Colours are changing...

Colours are changing, days getting shorter and temperatures cooler. Think I need to get back up to our local McLaren Falls Park soon...

2016 Autumn visit to McLaren Falls

The temperatures have really dropped here, on Sunday we drove out to McLaren Falls - a local place very popular with people. I was hoping there were some Autumn colours and as you can see from the above photo this is the main road around the park. Although it was raining and quite cool it's quite a peaceful place.

Coloured leaves in red, yellow, gold, orange and green on some of the trees around the park.

One of my favourite spots within the park is Cherry Bay, sometimes kayakers use the lake but today we saw lots of ducks and swans (as per the photo below).

Near the entrance are alot of rocks and smaller falls, the larger waterfall is further up and around the corner. The other half was taking shots with his camera after he climbed down ahead of me.

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Autumn morning reflections - leaves and rain

 This morning while out on a big walk I snapped a few photos of what I see when I'm out on my local travels. I don't know about you but I find if I don't do a bit of exercise each day I get tired by the afternoon so if I get out and do something I feel alot better for it. Above is a Bromeliad filled with water in the garden outside my bedroom window.

Autumn leaves close up at the end of my driveway, this tree is beautifully covered with red/yellow colours.

South Pacific Bible College just up the road from where I live - we woke up to some rain this morning so there are lots of puddles still about.

Watery drips still remain on alot of the trees - this one like many here are now bare and with this one I could just see a view of part of the city over a house roof.

I had to take a photo of this one - leaves resting on the back window of a black car I walked past along with leftover rain drops.

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Autumn in Tauranga - It's a leafy subject :-)

I don't know about you but I love this time of year when the greenery around me is changing colours to red, orange, yellow, gold and brown. A couple of weeks ago I found this park area on the way home from a job interview and decided to photograph some close-ups of leaves. I really like seeing the veins and intricate patterns and designs on them - each one is so different.

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Autumn - colours are changing in the Coromandel...

I have been doing some travelling lately - one of the spots I went through was Waihi. This place I visited with family when I was little so it was refreshing to see all the shops etc once again. Because the further you go down NZ the colder it gets, this place had the beginnings of Autumn colours going on.

Another place is through the Karangahake Gorge in the Coromandel region. This place as mentioned in a previous post has a huge hiking trail used by many cyclists and hikers. I plan to do this at some point as I love walking - perfect place to not only stop and think but also take great photos of the sunning scenery.

And various Acorn trees were dotted along the parking area at the Gorge. I just love these colours...

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What to do in Mangawhai on winter days

It's been so stormy and mucky here that we've virtually been stuck inside. Today at last the rain stopped and the teens and I were able to drive down to Mangawhai village for a visit to Bennetts Chocolatier. Each season they change their displays and they have some lovely chocolate for sale. We like the 2nds box!