The Essence of.. by maggiemae

The Essence of..

NZ and in particular, the South Island. On our way from the wilds of North Otago gold mining country to Queenstown. Beautiful scenes everywhere.
Thankful for:
the friendship we established with the essential hostess/ worker! She came from the Ukraine - wide smile, hard working and with a small daughter who loved ballet. Unfortunately or not, I mentioned I learnt ballet and from then on she was demonstrating her lessons and talking non stop! She really didn't listen to me or try to assume certain positions that I offered. Such fun!
What a beautiful image of this part of your fabulous country.
July 4th, 2020  
Such a magnificent capture of this wonderful scenery. Everything to love about it.
July 4th, 2020  
A glorious scene of the vast emptiness of the land - beautiful in all ways - fav
July 4th, 2020  
@beryl I like the word you use, Beryl - emptiness! Its solitary but there are the hardy farmers trying to make a living around!
July 4th, 2020  
I remember driving in this area many years ago. This is just so quintessential South Island. Sweeping solitude, glorious scenery, a sense of smallness among vastness. Loved it, love this image.
July 4th, 2020  
Beautiful. I like how the mountains are dissolving into the sky. I’d love to go back there one day
July 4th, 2020  
Beautiful scenery, we look forward to travelling in the South Island when the weather warms up a bit! We had a trip planned but had to cancel due to the lockdown.
July 4th, 2020  
This is so beautiful, such a wild looking landscape.
July 4th, 2020  
wow. fabulous vista and great lines
July 4th, 2020  
Very beautiful and wild, indeed! Lovely shot!
July 4th, 2020  
lovely colour - gorgeous shot!
July 4th, 2020  
It looks like you are off the beaten path. Nice POV.
July 4th, 2020  
Outstanding leading line and layers
July 4th, 2020  
Beautiful landscape
July 4th, 2020  
Incredible snow covered mountains.....it’s very beautiful, it makes me pine for cold frosty weather Even though it’s midsummer here you would never guess, we are having a spell of windy wet weather at the moment.
July 4th, 2020  
@pusspup That's just what we observed and I tried to incorporate - mountains and sky almost the same colour!
July 4th, 2020  
@k9photo We were here - off the beaten path but now in tourist land by the lake!
July 4th, 2020  
@happypat Oh dear - wet and cool is just to be put up with in summer. Here you expect it and your day is simple - by the fire!
July 4th, 2020  
this is a beautiful almost impressionistic photo Maggiemae! FAV
July 5th, 2020  
Fav
July 5th, 2020  
This is really gorgeous.
July 5th, 2020  
Fav. Fantastic shot, fantastic scenery. I have realised that I have been missing your daily posts since 20th June. I have now went back to see them all and have seen some really gorgeous pictures. Thanks for sharing them. Enjoy your holiday.
July 5th, 2020  
Fabulous capture.
July 5th, 2020  
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