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With warm tones of late autumn this scene depicts a derelict farmhouse that was full of history. The farmhouse, which stood in the shade of four walnut trees, had sat on the site for over a century was part of the Chesterhope Station. It was later home to the Hori family, which started as a lonely existence, but grew to be a place of many beautiful memories.
Unfortunately the sheep that grazed around the farmhouse had also gotten inside and made a mess of things and it became a shambles, with the decision being made to destroy it after it was totally ruined by flooding in Cyclone Gabrielle.This farmhouse captured my attention many years ago when I was visiting Hawkes Bay and considering moving there. It sat beside the Hawke’s Bay expressway for many decades accompanied by the grazing sheep, it is sad that it’s now gone taking many memories with it.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350162360/end-era-hawkes-bay-landmark-demolished
Available as a limited edition print:
https://www.bellamygallery.co.nz/collections/prints/products/farmhouse-napier-hastings-highway-150
At a very early stage is Birdcage Hut, with the first heavy base layers laid down and the initial details emerging.
Situated towards the head of the Cass River near Lake Tekapo Birdcage Hut is nestled against the Haszard Ridge on the valley floor at just under 1100 metres above sea level.
This hut is a derelict one...
After this latest snow dump we feel so lucky to have spent time just before it immersing ourselves in the Molesworth. Access in winter can be a challenge, snow and ice on the passes and we just heard that the rivers in Rainbow got blown out after the last rain/snow storm I imagine these are impassable now as they get gauged out very quickly.
It's very cool to see others just as passionate about the area as us - when we turned up it made me laugh to see another ute had skis in the back (although they had biked in) nothing was going to stop them going in! It would have been a very long...
I'm getting into the finer detail now on the Poolburn Dam painting. The morning mist rising off the cool water as the sun warmed it was a challenge. It adds a great mood and is only visible for such a short time early in the morning so I really wanted to include this...
