Well I have survived the first month of the challenge. I have taken some photos I like and there are others that make me cringe. But each photo is helping me to think about composition and lighting and how the camera works etc. My fellow 365ers provide me with so much inspiration I'm really enjoying this challenge. 
It was what they class as warm here in Dunedin, nearing 20 degrees celcius (brrr). So therefore my daughter had to go to the beach for a swim. One good thing is the winds make for nice large surf. (I couldn't decide if I liked the full image or the close up).
Jessica got loose in the garden again today, this is a common occurrence, she always comes back inside because it's warmer and there is food. Today she was making friends with a garden bunny ornament.
I went for a walk up the top of Flagstaff Hill, one of the many lovely hills to climb in Dunedin. I love the colour of the tussock grass. In the background you can see Saddle Hill in the haze. It was a lovely walk.
Here's a holiday game for anyone coming to Dunedin. It is funny what you see when you start walking around with a camera. If you walk down the main street and look up at the buildings you will notice gargoyles everywhere. See if you can find these ones next time you're in town.
It is Robbie Burns birthday today apparently. So here is his statue which stands in the centre of the Octagon in Dunedin.
After building a panorama with PSE manually yesterday, today I found out that PSE will do all the work automatically for you. All you have to do is open the images you want to use then go file, new, and then choose new panorama and tada! So here we have a picture of my house.
My better half received a curry cook book for Christmas and is building us a delicious curry for dinner tonight. The ingredients themselves are a sumptuous vision.
I have been reading some of my favourite photography blogs in an attempt to improve my photography. I have been a point and shoot with no regard for composition, lighting, etc for a long time and now I want to actually tell a story or evoke a feeling with photography. At the moment I am using a camera without any manual settings so I am finding ways around that. I read to get the effect of the background out of focus with an automatic camera you use the full extent of the zoom lens on your subject and have them stand away from the background in question. I'm quite pleased with how this image turned out. I'm going to try using a tripod next time to see if I can get my point of focus even sharper.
My garden is a veritable wild wonderland with little pockets of magic where ever you look. This is even better when the sun comes out.
This is the view down Stafford Street towards the city of Dunedin on a summer morning. Luckily those clouds did disperse for an afternoon of occasional sunshine. This is one of my favourite views in Dunedin and it is different every day.
Our beloved Jessica has been staying in an outside cage with a friend for a month. She is an inside bunny so I don't think she liked camping out all that much. She is now nicely back in her snug little kennel and will be back in the house when we have managed to settle ourselves in. She is a little wild at the moment, but I would be too if I was used to being pampered and had to go camping.
We have a bush on either side of our path to the front door. A month of neglect has them almost touching as they have grown across the path. It was a struggle to get the suitcases and ourselves past them to the house. Lots of work to be done...
The post holiday blues are setting in. The holiday is over, goodbye nice weather - hello Dunedin.
Our last full day in Perth called for a trip kayaking on the Swan River. Time to go home tomorrow back to reality and the cold weather of Dunedin.
Today was spent at the Perth Zoo. Five hours walking around looking at animals. It was a good day as it wasn't too hot, just about 27 degrees and the animals were quite active. This photo was taken with the iphone at arms length.
Today was another lovely walk around the bridges in Perth with my friend Deb. On our way around we found this chair so we needed Debra to pose on the Deborah chair. We shaved a whole 15 minutes off our time and deserved the plate of fresh fruit in the cafe for breakfast. 
In the evening I went for a walk with my friend Deb along North Beach and watched the sunset. What a perfect day.
I am spending the night at my mum's house in preparation for her 72nd birthday tomorrow. There is something strange about going home. For some reason you revert from a mature responsible adult into a lazy teenager. 
