Sky Watch Firday..

Check out the link to see other great shots: http://skyley.blogspot.com

This week I really noticed that the mornings are lighter, and the days are getting longer.  To me one of the sure signs of Spring ( other than the obvious blossoms, lambs, calves etc.) is that different birds start singing early in the morning and last thing at night. I am starting to get excited about the upcoming blue skies and sunshine, I am not a Winter person at all. Enjoy my shots for this Friday..

First shot was taken on a very cold, clear morning, at 7am, we hardly ever get planes flying directly over our house and I really like the sun glinting on the plane itself.

 Next day we were back to rain showers, and heavy clouds..

Late afternoon sun, more rain on the way...

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Scavenger Hunt Sunday for this week:

                                                           MOOD - Relaxed

Our very relaxed cat, watching me posting on my blog yesterday...

                                                   SOMETHING MASCULINE  ( From my Archives)
     

My Husband's Honda CBR 1100cc  Blackbird. After me this is the other woman in his life..

                                                     SOMETHING FEMININE

Poster I saw at the hairdressers yesterday..

                                                                 FIRST INITIAL - A

Went to the beach for a walk this afternoon, I found this feather in the sand and used it for my initial..

                                                                  ARCHITECTURE

I love the steeple and bell tower at this church ..

Thanks Ashley for hosting. Join us for next weeks Scavenger Hunt

Shadow Shot Sunday

Thanks to Tracy over at Hey Harriet for hosting us, you can visit her over at Shadow Shot Sunday: http://heyharriet.blogspot.com/

My Shadow shots this week were taken on my way to work on a glorious sunny but cold morning.

                                                            Historic Judas Tree- Plaque beside the tree reads:

 Grown from seed collected by Sam Allen, when he was wounded in Sangro Valley, Italy during the World War II. His mother planted the seed in Parnell, Auckland City. In 1948 Sam's brother and his wife brought the tree to Wellington St, Pukekohe, and later to this site in 1952.

Such a fantastic speciman, I love the gnarled trunk and branches. I am going to watch the tree over the next few months to see what the blossoms look like.

A resurrected oldie....

Phil has been working on this old magazine clipping of me taken in 1967,  I was 15years old. The photo was taken at an athletic meeting, and was published in the then Auckland Amateur Athletics Magazine. This is why I love Photo Shop.  Thanks Hon..

I'm the one in the front, taking the baton, the last runner in the relay team.

Oh, and by the way, we won.