Another Angel

I see Farrah Fawcett has died.  'Charlie's Angels', which made her name, first appeared on NZ tv in 1977, around the same time I turned 13 and the old hormones kicked in. 

 She was very much the star of the programme, particularly with the guys. Although a lot of my schoolmates were rather keen on her, personally I always  preferred the Kate Jackson character.

Moments like this often throw things into perspective.  In retrospect, it was the start of a lifetime of preferring smart but awkward women ahead of the more glamorous types.  

For some reason...

...the last two didn't appear in the previous post.   So here they are again - jet over Mt Cook, and what I think must be one of the world's best drives, across the McKenzie Basin. 

Holiday pics...

...and why blogger wouldn't let me upload them last night but did it in a trice this morning I don't know. 

And isn't getting a slide film difficult these days?  Went into a pharmacy in Christchurch, asked the assistant for a slide film and got a blank baffled look. 'What treatment is that for?' she asked, after a very long pause. 

Anyhoo...

1. Snowstorm approaching Aspiring Hut, around 3pm 15 June 09.

2. North Temple Valley Basin. Those are frozen waterfalls you can see on the rock.  The river (to the right) had also frozen.  There was no wind.  This photo only begins to capture how magnificent it was.

3.  Jet over Mt Cook. 

4.  The world's greatest drive?  Mackenzie Basin, north of Twizel looking towards Cook and Tekapo. 

Thoughts from a holiday....

1. It was very nice.
2. I'm not there any more.
3. Damn.