Which is now available online, in case you haven’t had the chance yet:

Bringing New Zealand to life

This explains sooooooooo much! If not everything.

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An essential south island mood, featuring gravel, more gravel, lots more gravel, dust, bushes, and some of the ubiquitous Lord of the Rings battlefields in the background. Kudos to Will Erskine for masterfully capturing this.

Photo © 2009 Will Erskine. Original here.

Dunno which tricks they can pull in the ocean, but on this side of the coast line seals are so lazy that they qualify fully as landscape. Admittedly, this can be seen as part of their ninja skills to become one with their environment. As evidence we present this snapshot with a stunning 13 seals on it.

Photo Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic 2010 Todd Johnson. Original here.

Did I ever mention that I have more than just a sweet spot for cheap puns? Like this one here? I mean… Bored of the Rings! Classic material! Great photo with a high silly signage factor, too, from our newest contributor, Lee Kelleher. Thanks, Lee!

Photo © 2010 Lee Kelleher. Original here.