Saturday 12 October 2024

Overcast

 


Another example of beachside apartments, these ones though are in Paihia along the waterfront - you literally cross the road to get to the beach.

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Thursday 10 October 2024

Manly

 


Just outside of Orewa, which is just north of Auckland (when we holidayed there last November) we drove to a nearby town of Manly. Back in the days when my grandparents lived in Orewa they use to drive through here on the way to my nana's doctor which was here but further up the road. It's changed alot over the years.

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Monday 7 October 2024

Boats

 


I haven't visited this town in a few years but it's still a favourite place. Warkworth is about maybe an hour north of Auckland. The water i nthe scene is the Mahurangi River and flows out through the harbour to the Hauraki Gulf.

Linking up with Through my lensTuesday TreasuresMy corner of the world and Wordless Wednesday.

Saturday 5 October 2024

Natter

 


Always good to catch up with friends for a good natter but not as long as the footpath is not blocked.

Linking up with Weekend ReflectionsShadow Shot Sunday and the Weekend Roundup.

Thursday 3 October 2024

Red Elephant

 


I spotted this Elephant sculpture in Khyber Pass in Auckland City last year which was outside a Thai restaurant (my favourite food btw) but apparently since we were there last it has closed and a private buyer bought it to put in his garden.

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Monday 30 September 2024

Jubilee Building

 


When we travel through cities I like to take photos of some of the old buildings - there's huge amounts of colonial history. This one in Parnell in Auckland is the home of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind and was designed by architect Edward Bartley then opened in 1909. 

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Saturday 28 September 2024

Modern

 

Apartments in Mount Maunganui.

One of the examples of apartments when we use to live in this town - you basically can't buy any property near the beach for less than $1 million NZD now. There's a cafe on the ground level which makes a really nice eggs benedict.

Linking up with Weekend ReflectionsShadow Shot Sunday and the Weekend Roundup.

Thursday 26 September 2024

Blue skies

 

Greymouth this week - we have blue skies on and off.

And daylight saving starts this weekend. We've noticed mornings getting lighter and nights staying light for a bit longer. 

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Monday 23 September 2024

Flags in Paihia

 






I was going through some of my old photos from when we lived in Kerikeri. When we first moved there in 2018 we stopped in Paihia to look around and on the footpath just before town were these flags that someone had painted. There were many more countries flags but these were the ones I took photos of. I'm not sure why they were there, maybe to show that New Zealand is multi-cultural? Who knows?

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Saturday 21 September 2024

Love

 


I can't remember what road this was down in Ponsonby while we were in Auckland, might've been Pitt Street on the outer edge but while we were walking to our car I spotted the love heart on the outside of the building in the left of the photo. I got me thinking, why would a heart be displayed on a commercial building? Perhaps it's a brothel?

inking up with Weekend ReflectionsShadow Shot Sunday and the Weekend Roundup.

McDonalds

  One of the more popular places in town - my daughter works here and gets paid better than I do. Linking up with  T hrough my lens ,  Tuesd...