We landed at Auckland Airport early, rented a car -- and learned how to drive on the ‘wrong’ (har-har-har) side of the road. A quick look around and lunch later, we headed south for Rotorua (after that we had a great time at the Redwoods and Huka Falls and Craters of the Moon and Waitomo Glowworms Caves,… Continue reading Rousing Rotorua, NZ by da-AL
Hail in Los Angles is highly unusual. Hail that lasts longer than a minute or two basically never happens. But that’s what we got on the first day of Spring, a.k.a. Persian New Year! A hailstorm that lasted twenty minutes and was followed with brilliant sunshine! Surely this means we’re off to an interesting season… Continue reading Video: Hail! Hail! All Hail Hail! by da-AL
Thanks to Facebook, I met Katheryne Gatehouse, who is passionate about fine art and nature. She first guest blog posted on HBT about bees. Here she tells us about a favorite painter... Guest Blog Post: Master of Light, Joaquín Sorolla by Katheryne Gatehouse... When you think of the greatest Impressionist painters, you might think that… Continue reading Master of Light: Joaquín Sorolla by Katheryne Gatehouse
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Too little time for da-AL to discover all of Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Mount Eden is the place to go for a fantastic full-circle view of Auckland, where my husband and I began and ended our visit to New Zealand. (Next we'd be off to Rotorua, then New Zealand's Redwoods and Huka Falls, plus Craters… Continue reading Awe for Auckland, New Zealand
