Thursday, June 23, 2016

A few surprises

When I visited Auckland City on Friday,  with an hour to spare I decided to go for an explore, with my camera.
I never tire of strolling aimlessly around and for all the little surprises that you may get to see


Bringing mid-winter carnival fun to Aotea Square, an Ice Rink has been set up and a family of Polar Bears set the scene, giving an icy winter atmosphere.

The planets are aligned, in the shop window of Louis Vuitton to celebrate the winter Solstice

I love to see the old architecture which is much more interesting than a lot of the modern style office buildings

This day is a journey, this very moment an adventure
~ Rebecca Pavlenska

Today we have a rainy day which is typical of our weather here for winter. Going out to collect the mail this morning, there were two tuis in the trees who were singing loudly and seemed very happy to be playing in the rain.
The years shortest day has been and now we will move towards Spring.
Thanks for dropping by the blog today and hope you are enjoying the week.
Almost the weekend, hope you have a happy one.
hugs
Carolyn

31 comments:

  1. Gostei daquelas esculturas.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

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  2. Hi dear friend ,, que bonita sorpresa esa marcha de osos ,, espero que tengas un lindo día

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  3. The polar bears are so COOL (tee hee) and what a great window display! Thank you for sharing a peek into your part of the world! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! xoxo Marsha

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  4. Here in Holland we have rain rain and more rain....it is verry warm today but with rain....so Sad sitting in the house....i Will sit outside and enjoy the sun please come !!....love from me Ria x

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  5. The light gray building is very pretty and the decorations are lovely. Hopefully you'll get some sunshine soon. I wish I could send you 10°C. :)
    xo Julia

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  6. Dearest Carolyn,
    wonderful crestures and pictures!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Wishing you a lovey and wonderful weekend ahead ....here the big heat came, for 2 days, at the weekend it'll cool down again ....
    Sending much love and hugs and blessings,
    Claudia xo

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  7. Hi Carolyn:) Well, it's not winter but it happens to be rainy here in Seattle today. We have temperatures going back in next week:) The polar bears are so cute and what fun to skate on an outdoor ice rink!

    xoL

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  8. What beautiful bear sculptures! Our longest day has come and gone...now our days will be shorter. But it's been SO hot so far this summer. A good time to sew and craft. Hugs, Diane

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  9. Love the photos, Carolyn. The bears are adorable! What a fun day trip!
    Have a great weekend! Very hot in south Florida!

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  10. Sounds like you had a good time Carolyn. Have a lovely weekend ahead!

    Madelief x

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  11. Such a lovely pics! ...thx for sharing!
    xx

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  12. These polar bears at the ice rink are such fun, love that.
    We have an awful lot of rain too, not on the shortest day of the year but on the longest day, I never before had such a wet garden in summer.

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  13. How lovely, my friend. I so enjoymy visits with you :) Enjoy the upcoming weekend. Hugs!

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  14. Hi Carolyn, Love seeing the surprises around town. Love the polar bears and the planets are amazing. Our longest day has come and gone and we are in the top of summer with lots of adverse heat.
    Enjoy the last of your winter moving into spring.
    Blessings for a nice weekend. xo

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  15. The polar bears are fantastic aren't they!!

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  16. Dearest Carolyn,
    Indeed one should always have a camera on hand for the unexpected sights.
    It is strange to think about the southern hemisphere getting now out of winter...
    Hope your weekend is without rain. Wishing you a happy and sunny one.
    Hugs,
    Marietete

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  17. Life is full of surprises - love your photos of the old buildings and the bears. Thank you!

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  18. Hi Carolyn! Nice pictures, I love especially the bears' pictures!
    Enjoy winter!
    hugs
    Monique

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  19. Beautiful post!
    Love the bears!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  20. Dear Carolyn,
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful post.. I love the bears.. It looks as though they are made of cut wood?
    Wishing you a wonderful weekend.. The temps here are in the 100's. Would love to have some cool weather.
    Love and blessings,
    Penny

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  21. I love exploring in my city, and it's very fun to look at photos that people take of theirs. The winter display of polar bears is so cute. I am still amazed when I read your blog ands realize it's winter in another part of the world. Thanks for sharing your observations.

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  22. Hello, Carolyn,
    I see, your strolling had to be enjoyable with your camera. The shop window of Louis Vuitton is something exciting. I had to enlarged the photo to enjoy it more and smile! Happy day for you!

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  23. Hello Carolyn,
    What a funny creations of different animals. Very special.

    Kind regards,
    Marco

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  24. Dearest Carolyn,
    the polar bear sculptures look very pretty and interesting! For me it's funny to read about an "icy winter atmosphere", because I'm sitting here in a darkened room and try to cool me with the fan. Yesterday it was 32 degrees Celsius here in Eastern Austria and very humid. During the night it rained and today, fortunately, it is not quite as hot. I send you a little warmth and sunshine to New Zealand!
    Cordial Sunday-greetings and hugs, my dear!
    Traude

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  25. Oh how I love to explore cities with a camera in hand walking too! The sculptures are beautiful and the reflection through the planets is captivating to the eye. Rainy season has just started in India, wish you a great day Carolyn!

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  26. Some lovely pictures from the city!
    Love from Titti

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  27. I love too to stroll aimlessly in the city! ^^
    And you collected so many pretty photos! :)
    xxx
    S
    http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.it/

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  28. So different to see polar bears like that, I like them.

    All the best Jan

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  29. That looks such fun, it's depressing here to think that we are have now had the longest day and are heading the other way! Sarah x

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