Waterfront

Ive been looking at a lot of old Tauranga photos of late and the look of the old photos has a certain appeal.

My attempts.

 

Lead Singer

I could not resist this.

 

Mt Maunganui 21st March '26

 Fuel prices up, war in the Northern hemisphere and most of the holiday visitors, gone. What to do? 

Go to the beach.

Jayden

Jays coming along well at Intermediate.

His art

I like this one

105 Today

 My Dad< Ken, would have been 105 today. 

This is mum and dad with Robyn (in the middle), at our wedding in January 1977.

And in the black and white picture. This is dad, on the left, 70 years ago in Nelson.
He is with Nana (Smoking...) with her hands on my shoulders and my older sister. The guy on the right was a family friend from Aussie. 

Otumoetai Intermediate Duathlon

 It was a colourful spectacle. Such a great vibe. Teachers and kids got right into spirit of the event. Great planning by someone was obvious. I was limited with pics I could take but got a couple of Jay and the general scene.

Jay heading out after his run. For the 4k cycle.

And back again for the finish

Now this was amazing. This teacher (or parent) was really pulling out all the stops to encourage the kids. Nothing was beyond her it seemed. Then she did this! Go team Jones....

Grampians Walkway Nelson Ten Years Between

 We love to climb this track on the Grampians to the tower in Nelson. It's close to town, challenging enough for a pre breakfast walk, and the view on a fine day is stunning.

2016

2026

It turned into a day wet morning this year. Still enjoyed it.

Mt Maunganui

We've had some very dark days at the Mount. No silver lining, but we need to look forward.

 

We Will Never Forget

 The disaster of January 22nd 2026 at Mt Maunganui.

As of today, recovery of people lost in the mud slide continues.

Four days later streets are still cordoned off and a somber feeling hangs over us all.

At Pilot Bay as well.

The disaster site. Photo from the media. Mount Hot Pools and Camping ground.

Taken on the 26th of January. Slips are visible. But this photo will be on my wall. Over the past 50 years very few days went by when I was not either living at the Mount or walking on Mauao absorbing its beauty and strong presence.

McLaren Falls. Its Summer.

 We took the lads up for a picnic and their first summer swim there. Everyone else had the same idea. I wandered off to try my new iPhones camera on a few time exposures shots.

The picnic

Matching ice cream.

Lewis

Time exposure. Makes a nice feel to landscapes.

Lewis. Our entertainment and distraction.

Jay leads the way in this little video