Today was pretty non-stop… the kids had swim lessons in the morning, then lunch with my mom.  After I dropped Maylie off at preschool, we went to a synagogue to scope out the location for a bat mitzvah photography shoot next week.

So, on days like today, I dig deep into my files of some older photos… some of my favorite pictures of all time (that I’ve taken, that is).  Actually most of them are from our big trip to New Zealand in 2006.  If you EVER, and I mean EVER get the chance to go to New Zealand, run… don’t walk… but run, all the way to the airport and go.  It’s positively the most amazing and beautiful place in the world.

Here are a couple (of my many) photos from that (once in a lifetime) trip.

This first one is of windswept trees.  This was on the South Island, on the coast, which gets a lot of wind.  All the trees in the area were all like this.  I found it amazing that they were still alive!

This second one is of Wilmot Pass, which is on the way to Doubtful Sound (where we took a boat ride through the sound).

Tomorrow, my son goes in for adenoid surgery. Send good healing vibes his way! (He is having them removed because they block his nose, and he can’t breathe through his nose, so when it’s over, he should be able to breathe again!)