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@brightongreg

traveller, photographer, teller of stories

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Apr 16, 2018, 8:44 PM UTC

THIS IS NOT SPRING

My car this morning after a 4 hour drive home through Southern Ontario in an ice storm. Some rain overnight melted a bit of the ice so it was actually thicker and covered more of the car. Thankfully…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Mar 4, 2018, 1:31 PM UTC

Not usually friends!

I'm not sure if these are the two swans that normally nest in the storm runoff pond just down the street from my home, but I'd like to think they are. Yesterday the pond was taken over by more than a…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Mar 3, 2018, 4:32 PM UTC

SAME IN SUMMER

You can see the flat patch of snow- and ice-covered water in the middle of the shot, with many bullrushes beyond leading on to a heavily forested point of land. In you think this sign is just to prev…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Feb 19, 2018, 11:33 AM UTC

Is it Spring yet?

Yesterday it was minus 2 Celsius but felt like minus 10 with the wind. The very large and pleasant bay a few minutes walk from my home, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, is still completely frozen…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Nov 14, 2017, 12:22 PM UTC

ROADTRIP REVISITED – PLANNING THE 90 DAY TAHITI-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND ROADTRIP

When we first mentioned to family and friends that we were going to visit Australia and New Zealand their instinctive reaction was to ask “What cruise line - or what tour company - are you going with…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Nov 6, 2017, 10:54 AM UTC

New Zealand #20 - We end our roadtrip in Auckland - North Island

We have a pleasant drive south from Russell, retracing our route on Highway 1, not much traffic. Again there are some stunning views near Waipu of Bream Bay and the Hen and Chickens group of islands,…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Nov 4, 2017, 11:38 AM UTC

New Zealand #19 - Russell - North Island

The drive from the ferry dock at Okiato to our caravan park only takes a few minutes. For our last park stay in New Zealand we've upgraded to a Seaview Villa; there are only 4 of them in the park, an…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Nov 2, 2017, 11:08 AM UTC

New Zealand #18 - Waihi Beach, then on the road again - North Island

After our mid-day tour of the Lord of the Rings Hobbiton set we have a 1½ hour drive, including a pleasant but short stretch through Karangahake Gorge, to Waihi Beach. There doesn't seem to be much a…

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Oct 31, 2017, 1:11 PM UTC

Distinctivedoors - Where are we?

A special door for @tattoodjay, who has to guess where it is...

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brightongreg
@brightongreg Oct 30, 2017, 1:25 PM UTC

New Zealand #17 - Hobbiton - North Island

In South Island we saw several Lord of the Rings settings, like Glenorchy north of Queenstown, what I called the land of the orcs, and the Crown Range between Arrowton and Wanaka, on the way to Haast…

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