Khemeia Valley

04/10/2026

Have you ever seen a chicken egg this big 😱 Poor chook 🤍

01/10/2026

Last year we had a duckling in the house, this year we have chicks 🐣 Apparently their mum just left them so now they have a new home 💛🧡 We’ll keep them warm inside until they are a bit bigger then put them out into a little coop until they are big enough to integrate into the big chicken run.

01/10/2026

We have three unexpected chicks just arrived.

Emergency coop created until they are a bit bigger and we can integrate them into our current flock. Name ideas welcomed!

13/09/2026

19/08/2026

The environmental problems we face can feel so big.
I used to wonder what difference one person could possibly make.
Then we came to Khemeia Valley and started planting trees. 🌳

And I realised:
We don’t have to fix everything. We just have to do something.

One tree. One small action. One ripple.

Through My Tree Legacy, you can help regenerate a piece of land here in New Zealand, even if you live on the other side of the world.

And we’ll bring you along for the journey. 🌱

Come and join our My Tree Legacy Skool community and discover how small, meaningful actions can grow into something much bigger.

Start where you are. Let it ripple. 💚

01/08/2026

🌿 An Invitation to Slow Down 🌿

Our hope is that every guest leaves feeling a little more connected than when they arrived.

Connected to themselves, to the people they’ve shared the weekend with, and to the natural world that so often reminds us what really matters.

If life has been feeling a little too busy lately, consider this your invitation to slow down.

The fire will be ready, the birds will be singing, and the valley will be here waiting to welcome you. 🔥 (Link in bio)

13/07/2026

Here’s some of my recent photography for your eye balls and soul. If you can, try to swipe slower than normal, there’s hours of work here…

With our accommodation now ready I’m considering running forest photo workshops. Let me know if anyone might be keen for something like that??

BTW - I asked AI how to intro this post:

There’s a moment right before I press the shutter where everything goes quiet. No overthinking, no chasing the “perfect” shot — just me, the light, and whatever’s in front of me asking to be seen.

That’s what photography gives me. Not just pictures, but a reason to slow down and actually pay attention to the world instead of rushing past it. Every frame is me saying: this mattered, this was worth noticing.

That’s the art. That’s the purpose. One breath, one frame at a time. 📷

🤮 sorry, that’s trash with only whispers of truth!
I don’t talk like that, and if I start please send help, or come visit and see for yourself!

10/07/2026

✨ I’m a little bit obsessed with the night sky at the moment. Every clear night, you’ll find me wrapped up in blankets out on deck gazing in wonder at what is out there. ✨ At first glance it’s a fixed painting, but then there is a flash over there, a shooting star over there, a satellite whizzing past, and then those moments of ‘did I really just see that’? ✨ I love the sense of perspective, the expansiveness, and the feelings of limitlessness that the night sky brings. ✨It’s a great reminder of our inner power - our inner self reflected in nature. 🖤 My invitation to you is to head outside on the next clear night and see what is there waiting for you to observe - let me know how it goes 🖤🙏✨

23/05/2026

Our 3 blokes out and about today!!