I told you I'd get to the beach soon. It was lovely to walk along by myself. It was quiet and barely a soul there. I meandered with my camera (and knitting?) but today my eye's were up because it really was a beautiful day. Crisp wintery day with that clean salty smell and nobody but me. Sigh. I love these moments.
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My new friend - the sky. Isn't she beautiful?
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That's right, this is my turangawaewae having moved here nearly five years ago. It's miles away from Ahipara but it's still coastal, so I'm a happy girl.
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Seems my colours were all around today. Loving that beautiful rust-coloured seaweed.
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New Zealand is really green especially in winter. A botanical photo for tree huggers cause I know your out there lurking!
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Old boatsheds way off in the distance. Worn out, tired looking and well used. Imagine owning one of these beauties. Such fun. BBQ's in the summer, a few drinks after a long hot day, the kids swimming and playing, fishing, sleeping with sound of the waves lapping metres away, crafty circles of creative souls. O my. Lucky buggers.
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A darning stone for India.
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Cool chick surfer. I tried surfing once. I got concussion when the board smacked me in the head. Some idiot thought it would be a good idea to learn on an ocean beach. I so wanted to look cool like this. O well.
Sky on the sand.
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And then this happened.
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Check out the guys fishing off the rocks by those boatsheds. I love fish. I'm hungry.
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Sigh.
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And some more big beautiful wintery sky above Mana Island. Mana by the way is the Maori word for 'strength'.
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Gnarled roots on the beach.
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See, my colours. Love that spiney looking weed.
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Sunset behind Mana Island.
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Some treasure. I found this bird on the beach. Tui beer bottle cap.
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And it's a sign, surely it is, when the beach access and Aunt Daisy's are both located on a street named "Richard"!
So this helps because I live in a cold, overcast city for nearly two thirds of the year. I always start pondering moving to a warmer climate about every winter. But seeing it through my camera lens helps. It's just beautiful isn't it?
I hope your warm, inspired and creating beauty where you are too.
2 comments:
I relished that lovely beach walk, thank you. I swear I could smell the sea spray.
The seaside is my favourite place too. You live in a beautiful spot on the Earth, I'm very jealous! I don't mind the cold, there is nothing more comforting than being warm indoors while it's freezig outside :) I love the warm comforting winter food that goes with it too!
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