monday

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i went to piha today to take some photos.  it was quite wet and windy and a bit chilly so after a quick walk round the empty beach i headed in land and walked up to the kitekite waterfalls with my tripod.  later i returned to the beach to eat my sandwiches then headed home

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jane took kezia and her friend to the mall then supervised them swimming in the pool

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esther had a sleep over at a friend’s house last night then spent the day on rangitoto island.  They made their way there and back by public transport and walked the hour from the ferry wharf to a bach on the island.  they had a little pootle about in a little boat but didn’t go swimming as it was raining too heavily

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here’s a strange mushroom / toadstool thing that looked like an ear

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then later this afternoon our new neighbours came round for afternoon tea.  they stayed for nearly 2 hours

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this evening everyone went to bed early !

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