Another two days of lovely weather. It has been down to near-freezing temps through the night but the daytime weather has been great.
Yesterday I thought it was about time I got out and about to take some photos. I set off in the car with no real plan of where to go. I started by heading out to the Mount for a couple of snaps.
(Picture: Mount Maunganui)
I then headed down the coast towards Te Puke (Great name for a toon!). Unfortunately it is pronounced Te Pookie, it would be good to be able to say, “I am going te puke”. Anyway, ended up at the Papamoa Hills Regional Park so I thought I would take a wander to the summit to see what the views are like. On the ascent I realised just how unfit I am. As I was striding at a 45 degree angle, sweat pishing from my glands, struggling to make any progress (yet quite determined and proud of my achievement thus far) a bloke went jogging past and wished me a good day!
Nevertheless it was worth it. The views were stunning. Me being me, I hadn’t checked the time of day nor the position of the sun, so it wasn’t exactly optimum conditions to be taking photos.
(Picture: View from Papamoa Hills,
looking towards Mount Maunganui)
(Picture: Looking East-ish)
As the day came to a close I thrashed Aidan at Monopoly before he went to bed.
The swine flu has hit Tauranga. Must remember to drink more whisky to keep it at bay.
This Winter weather isn’t doing me any good. Tania informed me this morning that my nose is peeling!
After I picked Aidan up from school we went cycling to the Matua Saltmarsh. 21 Hectares of coastal wetland that the council have built a walkway around. We saw a Kingfisher flying past, Aidan nearly ran over some Pukeko’s and I got covered in mud. Once again I forgot to take the camera. Maybe tomorrow.
Tonight Aidan managed to drop a glass on the kitchen floor. I have never seen a glass shatter into so many bits before. I now have a cut on my hand. How will I ever survive?
2 comments:
okay, come clean: how much Photoshopping have you been doing on the photos?? No way the sky is really that blue!
Which photos? Those pics haven't been touched, although most have been taken with a polarising filter attached. Hence the dodgy sky on one of the car pics. Obviously didn't have it rotated correctly!
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