Tauranga for lunch

After a sparkling, crisp start to the morning, Viv and I departed for the Mount. We pass joggers in all their earnestness, by the droves, and walkers of all ages. What a beautiful holiday destination it is, in all seasons.

photo from: davidwallphoto.com

Some hardy folk were camping under the lee of the mountain. Those of a certain age; the retirees, choose to holiday in large vehicles. You know, the RV’s with ‘Dunroamin’ or ‘Lazydayz’, emblazoned across the front. They all look so happy, clutching their corrugated cups of latte.

So, off we trot for our fix of a cup full of flat white; meeting up with a school friend of Viv’s and her sister too. When someone is home to New Zealand from abroad, the conversation twists a little and I start to reflect on how we are so very lucky. I appreciate the temperate weather that allows flowers to blossom, all year round. But, most importantly, the freedom we enjoy in our slice of paradise.

photo from: here

I came home and noticed the winter flowers in bloom; pansies, cactus, jade plant, roses, camellias, violets and day lilies, in my garden. And some weather confused avocado trees and cherry blossoms that should not be out in flower, for at least another six weeks!