Enjoying Winter Sunshine

I decided yesterday I needed a day out of the house, and the weather forecast was for sunny after the frost we had, so I packed a picnic lunch (rare beef sandwich with mustard, a muesli bar, and a couple of mandarins) and set off for Raglan.

My first stop was at an overlook where four carved statues have been set up, each representing a compass point and its accompanying meanings.  This one was of East and represented the element Air.

Ngarunui Beach is a black sand beach but has no direct public car-access and I never felt like walking back UP the hill (even though I know there are seats on the way, especially for puff-puff people like myself).

So I sat at a picnic table and enjoyed the sea view, until the strong winds forced me back into the car to enjoy my picnic.

Recently I came across an old SLR Olympus camera that I used to use before my little Sony (which I have owned for ten years!).  The battery charged up and I took several superb close-up photos of the birds I saw – well, they must have been superb but I will never know.  When I came to download them I discovered there was no card in the camera.  Duh!

So the only bird photo I got was with my Sony, and that was this Mynah that I saw on my stroll around the estuary.

I made a quick visit to the wharf area before heading over the hill and back home, a drive of about 45 minutes. 

We had another good frost this morning – that should see the end of bugs for a while – and the day is shaping up to be another cold sunny one.

Time to get some laundry washed and hung out on the line J

Margaret.