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I was in town last week having coffee with the girls again. That morning we had a nice dusting of snow on the mountains so we've had temperatures of 0 to -1 at night. I bought some red Camellia trees to plant along the front fence which will make a nice show of flowers next Winter. This photo showing Speights Ale House on the left and the defunct Royal Hotel further down (which is now closed due to earthquake problems) with the blue sky above shows how most of our Winter days go - we get a crispy dry cold with sunny days.

 Linking up with Blue Monday and Mosaic Monday.

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The Happy Whisk said…
Very pretty blue sky.
13 August 2023 at 14:38
Tom said…
...what a beautiful winter day!
13 August 2023 at 22:19
s.c said…
Nice street photography. I like that.
13 August 2023 at 22:22
Tigger's Mum said…
You have had a truly remarable experience of your time on The Coast. Most of us think of grey skies and damp underfoot (and just generally damp) when we recall any time we spent over there.
13 August 2023 at 22:38
Anonymous said…
You've still got very cold temperatures. Our temps have gone down too. They're liveable now.
The camelias sound lively
13 August 2023 at 22:43
Bill said…
Looks like summer.
14 August 2023 at 05:44
roentare said…
I have a few camelias in the front yard. They add colours to the facade in winter.
14 August 2023 at 10:07
Pisi Prkl said…
I like ém old buildings. Blue skies in winter would be very cold in Finland. You´re so lucky.
14 August 2023 at 23:19
Lydia C. Lee said…
Lovely! #RubyTuesdayToo
15 August 2023 at 09:06
EricaSta said…
Wonderful. Thank you again for sharing, dear blogfriend and being part of
MosaicMonday

Wish you a wonderful weekend, hugs by Heidrun
18 August 2023 at 00:55
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