – Matakatia Bay – NZ
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Hydrangeas spotted during a walk in Willemstad – Natherlands
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Some fungi Ruth spotted on the Cotswold Way walk – England
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We spotted Bougainvillea in many part of the world but this combination of pink and white was very pleasing to the eye – in the alleyways of Bodrum – Turkey
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Fruit being displayed at a fresh juice outlet in Istanbul – Turkey
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Probably just weeds, but they added a little something to this Tuscan image – Montepulciano – Italy
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Again – probably just weeds, but they added the colour to this picture taken on the Cotswold Way – England
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A butterfly snapped along the Cotswold Way – England
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A bluebell among the heather – while walking along the Moray Coast – Scotland

One comment

  1. So great! Just today we were out doing the same thing: on a bird walk, but when no birds were in sight, snapping photos of flowers and butterflies. BTW, my favorite is the blooming kowhai. More collections, please!

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