dolphins, bonfires, pizza, old friends so much happened today, so many smiles, and so many things to be grateful for:

Nettie popped in for the day with Hannah

we had a big table of pizza [and some red wine]

while the kids were surfing in the dusk, we saw dolphins just a few metres behind the break where they were surfing. I've never seen them here before


Beach bonfire beginnings
Originally uploaded by ninefish.


We made a bonfire on the beach, wrapped ourselves in blankets and once the kids had finished they came to warm themselves around the flames, they cooked few marshmallows


just before the Firemen came
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but the fun was truncated when the firemen came to put out the bonfire. There was a fire truck, sirens and the stern voice of the fireman.


walking home
Originally uploaded by ninefish.


apparently it was a danger to shipping, it's not as if it was a beacon like in Lord of the Rings, more of a smoky little thing we were well in control of. It was more a miracle that it was alight at all as the driftwood was so wet from the rain during the morning

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  shackleton street and the port hills skyline
shackleton street and the port hills skyline
Originally uploaded by ninefish.

We live in a most beautiful environment

We'd just been surfing, the sun was setting, and the port hills were gorgeous, the rich guys in the dress circle had their lights on, and their were so many layers of scenery

and this is all just metres from the front door

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  Kids are all home
hannah
Originally uploaded by ninefish.

though eliot is missing from these shots

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  settling in grateful for feeling more at home by the beach

getting used to being in a small space again, the warm sunshine definitely helps. It's a great location and that is after all why i wanted it.

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  happy to be living here see the other photo for the other view from the top of the dunes

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