Posted by Adiemus (Christchurch, New Zealand) on 9 February 2007 in Plants & Nature.
On the way to Kaikoura, is a small township called Cheviot. At Cheviot is a wonderful cricket pavilion on the grounds of an old homestead. The homestead is long gone, but the trees remain. It's a wonderfully peaceful place to visit to break up a trip that can be a little slow, especially when we're towing a boat!
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solemn, peaceful!
9 Feb 2007 12:00am
@M.E.: Thank you, it's a very quiet place...
beautiful shot, I love nature :)
9 Feb 2007 2:17am
@H.O: me too!
Ahhh pacefull! Green never sucks, I can hear the leafes in the wind.
9 Feb 2007 5:17am
yes - peaceful scene - nice colors - well done!
9 Feb 2007 6:00am
Superb framing for a peaceful place!
9 Feb 2007 7:34am
beautiful green and fresh air on this image. low angle is very nice idea.
@Makoto: You have no idea how much the grass tickled when I got down on my knees! Shouldn't have worn shorts I think!
Green is always restful - and looks moreso in this lovely framing of trees. The big old tree at the front makes a wonderful frame!
9 Feb 2007 7:53am
@Anne: I did try to get the old tree into the frame, because the lines of the branches lead your eye into the middle.
This is such a peaceful and serene scene. Thanks for your comment earlier!
9 Feb 2007 8:27am
I'd love to visit here one day, it seems very peaceful.
9 Feb 2007 8:40am
@jennifer radio: It is, as its off the main highway and all you can hear are cows and sheep and the wonderful call of native birds like bellbird and grey warbler...
Wonderful shot!
9 Feb 2007 8:56am
wow what a beautiful place and you've captured it so well. I enjoy the beautiful greens the lines of the trees really suck you into the picture.
9 Feb 2007 9:10am
@Colour blind: Thank you, I wanted to walk in closer too, but thought I'd be like Little Red Ridinghood if I did, who knows where I might end up!
Looks very European as well! (i found your forests to be typically "kiwi" but this one looks like a dutch forest could look like)
9 Feb 2007 9:35am
@Roland: It was planted by the early English settlers, so most of the trees are imports! Our bush is often dark (except in the beech forests), but this is wonderful in autumn when the leaves turn and then fall. More photo opps will come up later in the year!!
Very nice placement of the horizon so low. The trees and complexity of the scene are wonderful.
9 Feb 2007 10:47pm
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