A Hiatus On Heroines...Just For Now!

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The life authorial has gotten a tad busy, with the 'b' that is for bustle, buzzing around ('like a blue-ass fly' as our Aussie friends like to say :D ) and beavering away!

So much so that I cannot do the heroines justice for today, so I'm calling a heroines hiatus until after the Easter holiday, and its aftermath, is done and dusted.

Instead, for both those who are set to enjoy a break and those who are continuing as usual, here are a few photos from "inside Middle Earth", aka Aotearoa-New Zealand that I hope you will enjoy. :-)

From great high mountains...

...via meetings with remarkable gardens...

To a shining sea.

About Helen Lowe

Helen Lowe is an award-winning novelist, poet, and lover of story. With four books published to date, she has recently completed the final instalment in The Wall Of Night series, which is now with its publisher, HarperVoyager.

Helen posts regularly on her “…on Anything, Really” blog, monthly on the Supernatural Underground, and tweets @helenl0we.

Coming To You From Inside "Middle Earth"

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Wow, what a month it's been, with a whole heap happening here, especially for January!

So much so that I am going to have to defer the "Heroes in Fantasy" goodness and instead share a gorgeous pic "from inside Middle Earth" -- NZ having become "Middle Earth" for The Lord of the Rings films (as I'm sure you all know!)

This photo is from the Ida Valley in Central Otago, not far from the location which became the Westfold of Rohan in The Two Towers. 

Don't you love those sunset colors? And the sense of distance along the country road? I sure do!

I shall get onto those heroes and post heroically, once I come up for air. Meanwhile, enjoy the "from inside Middle Earth" goodness -- and many thanks to Jenny, the photographer, for letting me share the photo with you.

Ida Valley, NZ: Photo credit,  J Grimmett

Inside Middle Earth: Visiting Hobbiton

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With the third and final Hobbit film upon us I thought I'd share a few fun photos from inside Middle Earth—Hobbiton in fact.

Starting with the view to Bag End and "the tree":

A close up view of Bag End:

And the famous green door:

As well as an interior view of the Green Dragon:

And the green dragon itself (very topical!):

Regardless of whether or not you see the movie: have fun in December and all the best for the forthcoming holiday season. See you all again in 2015! (Scary!)