After a week of appallingly stormy weather we woke this morning to brilliant sunshine and a day more like spring than mid-winter.
Definitely a day to be outside – in fact a perfect day for the beach… so that, my friends is just what we did!
It was a glorious day at Raglan, a beautiful black sand beach on the west coast of the north island about 40 minutes from where we live. The day was unbelievably warm, although there is a frost forecast for tonight. The smaller photos are panoramas, so if you click on the photo you can view them larger to see the detail 🙂 What have you got planned this weekend? Jxox
The Green Dragonfly 
Wow. What a gorgeous day! How lucky you are to live so close to such a beautiful environment. Summer seems to have finally arrived here in the UK. Yippee! Enjoy your weekend x
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It was a beautiful day, we are very lucky in NZ! Enjoy your summery weekend 🙂 xx
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What a beautiful place! Great post 🙂 I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award. You can go here if you want to participate. http://nirvanaamjad.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/back-blogging-and-a-beautiful-award/
Have a great day…
Nirvana ^.^
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Thanks for thinking of me, Nirvana! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
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Wonderful impressions – I love your photography, Janette!
Greetings from a still rather cool Sweden, but I´ve got the craftsmen in, so it´s appropriate!
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Hello Eve in Sweden!! Are you having renovations? Enjoy the weekend 🙂 x
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Love how you always make the most of the weather!
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Well it’s more that I just don’t take many photos on yucky days! 🙂
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Beautiful isn’t it?!! We live at Papamoa Beach (up the Mount Maunganui end) and it was ATROCIOUS here all week. I had to drive to Masterton and back on Wednesday and it was AWFUL! A sunny walk round the mount today was just fantastic! Love the pics of the kids at the beach. I sort of miss not having little kids now! Keep posting them! 🙂
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Thanks Helen, I grew up in Papamoa (my parents still live there) and I really miss the beach! Raglan is very nice, but so different from the BOP east coast beaches! X
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You live in a really wonderful place!! Here it looks as if it might rain, sooner or later during the day: the perfect time to tidy up inside the house *irony mode on* the kids are going to love this! *irony mode off*. Have a nice time!
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Well we had a full week of kids stuck inside so EVERYBODY was ready to get out and blow away some cobwebs 🙂
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Awesome pics! Your kids are so cute! I’m glad you had a perfect weather day there!!! We get to go to the beach in July! Yay! Hugz Lisa and Bear
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Yay! I hope it’s warmer than here and you get to swim lots too! Xx
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Stunning views. Your photos show that you had an enjoyable day.
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It was lovely 🙂 have a great week Colline!
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Gorgeous images of a beautiful day, can’t beleive it is mid winter with you, the sea looks a glorious colour.
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Thanks, I think the sea was so beautiful because of the clear blue sky xx
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How beautiful! Looks like your kiddos enjoyed a wonderful day at the beach 🙂 How different NZ’s beaches look from our San Diego beaches. My husband and I would love to visit NZ someday.
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I hope one day you do, there are lots of different beaches! Xx
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I love all your posts. I love the crochet patterns you post, and I especially love the scenery you post.. I forgot where you live. Your children are beautiful. Please keep sharing it’s really appreciated.
Barb
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Thanks Barb, that’s so nice of you to say 🙂 have a great day! Xx
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Simply Beautiful!
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Thanks x
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Stunning photos. I love reading about the different seasons on other people’s blogs.
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Me too 🙂
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It looks wonderful Janette….Hard to believe you are near your shortest day in your gorgeous photos.
Jacquie x
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Thanks Jacquie, Since the weekend, the weather is back to chilly and rainy! Glad we got out to enjoy it! Xx
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How lucky you are to live so close to the sea!!!! Looks like a wonderful day was had by all!!!
Love
AMarie xxx
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