Showing posts with label 3 sisters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3 sisters. Show all posts
8/3/15
My story of the Three Sisters
For those that don't google things asked why there were only 2 Sisters in my photo but are called Three Sisters.
Once upon a time, along the coastline of Taranaki, there were four 'stacks'. It seems that they had no name but were still beautiful to see. After the turn of the 20th century, one was reclaimed by the ocean, leaving what were eventually given the name of the 'Three Sisters' and people came from far and wide to take their photograph . Click here to see a photo.
In 2003, one of the sisters disappeared in a storm but no one had the heart to call them Two Sisters. That would have been a cartographer's nightmare and there was so much signage that would have to be changed.
Eventually, a third stack arose again, as pictured below, but apparently, it wasn't good enough to be called a Sister.
And then, sometime in 2014, after much erosion and hard work by the ocean, an appropriate 'Sister' emerged from the coastline. The local newspaper declared that it was, indeed, a new addition to the family and now the Sisters are three again.
We shall watch with bated breath to see if it becomes an animal companion to the lone elephant that keeps the Sisters company.
7/26/15
3/13/15
concretions
On a recent day trip to the Patea River Dam, I photographed these, um, interesting, formations in the hillsides. My first instinct was to call them 'booby rocks' but I was pretty sure that wasn't their official name. So, after some research (thanks to Hubby for suggesting search possibilities--he's good like that), I have a name for them:
We have seen them off the northern shore of the South Island (Split Apple Rock):
and at 'Three Sisters' earlier in the year.
So now I can call them by their correct name! The things we learn on the internet.
Look Up, Look Down
Look Up, Look Down
1/24/15
cliffs at 3 sisters
Today, I'm sharing the walls of the cliffs that we saw at 3 Sisters beach. Although some of the cliff walls look like solid rock, they are indeed clay. That, of course, accounts for the water's ability to shape them into stacks and other shapes. We walked for a long time down the beach and each step was gorgeous!
Algae tells you how high the water can get at high tide. The little black dots at the bottom are tiny mussels.
Photo Thursday - perspective
1/23/15
taranaki coast rock formations
These are some more photos from the 3 Sisters area. I don't know about you, but I find them quite interesting and unusual.
12/1/14
anniversary walk
Today marks our 7th anniversary for Hubby and me. We checked the tides and decided to have an adventure--we went out to see the Three Sisters, even though there are only two standing. I love walking along the ocean and seeing what nature has created.
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