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About me: 55 years old, 3 adult children, love hibernating and hanging out with my cats and chickens on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, fan of rugby, old movies, historical books, blankets, nature walks, churches, old cemeteries and Autumn. Follow me on my travels around New Zealand.
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October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 So, spring is here. What a hopeful and cheerful prospect. Enjoy it!
Oh, springtime is such a lovely season of blossoms and other plants. I watched out the window here... we got…
Cherry blossoms are truly impressive
On the flipside (Canada) some flowers continue to bloom although they droop. Enjoy.
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Ocean
I found this set of murals painted around a large concrete block area when we parked our car in Daldy Street in Auckland City in June while we were there on holiday. Painted by New Zealand artist Erin Forsyth they … Continue reading
Birds
I spotted this mural along Daldy Street in Auckland City when we were there in June. Named “Mai i nga maunga ki te moana” (from the mountains to the sea) it was painted by artists Janine and Charles Williams and … Continue reading
I am the land
This mural is in Orewa – seen when we were in Auckland recently. It was a shame that the car was in the way but you still get the gist of the mural which depicts the actual beach and the … Continue reading
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Outdoors
While I was attending my family reunion in Browns Bay while we were on holiday in Auckland recently I spotted this mural on a small wall o… Continue reading
Waste to art
While walking around Orewa on our last holiday just after a storm I spotted this mural on the wall of the local surf club. Painted by arti… Continue reading
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Orca
This mural we spotted on the wall of a shop at Manly, Whangaparaoa in Auckland is painted by Adam Driver and depicts the richness and impo… Continue reading
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Halfway down Dominion Road
Along Dominion Road in Auckland is this mural on the side of an antiques building. Painted by Artist Paul Walsh it depicts his daughter Ed… Continue reading
Tuatara
I spotted this at Auckland Airport in the domestic terminal next to a bar. Tuatara Beer is well known here in New Zealand for it’s hazy IPA… Continue reading
it makes you understand why people follow Cherry Blossom season as it travels the length of Japan