Tirau

Hubby told me to get my camera ready as we got close to Tirau, but I was busy admiring the town before I remembered to start clicking!

Here's an article about the start of these lovely tourist attractions!

The original critter--information center and public toilets.

These are just the ones on the main street!  If you want to see more, you can google 'Tirau.'

Travel Tuesday

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tulips in my garden

Alphabe-Thursday

Floral Friday Photos

Photo Friday

sunshine and the beach

We finally got some wonderful sunshine and, of course, we went to the Beach to celebrate.

Hubby spied this great shot.

Alphabe-Thursday - B

Little Things Thursday

Photo Friday

colorful rosebuds caught at the window

Last year, there were very few roses on the bush outside the window--and that was just one or two little blooms at a time. So when I noticed several buds and a huge blossom I had to go out to investigate. I found quite a few buds colored with pink tint and was so excited about them!

Over the next few days, the roses just burst open.

Pink Saturday

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What's the Story?

tinted skies

Spring brings change everywhere, even in the skies.

Alphabe-Thursday

Reconnect with Nature

 My Town Shootout

clouds

Even though I don't get up and around at those early morning hours, sometimes, I wake up (either to go to the bathroom or the cat is meowing in my face) and look out the windows. These clouds fascinated me the other morning.

Life through the Lens

Alphabe-Thursday - C

water criss-cross at low tide

Wednesday around the World

Alphabe-Thursday W

Zoom In-Zoom Out

quirky business

I'm pretty sure you won't see something like this in the city!

I never thought much about coffins, but this builder who is on welfare the dole is ambitious enough to try to start a business. Strange but admirable. I'm not sure this would be allowed in the States--too many regulations.

Rurality Blog Hop

Signs, Signs

Alphabe-Thursday Q

ocean foam at Back Beach

My favorite beach in Taranaki, New Zealand

Alphabe-Thursday - O

Travel Photo Thursday

monochrome koru

I found this photo as appealing in monochrome as in full color. Click here to see for yourself.

Alphabe-Thursday M

Rurality Blog Hop

Weekend in Black and White

flowering maple

I have lots of shots of this flower and had to look it up. It's a flowering maple or abutilon hybridum.

Alphabe-Thursday F

Floral Friday Photos

it's beginning to look a lot like summer!

The snow is melting on Mt. Taranaki (also known as Mt. Egmont) and the skies are looking mighty blue.

Rurality Blog Hop

Alphabe-Thursday E (Egmont)

chess lover's fence

This cute fence is found in a tiny place called Norsewood. Click here for some history of the town.

Alphabe-Thursday C

Thursday Favorite Things

black and white farmhouse

I love the setting between the hills.

Alphabe-Thursday B

Weekend in Black and White

mailbox montage

These are just a few of the silly things I have seen beside the road for mail.

Alphabe-Thursday

Rurality Blog Hop

Mosaic Monday

drops of rain on lupin leaves

Alphabet Thursday - D

Weekly Top Shot

creamy colored clouds

Alphabet Thursday - C

Thursday Favorite Things

wild, wee purples

I found this great flower growing in the thicket beside a river. I don't know what it is, but I thought it was interesting and different. It reminds me of a wild onion. Please let me know if you know what it is.

Alphabet Thursday - W

Rurality Blog Hop

sheep

You don't think about wool and where it comes from until you come around a corner and see this.

Tuesday Muse

Alphabe-Thursday - S

reaching for the sky

roadside flax

Alphabet Thursday - R

Himmelsk - Heavenly