Reflections...

Spring in New Zealand is usually a very wet season, and over the past few weeks it has been no different. Not far from our house there is this property that has a large field in the front with a lovely stand of trees. Through the Spring the field becomes a bit of a lake, and on a nice day the reflections are just lovely.

Last Saturday on the way home from the beach we stopped so that I could take some shots....
Enjoy.

Angela xx

Magnificent Magnolia.....

Spring is now here, the trees are sprouting green leaves, blossoms are out and the Magnolias are all out and are stunning.

This year the trees are loaded with blossoms, and they seem to me to be pinker and larger than last year.
These images were taken at the Botanical Gardens....

Angela xx

Wednesday is 'Hump Day'....

It's now all downhill until the weekend...

Fine weather, sunshine for one whole day, no rain people....

If this continues there will be no muddy floors from a certain dog that doesn't know how to wipe his feet...

No using the dryer to get the clothes dry, we will be able to hang them out on the line and bring them in  all dry...

We could have some lovely days to walk at the beach, days like last Saturday when the sun came out for a short while...

Looking up at the top of the cliff, using my telescopic lens, check out the little bird in the air..

And don't forget, that after Wednesday there is Thursday, aka 'Friday Eve'

Angela xx

'Chill' it's Friday and it's Spring...

Have a great Friday everyone, and a wonderful weekend ahead. Thought I would share these with you.

and it's Spring. At long last, after weeks of rain we have had two days in a row of dry, warm weather and overnight the blossoms have arrived.

There is a lovely old villa on the way to work that every Spring looks stunning. I stopped on my way home to snap a few shots.

Angela xx

A day in the city....

I love going into the city, I love people watching, and checking out what is going on down on the waterfront.  Last weekend Phil had to go to work, so we decided to take the train, and while he worked, I took the camera and took a few pics....

Playing the ukelele and taking a stroll through the city..

Down at the waterfront....

Great way to park your bicycle.....

Tug boat coming into the wharf..


Have a great week every one Angela xx

What happened to July?

I can't believe that it is August already. Where the heck did July go to. I haven't even put as many posts up as I normally would.

My job, selling advertising, is tough. Clients are very careful where they are spending their advertising dollars, and this makes it very difficult.  This week all I keep on thinking about is the weekend.... feeling a bit like this...

This month was my MIL,  Nan's birthday, one of the firsts since she passed away last Christmas, it was a difficult day for us all, but especially for Phil and Pop who I know were struggling .

Pop, FIL, has had a knee replacement and at 88yrs old has managed pretty well both with the op and with his recovery. He will be in hospital recuperating for at least 5 weeks, and I know that he will miss his little home and his routine.

My Saturdays have been busy taking photos of the team that are training for the World Cup in Taekwon-do in England in October.  I am really enjoying this experience.. the photos are then uploaded onto the Taekwon-do website for everyone to view, which is  really exciting, especially when I see the number of people who view them.

The weather is very mixed, mostly lots of rain, and cold, with very few fine days.

But having said that, the signs of Spring are here. Lambs are being born, Daffodils are blooming, blossoms are out and the Magnolia are looking stunning. Hopefully the weather behaves itself..

I am looking forward to a warm and sunny August.


Have a great weekend , Angela xx