Autumn sunshine

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‘Let’s go for a walk,’ Charlotte said.

Autumn Morning in Houghton Bay1

Saturday morning and the sun was winking down on us with a nod to get outdoors and be grateful.

Winter is beckoning, throwing us the occasional warning day of rain and wind,
so each day of sunshine is one of grace.

Time to put the baking, the board games, the books and the movies on hold for a moment,
whilst the sky stays fine.

Autumn Morning in Houghton Bay

For there is only so much indoor time our young spirits can tolerate,
before their cells grow agitated and explode with a need so great.

To jump and run in grand expanses of green and fill their lungs with intoxicating levels of fresh air.

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We climbed through the bush, a stone’s throw from our front door, accompanied by fan-tails dancing in our tread. The bush ebbed away, thinning to let the sun break through and reveal a ceiling of blue. Expansive views of Wellington’s hills greeted our gaze like the contours of a newborn’s skin.

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We followed the bush line back along the ridgeway of the valley and down into the fields of Charlotte’s school, where the flying fox entertained us all for ages. It wasn’t till our stomachs protested, at the meagre supplies we’d hastily packed, that we took ourselves home.

Autumn Morning in Houghton Bay2

And on days when the rains seem endless we will remember today.

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8 thoughts on “Autumn sunshine”

  2. Let’s go for a walk…what a wonderful idea and only wish we could have joined you walking in the beautiful wonderland around you!! We love all the photographs you have captured along the way on your beautiful family walk…just magic!!

      We all thought of you when the fan-tails started dancing around us. Sophie said, ‘Grandma would love this!’

  3. awesome photos
    what a fun time
    arent we blessed to live in our beautiful country
    love Sophies sunglasses too

      Hi Jen, yes we really are blessed. And as for Sophie’s sunglasses – tee hee, she’s such a little cutie and certainly has the personality to carry them off!!! Sarah x

  4. I love reading your blog and seeing all the fun things your family get up to.

    Have you got a new camera? Or is it the same?

    Hope you stay dry today!!

      Hi Mika, Very many thanks and you guessed right… we do have a new camera! We have wanted to get an entry level digital SLR for ages and seeing as we enjoy taking photographs so much we finally decided to invest! As you can see from the zillion photos we really enjoyed playing with our new toy at the weekend! I’m home now from Kindi pick-up and going to stay put out of the rain! Sarah x

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