This is Cape Egmont, and as usual with most landscapes taken in this province Mount Egmont/Taranaki has a supervisory role. Years ago the name of the Mountain was officially changed from Mount Egmont to Mount Taranaki and no one these days seems to know what to call him (and, according to Maori legend, it is indeed a heartbroken, forlorn and lonely him who will one day find his way back to the Central North Island to stand with his brother Ruapehu and his lost love Ngarahoe...all very dramatic and worthy of an entire season of Coronation Street).
Kim and I used to live in a small town (or village if you prefer) within walking distance of this lighthouse called Pungarehu, which translates loosely as "fiery ashes"...as we were unwed at the time this was our first den of iniquity, where unspeakable acts were performed in the name of lust, love and a lack of quality television programming. The house we lived in is gone now but our unspeakable acts remain a talking point among the locals of this otherwise untouched paradise.
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...
@maggiemae We tend to use both depending on who we're taking to although I rather like Te Maunga. As for the POV, thank you, I managed to get the shot shortly before toppling backward into the Tasman...
Wonderful panoramic shot of eggnog and the unmentionable things that once took place in the invisible house. Where did it go? Did it have to be pulled down because of what went on within its walls? Lol fav
@pinkpaintpot Thanks very much indeed - it's a beautiful day so this is our morning light @vignouse Thank you very much good sir @shepherdmanswife Thank you very much - it was demolished about 10 years ago by all accounts. I dread to think what they found within those walls!
@bigugly Thanks very much - I couldn't possibly comment on the longevity of the lust for fear of blushing like a schoolgirl @dide Thank you very much - and yes, I imagine it would have a thing or two to say
Graeme, I hadn't "visited" you in awhile, and I am reminded, not only of your artistic eye, but your amusing, ornery, edgy, and articulate style of communicating. Fav.
LOL and WOW
that ia all - am way to tired due to the trapsing of the Malls for my brain to compose a thoughtful and intelligent response to you beautiful image and matching words
@golftragic Thank you so much - it's only a short swim... @francoise Thanks very much - it was quite hazy this morning which helped I think @kareenking Thank you very much, much appreciated...I do enjoy being called names ;) @tellefella Thanks very much :)
@annied I would never go so far as to say that either my words or image are beautiful, but thank you most kindly oh tired one. It will no doubt be of great comfort to you to know that my Christmas shopping (such as it is) has been complete and wrapped since early November.
@eyeamlisa Unbelievably, the house came with my first real job, so when I left the job we were forced to say goodbye to $12.50 per month rental...and thank you :)
@hermann Thanks very much :) @tabarlett Thank you very much - the photo isn't too bad either. @julzmaioro Thanks very much - it held off for all off 3 minutes @voiceprintz Thanks very much - and it probably is for the best, No one would want to live in it after that. @kevin365 Thank you very kindly :) @golftragic I see we share the same disciplined training regime ;) @carlt Thanks very much :) @cocobella Thank you, much appreciated
@spanner Thanks very much :) @jess1204 Thanks very much - there's now a timber yard where the house was! @888rachel Thank you so much...they don't actually talk much but when they do you have to brace yourself!
@andy3168 Thank you kindly :) @rosiekerr Thanks very much - I'm sure the neighbours were pleased to see it go ;) @tonygig Thank you very much :) @gamelee Thank you very much, appreciated @bill_fe Thanks very much - it's been a source of local gossip for years now, it's almost at the status of legend ;)
Brilliant layers of detail here Graeme......the back layer of mountains then the foreground of lighthouse but it's the little row of electric poles just add that bit extra to this lovely shot. I am not going to deride all your actions...it all sounds lovely & normal to me....long live love !
Fave!
@livvy Thank you very much :) @yrhenwr You're quite right there and thank you :) @happypat Thank you so much, appreciated :) @tw Thank you kindly :) @pools82 Thanks very much, appreciated :)
For a second there I thought maybe the Unspeakable Acts were performed at the Lighthouse, and that would indeed have been the talk of the town! This is beautiful.....love the lighting and the distant mountains.....I wish those power lines were not at the lower right. Thanks for the history lesson into New Zealand, and your sordid past!
@graemestevens I think I went to Wanganui once when i was little.. but never been back. should put it on my bucket list! ps.. wouldn't it be interesting to take a photo in the same spot for a year and watch the changes.. (there's a job for you!) reminds me of the movie Smoke with Harvey Keitel...
@graemestevens oh hang on .. did i mean Wanganui...? my pathetic knowledge of geography is showing.. mean .. what do i mean.. where ever it is you's people live!!!
@brigette It's sleepy hollows! Nothing ever happens and if it does there's generally an uproar from the residents about how it was never like that in their day, or they don't want anything knew, or outsiders should be shot...
December 22nd, 2014
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@sarahlh Thank you very much indeed :)
@vignouse Thank you very much good sir
@shepherdmanswife Thank you very much - it was demolished about 10 years ago by all accounts. I dread to think what they found within those walls!
@dide Thank you very much - and yes, I imagine it would have a thing or two to say
that ia all - am way to tired due to the trapsing of the Malls for my brain to compose a thoughtful and intelligent response to you beautiful image and matching words
@francoise Thanks very much - it was quite hazy this morning which helped I think
@kareenking Thank you very much, much appreciated...I do enjoy being called names ;)
@tellefella Thanks very much :)
@tabarlett Thank you very much - the photo isn't too bad either.
@julzmaioro Thanks very much - it held off for all off 3 minutes
@voiceprintz Thanks very much - and it probably is for the best, No one would want to live in it after that.
@kevin365 Thank you very kindly :)
@golftragic I see we share the same disciplined training regime ;)
@carlt Thanks very much :)
@cocobella Thank you, much appreciated
@jess1204 Thanks very much - there's now a timber yard where the house was!
@888rachel Thank you so much...they don't actually talk much but when they do you have to brace yourself!
@rosiekerr Thanks very much - I'm sure the neighbours were pleased to see it go ;)
@tonygig Thank you very much :)
@gamelee Thank you very much, appreciated
@bill_fe Thanks very much - it's been a source of local gossip for years now, it's almost at the status of legend ;)
Fave!
@yrhenwr You're quite right there and thank you :)
@happypat Thank you so much, appreciated :)
@tw Thank you kindly :)
@pools82 Thanks very much, appreciated :)