On a windy dusty road






This is one of the roads that turn off from the main road into our town, I've been wanting to stop and take a photo of the shed in particular and the daffodils for a while now but the wind has prevented me.

In the last 2 days we've had bad wind to the point where we had no electricity yesterday for 4 hours and apparently it wasn't just us, it also covered as far as Langs Beach and Waipu and back to Wellsford. It turned out to be a fallen tree that had bought some power poles down - credit to the guys who worked hard to fix it again.

Quite ridiculous but without electricity we were sort of at a loss, in the end I got a book I've been trying to get through and read some more of that but it makes you wonder how necessary it really is.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday.

Comments

At Home In New Zealand said…
Love those country roads. Yes, it does make you wonder about how much we rely on electricity. I always feel lost when it goes down, wondering what I can do.
24 October 2019 at 18:45
local alien said…
Beautiful rural scene.
Everything is so quiet when the power is off. We have them frequently lately. During the day at least you can read a book, after dark you might as well just go to bed. At least it was only for 4 hours
24 October 2019 at 18:51
gz said…
We rely far too much on being On Grid...people say "if the electric goes off, we've got gas"...but stoves and boilers rely on electric ignition and pumps....

A lovely view, worth the wait
24 October 2019 at 21:06
Billy Blue Eyes said…
Nice countryside but the road does not look that dusty
25 October 2019 at 08:02
Pictografio said…
Lovely place, I wish to see NZ at least once... :)
25 October 2019 at 08:16
eileeninmd said…
Hello, it is a pretty rural scene and view! Sorry about the electric going off, that is not fun! Happy Thursday, wishing you a great day and weekend ahead!
25 October 2019 at 09:16
William Kendall said…
Lovely countryside!
25 October 2019 at 10:04
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Interesting how we can't function without electricity! I'm certainly at a loss without my phone, computer and TV. That's a really beautiful country road!
25 October 2019 at 10:09
Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…
Country roads can be an adventure
25 October 2019 at 12:22
Bill said…
Nice perspective on the road, I love the way it curves. A beautiful rural scene.
Enjoy the weekend!
26 October 2019 at 09:50
BeckyB said…
What a lovely composition
26 October 2019 at 20:47
PerthDailyPhoto said…
That's a very lovely shot Amy, beautiful composition ✨
28 October 2019 at 21:33
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