Flowers on Saturday..

 

Found at the side of the road on my walk...

I ♥ Auckland - Cornwall Park One Tree Hill

 One of my absolute favourite places to hang out in Auckland is Cornwall Park - One  Tree Hill. I spent many hours in the school holidays,  as a teenager walking the 30mins from my home with my siblings, where we would spend the day walking around the park, climbing to the top of One Tree Hill without a care in the world.As a young mother I would take my children their to play in the children's playground, and to have picnics.  When my Dad was ill, and living in the rest home I would take him for a drive to the park where we would sit and eat his favourite meal of deep fried mussels, chips ( fries) and fresh fish. It was an opportunity for him to just sit out of the rest home environment and feel some sort of normality.Many a Christmas Day was spent in the park, our whole family getting together to share a picnic, or to cook on one of the BBQ's supplied.

I never tire of visiting the park, for photowalks, picnics or just to spend some time exploring the ever changing scenery. The following photos taken last weekend Autumn 2011 and Spring 2010, they only give a small snapshot of this beautiful place. Visit the website below to get some historical information on the park.

Autumn

 Spring

http://www.cornwallpark.co.nz/

Shadow Shot Sunday..

The stairwell at the back of our library. I had a few minutes to spare between appointments this week and snapped these.... 


Go on over to Hey Harriet and check out the rest of the shadow chasers and join in..

Flowers on Saturday..

 

 Taken at the Wintergardens, Auckland Domain.