Today we drove up the coast to Paraparaumu and went for a walk on the beach. It was wonderful to smell the sea and take note of what was around.
Going on to the beach…
Spotted on the sand…
And the blue water…
Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer, good food and pretends to garden.
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You remind me that I haven’t walked along a beach for an awfully long time … to be remedied!
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It was so good to smell the sea!
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no sea bathing planned? 😁
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Not for me!
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Beautiful photos!
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Thanks!
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Lovely set of pictures here, looks like it was a nice day. Great colors!
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Thanks! It was a lovely walk.
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Oh, be still my winter heart…
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🙂
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Stunning!
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Finally a good summer day.
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The finds on the beach seemed to be a warning about not hanging around there for too long.
A good set of pictures to warm up a winter’s day here.
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I know what you mean – interesting finds though. The seagull you can just see had found something, but when he saw me watching, he moved away from it, then went back when he thought I wasn’t looking – quite funny! Wonder what it was….
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Something savoury no doubt.
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Indeed.
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What a lovely beach ! I particularly like the third photo, you should frame that one. Have a great new week!
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Oh thanks!
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Hi Barbara, as soon as I saw the title of your post it screamed New Zealand to me! lol Those long names that are hard to pronounce. Paraparaumu Beach looks gorgeous. Great photos! I’ve never seen fish fossels along a beach before. I’ve been craving the beach a lot lately. I love looking at them, listening to them, walking along them etc. I’ve booked a week away up at the Sunshine Coast here in Qld so it’s good to have that to look forward to. Thanks for linking up with #WWWhimsy ! xo
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Hi Min – Paraparaumu isn’t that far from the city so a great place to see the sea. I have to say it was the first time I had seen such ‘preserved’ fish fossils as well – quite intriguing. Enjoy your week at the Sunshine Coast when it comes.
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Look at the big blue sky! Seeing your photos makes me want to go to the beach. Hope you had a wonderful time.
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It was a lovely day thank you!
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What a peaceful way to start my Thursday, Barbara. Your photos of a deserted Paraparaumu Beach are beautiful. #TeamWWWhimsy x
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It was a glorious day!
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Such lovely scenes Barbara, big open sky and the beach, what more can you ask for?
Deb #Teamwwwhimsy
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It really blew away the cobwebs!
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Those skeletons are amazing. Like fossils come to life….great pics #WWWHimsy
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I found them quite fascinating.
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