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1/18/17

Wednesday Around the World and a giggle

This sign hands on a fence in Hawera on a busy road.

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10/7/16

A busy garden

In between the bouts of rain over the last few days, I have managed to

capture these lovelies.

English goldfinches were brought over and some inevitably escaped. There

is a huge flock of them that hang around the paddocks surrounding the house.

Blackbird

Starlings

This might be a female blackbird.

Photo Friday

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Saturday Snapshot

6/23/16

tiromoana road

Usually, roads are closed because there is construction.

This road doesn't have any work going on. I can't even begin to guess why it is suppose to be closed.

For a closed road, it sure gets a lot of traffic, as you can tell by the tire tracks. I'm pretty sure all the vehicles down this road aren't just being rebellious like we were :)

It must be a short-cut that we don't know about since we met a few trucks on our 25 minute ride that only has about four farm entrances on it.

I don't think I have ever seen this many pukekos together.

And these wild turkeys barely noticed that we were there.

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Signs, Signs

Photo Friday

10/30/15

American tribute

This memorial gate stands at Queen Elizabeth Park at MacKay's Crossing near Wellington.

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Through my Lens

9/10/15

blooms on high street

This huge camellia has been in bloom for a few days and I finally stopped to get a shot.

Nature Thursday - DND

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6/19/15

fence of skis

This fence is in New Plymouth. I'm pretty sure it's not out of focus, but I could be wrong!

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3/20/15

These flowers that we brought with us from the last house (all but the purple one) are a bit late blooming this year--could be the weather, could be the micro-climate we live in--but they are huge and heavy blossoms. With the other flowers winding down to seed, they are a very colorful surprise.

Little Things Thursday

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12/19/14

rural awareness for breast cancer

We've been seeing pink silage rolls in the farms around the countryside.

It seems that farmers in New Zealand want to keep women healthy, too. Pink is to remind women to get a mammogram every two years. (click link)

They are trying to get the message out that mammograms are free for NZ women 45-69 and to encourage all women to take advantage of this test.

Each pink roll is a donation to breast cancer research. Even though these pink purchases and donations were made in October, they are only now being seen because now is the time for silage.

This farmer has a great sense of ~~humor~~ humour! 'Get the girls out' was the catch-phrase of the tv ads.

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Outdoor Wednesday

12/5/14

Mt Taranaki

Many day of the year, Mt Taranaki is covered with clouds. Sometimes, they are obstructing the view, sometimes they enhance it. I enjoy our road trips around the mountain where I get to see it from all sides.

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Reconnect with Nature

10/17/14

rural morning

Hubby took this shot of Mt Taranaki/Egmont the other morning.

Good Fences Skywatch Friday

Weekly Top Shot

10/8/14

tulips and WATW

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My Town Shoot Out

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9/3/14

spring has sprung and WATW

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8/12/14

Waikune prison

This minimum security prison opened in 1921. It sits 'in the middle of nowhere' and the inmates worked in various capacities, including doing the laundry for the nearby Grand Chateau Hotel, a ski resort in a World Heritage Park.

According to the internet, it was closed in 1986 due to lack of funding to upgrade. According to word-of-mouth, it was closed because prison families complained because it was too far to travel to see the inmates.

*edit* From the little information I can find, this is one of the two main buildings that held about 100 prisoners.

Rubbish Tuesday

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8/8/14

Napier area

I could watch and listen to the ocean roar for hours. It's so soothing and a bit mesmerizing. The beaches at Napier have very steep drop offs, so the water churns into monstrous waves which are great for surfing, I hear. I just enjoy the foamy crests and the wind-blown mists.

These shots are at Waimarama, a little settlement at the end of a winding road.

Bare Island (Motuokura in Maori) got its name from the view from the shore. In reality, there was a fishing settlement on the outer side in 1769, as noted by Captain Cook. Today, after eradicating the rat population in 1990, it is home to blue penguins and other birds.