Happy New Year

We have a full house and it is delightful to be able to entertain comfortably.  Plenty of space for all and a great kitchen that has allowed our guests to cook. (Chris's son and Canadian girlfriend, their Canadian and Japanese flatmates and his other son)

 Yuka cooked last night.

 Delicious ramen in miso with vegetables.

 Our walk today around the Waimanu Lagoons, trying to keep out of the ferocious wind.

 Reading the information about the birdlife, ah tui is a bird not only a brand of beer.

 It's the Monkees, with father Monkee exhibiting his more usual pose.

Shags, one of hundreds of bird phots I have taken since Chris purchased another new camera. I shall need to spend time with the manual to make the most of all the features.