We are still in the grip of a storm, albeit as it winds down (said the eternal optimist). This was taken at Stent Road in Coastal Taranaki. Many moons ago I went to school with someone from out this way. Their house was about 2 minutes from where this was taken but we lost touch when they went feral. It's also a "World Famous in New Zealand" stretch of road for it's surfing locations and is known as "Surf Highway." I do not know how to surf and am still of the opinion that as soon as you put your foot in the water you are something else's lunch...and, having once worn a wetsuit, I can honestly say when clad in such attire I have a tendency to look like a rubbish bag full of ferrets struggling for escape.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
So it's not so much the biting and struggling to escape....have you ever smelled a ferret? They are quite....well let's stick with ripe shall we.....beautifully moody shot.....
@lifepause They're awful things. There just isn't enough mind bleach... @spikez Thanks very much - my dark hiding corner is getting very full at the moment without having to think of wetsuits again! @amandal Thanks you very much - just one of those days! @kt8ird Thanks very much :) @bigugly Thank you very much, appreciated @drfleury14 Thanks very much indeed :) @mamamayerle Thank you very much :) @ukandie1 Thank you very much - pleased to be off assistance @888rachel Thank you very much - and it's a mental picture I don't need either, especially as I've seen the real thing! @julzmaioro Thanks very much...will the sun ever be back? @deak68 I must admit I have not smelled a ferret. That's a bit like asking someone if they've ever licked a hamster...and thank you very much :) @eyeamlisa I think not - not even editing could hide the horror! And thanks very much indeed :)
Beautiful coastline, but the beach looks a tad uncomfortable in this spot. I envisage a sharp rock or two in the nether regions if one considered sunbathing there! I also admire your prose, have you ever considered writing a blog?
@tomtom It's certainly not a beach that I'd choose to lie naked on...I did keep a blog of sorts when we were travelling. 7 years of travel, photos and inane thoughts for family and friends so that they could see who I'd offended, burned, maimed and what country I'd try to conquer. I wouldn't know what to write about now!
So, if the title is intended to be satirical, I agree. This shot is ANYTHING but grey and dull - as is, I presume, your soul. See you in hell, as you so kindly mentioned on one of my pics! Happy to have company.
you are such a nutbar - as if a shark would want you for lunch - spit you out it would hahahahaha - anyway - I like this but am suffering from the image of you in a wet suit - actually wet suits are unattractive at the best of times
Love the b&w Graham ... your description of your self made me laugh. I recall wearing one in Kiakora to swim with the dolphins last year ... I looked like the Michelan man bobbing about in the ocean. To top it off there was a huge swell from the storm the day before & as I 'gracefully' slipped into the water I lost sight of all the other swimmers. Hence an ensuing panic attack ... in my head ' i'm not putting my hand up for help, I can swim to the boat ( it's drifting away from me) ... eventually get to the boat, scramble aboard, which must have been quite a sight. Husband who was going in with me, had stayed on the boat, tying his camera to his wrist. I had a few words for him, hahah
@taffy Thanks. Dry much indeed...so I need to find time for a blog, work, photos...sigh ;) @hermann What I wouldn't give for hot and dry, just for a day at least...and thank you :) @voiceprintz My should is far from dull and grey, although last year we were heading away on holiday and had stopped at a cafe for some lunch. I ordered a macaroon and the waitress asked what flavour I'd like, so I let my 14 year old daughter choose. She promptly asked if they had any blackberry ones as it would be "black, just like dad's soul" How we laughed :) And I look forward to sitting next to that fire and having a chat! @annied Yes, I'm a complete and utter nutter...I'd probably eat the shark...as for me in a wetsuit, as they say in these parts..."yeah nah". And I rather liked that big rock... @motherjane Thanks very much...just as well I have buttocks like rocks then... ;) @tatopaz I'll pass that on to Mother Nature... ;) @newbank I definitely didn't giggle when I saw myself in it...and I'd have no idea what to write about! @golftragic It's just not natural! And thanks you as always :) @jess1204 I enjoy writing but have no idea what I could possibly write about! Also, thank you very much @redpants LOL, I know what you're saying. Mind you, when I wear a wet suit agree peace shows up...quite bizarre really! thanks very much as well.
@graemestevens I do indeed like the big rock - I am however concerned about the mental stability of the folk here who seem keen to read a blog written by you - what in the duck is wrong with them you wouldn't catch me reading anything you wrote - oh and you must tell me about the school friend who went feral Lol
@gigiflower Ah, the zombie ;) Although you do raise a valid point...believe it or not I look better naked than in a wetsuit! @annied 1,000 monkeys typing for a 1,000 years...we might produce an aural masterpiece!
