Hello to any visitors to this old blog site of mine.

I don't really want to delete it in case I accidentally delete my main blog, so please just enjoy the pictures here and then return to At Home In New Zealand.

Cheers, Margaret 

Mount Maunganui

 

Looking up at the peak of The Mount,

while walking around the Base Track

(2012)

Sand Dunes

 

These sand dunes were photographed at

Waikawau Bay on the 

Coromandel Peninsular, in 2007

Winter Wonderland

 

A winter wonderland picture, 

to keep me cool this summer

(Arizona 2018)

Future Hope

 

Each new day brings hope for a brighter future.

(Papamoa Sunrise)

Lambie

 Lambie was our pet orphaned lamb a few years ago.  

He would race up to me whenever I entered his paddock and then proceed to follow me around everywhere.

In this photo he had just finished his bottle of milk and was looking for more.

LINKING UP WITH EILEEN AT Saturday's Critters

Pikowai Toilets

 

This rather basic ablution block serviced 

a small camping area beside the beach

(Pikowai, Bay of Plenty, 2008)

Preparing To Fly

 

Inflating a hot air balloon

(Hamilton, 2002)

It Comes And It Goes

 

Geothermal activity can bubble up in unexpected places

 and then disappear again for no apparent reason, 

like this spot at Rotorua (2009).

LINKING UP WITH Timeless Thursdays

Maheno Church

 

The foundation stone for Maheno's St Andrew's Anglican Church was laid in 1938.

(Maheno. Oamaru, NZ - 2012)

LINKING UP WITH My Corner Of The World

Beach Art

 

A naturally occurring work of art on a sandy beach

(Whangamata, 2005)

Cheerfully Yellow

 

Isn't this such a beautiful sunflower?

It reminds me of the happiness I shared with my husband.

It is 49 years ago today that we first met.

The River Avon

 

Remembering a pleasant spot beside the River Avon before the devastating earthquake of 2011

(Christchurch NZ, 1995)

LINKING UP WITH STEVENSON AT Timeless Thursdays

Cromwell Fruit

 This huge sculpture of summer fruit reflects the importance of fruit growing in the region.

(Cromwell, Otago, 2019)

LINKING UP WITH  My Corner of the World

Rusty Kettle

 

The most amazing items can be found in the strangest of places!

I am sure no-one in their right mind would want to use this to boil up a picnic cup of tea.

This old kettle was left here, sitting on a rock, at a picnic area near Lake Arapuni.

(2007)

Two Kitties

 

Nelson and Teddy exploring a tree together.

(2005)

Cock Pheasant

 Family:  Phasianidae

In New Zealand this introduced game bird is a mix of sub-species, the most prominent being the ring-necked pheasant from China.

A young cock pheasant strolls nonchalantly across the road.

(Mount Maunganui, 2008)

LINKING UP WITH EILEEN AT  Saturday's Critters

When In Need - Toilets

 

Toilet situated at the Hot Water Beach Domain.

(Coromandel Peninsular, 2009)

On The Farm - Day's End

 

Dusk brings a stillness and peace as work for the day comes to an end.

(Maize Silage Harvesting, 2007)

LINKED TO Skywatch Friday

Manmade - Buildings

 

This old barn looks like it has seen many years of use.

(Matamata, 2009)

LINKED TO Timeless Thursdays