An August morning in a New Zealand garden…

Jo Bryant,

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Published by Jo Bryant

I was born in the land of Banjo Paterson, gum trees, and weather extremes. I am a freelance photographer. I love to make images that make people happy. To capture forever a precious moment. I am also a freelance writer/editor. I live in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, but still like to claim my Australian heritage. I graduated with a Bachelor of Communications in 2008. I am writing my first novel. I love to write poetry, short stories, and also write for the web. And there is nothing that is on a par with a sunny summer's day spent at Waihi Beach.

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  1. Jo, is that frost on the first picture? Time zone difference. So it must be like our Febuary here for you? Love how the sun highlights the ferns. Wonderful pictures! New Zealand is a beautiful place, you are blessed.

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  2. Oh my – all the pictures are gorgeous. I expecially like the dew drops (maybe rain drops) on the green. Stunning! Did you take thes pictures? Very talented, aren’t you!!

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  3. where I live August is the hottest month of the year. How strange then to see frost in your garden. But its very beautiful. So is all that green.

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    1. It is weird for me to hear you all talk about summer. New Zealand is very green. It is the first thing everyone says when they arrive here – how green it all is.

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    1. Congratulations on the book. At the moment I an writning a fantasy novel. I hope to finish by the end of the year, but you know how writing is. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

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  5. Lovely photos, great job!
    If I were to document my mornings, you would only see pictures of the Captain’s Quarters. I don’t see any reason to ruin a perfectly good morning, by being awake for it. 🙂

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  6. Love the contrast of the frost and the colors (including green!). What is the pink? The other green looks kind of familiar but the pink “flower,” is strange to me.

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    1. Thanks – I liked that contrast myself. I think the plant is called A. arboreum ‘Atropurpureum’ or ‘Zwartkop’. It is very pretty and goes a dark purple.

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  7. The frost is kinda refreshing for me. Hot southern US summer weather going on here.
    What is the pink bloom? It’s very pretty and you did a great job capturing it.

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    1. Thank you for that comment. I had heard you are getting it hot over there. I am not 100% sure but I think it is called a A. arboreum ‘Atropurpureum’ or ‘Zwartkop’. It is very beautiful. I love succulents.

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  9. What great photos! Frost…It has been as high as 105 in South Carolina this August. It’s strange to think: It’s the same day, same month, and you have frost.

    Great Blog you have here. I have really enjoyed looking around. Good Luck with your book! I’m sure it will be great!

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    1. Thank you Lisa. So glad you stopped by and enjoyed looking around. That is fairly warm – we are about to get a real winter storm. They are advising everyone to buckle down against the cold, and the gales force winds. Not looking forward to it. 🙂

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  10. Spectacular shots! We are enjoying the warm, sunny days of August here in northern California, but I can’t wait for winter to come! Thanks for visiting.

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    1. Thank you – so glad you liked them – we are getting a wintery blast, one I am not really looking forward to. Funny how you always want the oppisite of what you have.

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