@gigiflower@graemestevens oh dear - I must go and find my netball attire and find my motivation - a game at 9pm is difficult to get excited about hahahaha - enjoy the rest of your evening
@annied@gigiflower I dread to think. I also shall be pondering other things. Apparently my manager is visiting next week, along worth the national sales manager, to have a chat with me and "hear and understand" my reasons for not taking a job in the company that I do not want, have no interest in and does not advance my career. It's going to be a fun week.
Oh you crack me up - I got a mental picture of you in a wetsuit, full of ferrets................! Much better to discuss this stormy image! Posting it in black and white adds to the stormy ambience!
no I don't believe it, your soul cannot be dull married to your lovely wifey and having such wonderful acquaintances and banter on here. I like the portrayal of the storm ad its effect on the sea well done you
@annied@newbank@gigiflower Nothing has changed with my job situation other than the continuing attempts of management to convince me to change roles, to go into a role that would bore me senseless, that I'm not interested in and that would see me stuck in an office all day which is certainly not for me. I'm a free spirit baby and and I need to soar... ;) Maybe I should wear a wetsuit when they visit... @shawnasays Thank you very much :) @lynnilou Thank you kindly...and no one needs to discuss or think about me in a wetsuit! @tasian Thank you very much indeed, very much appreciated :) @pinkpaintpot It's probably a tad more psychedelic but it was just one of those days ;) And thank you very much :)
Wet suits are hardly the best look in the world........every lump & bump on view! Your shore line is dead straight so you cracked it there. The cold, cold sea........you can keep it but must say you have caught every wave & splash perfectly....brrrr!
@graemestevens I will think about you any way I see fit thank you very much even if it dies send me to the psych ward - where no doubt I would run into you and you would steal my straight jacket
@maggiemae Thanks very much :) @happypat It wasn't the nicest weather, and thanks very much :) @shepherdmanswife Thank you very much :) @annied I'm in the padded room, third on the left
@graemestevens yep saw you through the peep hole as I was doing my rounds - I am a doctor you know - I find the straight jacket interferes with my job though
Nice moody shot, btw... anything, but "dull'.
@spikez Thanks very much - my dark hiding corner is getting very full at the moment without having to think of wetsuits again!
@amandal Thanks you very much - just one of those days!
@kt8ird Thanks very much :)
@bigugly Thank you very much, appreciated
@drfleury14 Thanks very much indeed :)
@mamamayerle Thank you very much :)
@ukandie1 Thank you very much - pleased to be off assistance
@888rachel Thank you very much - and it's a mental picture I don't need either, especially as I've seen the real thing!
@julzmaioro Thanks very much...will the sun ever be back?
@deak68 I must admit I have not smelled a ferret. That's a bit like asking someone if they've ever licked a hamster...and thank you very much :)
@eyeamlisa I think not - not even editing could hide the horror! And thanks very much indeed :)
@hermann What I wouldn't give for hot and dry, just for a day at least...and thank you :)
@voiceprintz My should is far from dull and grey, although last year we were heading away on holiday and had stopped at a cafe for some lunch. I ordered a macaroon and the waitress asked what flavour I'd like, so I let my 14 year old daughter choose. She promptly asked if they had any blackberry ones as it would be "black, just like dad's soul" How we laughed :) And I look forward to sitting next to that fire and having a chat!
@annied Yes, I'm a complete and utter nutter...I'd probably eat the shark...as for me in a wetsuit, as they say in these parts..."yeah nah". And I rather liked that big rock...
@motherjane Thanks very much...just as well I have buttocks like rocks then... ;)
@tatopaz I'll pass that on to Mother Nature... ;)
@newbank I definitely didn't giggle when I saw myself in it...and I'd have no idea what to write about!
@golftragic It's just not natural! And thanks you as always :)
@jess1204 I enjoy writing but have no idea what I could possibly write about! Also, thank you very much
@redpants LOL, I know what you're saying. Mind you, when I wear a wet suit agree peace shows up...quite bizarre really! thanks very much as well.
@annied 1,000 monkeys typing for a 1,000 years...we might produce an aural masterpiece!
hmmmm - naked/wetsuit - have to ponder that one @gigiflower
@yaorenliu Thanks very much :)
@shawnasays Thank you very much :)
@lynnilou Thank you kindly...and no one needs to discuss or think about me in a wetsuit!
@tasian Thank you very much indeed, very much appreciated :)
@pinkpaintpot It's probably a tad more psychedelic but it was just one of those days ;) And thank you very much :)
@roseolivia Thanks very much - I love it when it's rough and ready!
@happypat It wasn't the nicest weather, and thanks very much :)
@shepherdmanswife Thank you very much :)
@annied I'm in the padded room, third on the left
Oh, and the picture didn't hurt, either... :-)