‘Houses On The Ridge’
…inhabiting the lilac sky…
Houses On The Ridge
Tag: Mangawhai Heads
Lazing
‘Lazing’
I shot this photo a month ago whilst on holiday at Mangawhai Heads,an hour and a half north of Auckland.
Sun, sand, surf, salt air.
Bliss.
The gentleman in the folding seat is lazing in the sun, tools of play – plastic buckets, a tiny inflatable boat -spread around on the sand.
A (hopefully!)temporary Covid-19 lockdown has non-essential travel out of town suspended, so I could not go to this beach, even if I wanted to, right now.
Which got me thinking -is lazing non-essential? It is probably the opposite in fact. We all need to unwind from time to time, right?
Giant Dune
‘Giant Dune’
Estuarine Dawn
‘Estuarine Dawn’
…endless natural rhythms, and the possibility of the new…
Rockisphere
‘Rockisphere’
Oystercatcher Strut
‘Oystercatcher Strut’
A pair of variable oystercatchers strut their avian stuff along the edge of the estuary at Mangawhai Heads.
Row Your Boat Ashore
‘Row Your Boat Ashore’
…hallelujah!…
Small Rocks, Big Rock
‘Small Rocks, Big Rock’ Mangawhai Heads, NZ. July 2020
Surfer Girls
‘Surfer Girls’
After the storm on Sunday at Mangawhai Heads, the sun broke through the following day and the waves became less messy.
With that, two intrepid surfer girls made ready to challenge the ocean.
Camaraderie and anticipation; clean breaks, churn and spray awaiting the pair.
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Made For Storms
‘Made For Storms’
Sunday kicked up stormy conditions in Mangawhai Heads.
The Pacific Ocean was far from pacific, and Sentinel Rock wore the force of the lashing nor-westerly wind and smashing waves.
The Rock is beautiful when it is calm, but is truly made for storms.
Painted In Memory
‘Painted In Memory’
This is a vista of Mangawhai Heads in New Zealand’s Northland, shot in the falling afternoon today but painted with the memories of our stays here over twenty years.
So many good times!
This view, from the deck of the place we stay, never seems to change, even if we have changed and continue to change over time.
It is a restful anchor for weary souls.
Sublime and serene!
Pitted
‘Pitted’
Wind and water, those eternal elements, have pitted the pale rocks on the surf beach at New Zealand’s Mangawhai Heads.
I have been drawn to the formations for many years.
A lesson in being beautiful despite being worse for wear…
The Boy At The Foot Of The Cliff
Took this shot earlier in the year ,on summer holidays at the wondrous Mangawhai Heads, north of Auckland.
The head’s cliffs have been shaped and worn smooth through wind and sea action, and are almost building like in structure.
But it is the unknown lad scouring for coastal treasure that draws me into this scene .
Engrossed in his hunt, he is all earnest endeavour and innocent adventure.
He is early on in the greater adventure of life.
Looming above, the cliffs are yet to be scaled…but there to be scaled.
I hope he manages the climb of manhood safely and gets to take in the awesome view at the top.
I’ll never know…anyway, I’m still clambering up, one precarious foothold at a time…
Ebb Then Flood 