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On a windy dusty road






This is one of the roads that turn off from the main road into our town, I've been wanting to stop and take a photo of the shed in particular and the daffodils for a while now but the wind has prevented me.

In the last 2 days we've had bad wind to the point where we had no electricity yesterday for 4 hours and apparently it wasn't just us, it also covered as far as Langs Beach and Waipu and back to Wellsford. It turned out to be a fallen tree that had bought some power poles down - credit to the guys who worked hard to fix it again.

Quite ridiculous but without electricity we were sort of at a loss, in the end I got a book I've been trying to get through and read some more of that but it makes you wonder how necessary it really is.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday.
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At Home In New Zealand said…
Love those country roads. Yes, it does make you wonder about how much we rely on electricity. I always feel lost when it goes down, wondering what I can do.
24 October 2019 at 18:45
local alien said…
Beautiful rural scene.
Everything is so quiet when the power is off. We have them frequently lately. During the day at least you can read a book, after dark you might as well just go to bed. At least it was only for 4 hours
24 October 2019 at 18:51
gz said…
We rely far too much on being On Grid...people say "if the electric goes off, we've got gas"...but stoves and boilers rely on electric ignition and pumps....

A lovely view, worth the wait
24 October 2019 at 21:06
Billy Blue Eyes said…
Nice countryside but the road does not look that dusty
25 October 2019 at 08:02
Pictografio said…
Lovely place, I wish to see NZ at least once... :)
25 October 2019 at 08:16
eileeninmd said…
Hello, it is a pretty rural scene and view! Sorry about the electric going off, that is not fun! Happy Thursday, wishing you a great day and weekend ahead!
25 October 2019 at 09:16
William Kendall said…
Lovely countryside!
25 October 2019 at 10:04
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Interesting how we can't function without electricity! I'm certainly at a loss without my phone, computer and TV. That's a really beautiful country road!
25 October 2019 at 10:09
Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…
Country roads can be an adventure
25 October 2019 at 12:22
Bill said…
Nice perspective on the road, I love the way it curves. A beautiful rural scene.
Enjoy the weekend!
26 October 2019 at 09:50
BeckyB said…
What a lovely composition
26 October 2019 at 20:47
PerthDailyPhoto said…
That's a very lovely shot Amy, beautiful composition ✨
28 October 2019 at 21:33
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