I am staying at my Youngest Son’s house now – with him and his beautiful new wife and child – on the other side of the hill to Senior Son. With my relocation the weather turned on its heel, the warmth scuttled for cover and we are now being blasted with strong cold winds. And on this rugged coast the winds Howl straight up the crevasse like valleys.
My youngest son’s house sits on the beak of an outcrop on a twisted coastline just around the bays from the airport. The houses jostling and stretching their necks for a piece of the view. The land is a thin wedge, like a prow jutting out into the sea. Giving me many ocean faces to photograph on a short finger freezing walk.
The wind was so strong, I was having trouble keeping my feet, I should have taken a tripod.
Thank goodness my little sister gave me this big hand knitted natural wool jersey with long arms.
Today is Thursday here in New Zealand. I leave here on Saturday and return to America far across the sea on the same Saturday. My children will be able to see my plane blast off from this house. That sounds like such a lonely thought. Watching a plane fly away with your mother onboard. Such a tenuous thread.
My daughter left for Melbourne two days ago. Before she left we swapped kindles. So while we are apart, until January, we can read each others books. We are calling it The Great Kindle Swap. Such a comfort being able to travel with my daughter’s favourite books.
I hope you are all finding loveliness in your day.
I am.
Much love,
Your travelling friend
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
49 responses to “Rugged”
Happy Thursday, Cecilia. Much love.
I love that I left my comment the day before you wrote the post.
You have always been one step ahead of me!.. love love.. c
We both know that’s not true. 🙂
Two more sleeps, Celi and then you will be traveling backwards in time. You will leave on Saturday and arrive on Friday….not often we get to relive a day. Beautiful place where your son lives.
morning emily, yes quite delightfully, i leave wellington at 5pm on saturday, and arrive in Chicago at 10.15 pm on saturday.. that is 8 1/2 thousand miles in about 5 hours! .. magic.. c
Your pictures have been so beautiful. I’m going to miss NZ.
Love the sea photographs — nice change from inland.
That’s Wellington for you! I can feel the wildness from your photos. Have you packed away the sea in a special bag to take with you? (oh, and another bag for the salt-laden wind)
Wow! That time just flew by! Your son’s home is perched on a beautiful spot in NZ. Would be wonderful to watch storm fronts cross the area.
Wishing you a most uneventful flight home, Celi. See you soon!
Have a safe trip , you have some good reads on your daughters kindle.
I’m doubly blessed. I’m having a lovely day myself, and I’m enjoying yours vicariously too! Beautiful turquoise sea with shards of white chop, and I’m not exaggerating when I say I can almost feel the wind…
So lovely there, miss c. MKL and I have been talking of spending our Colorado winters there.
Funny to talk to you at half past three in the afternoon on the same day: hope you are having a trusty Black Russian to get warm. Such lovely photos, so typical ‘straits’ weather . . . let’s face it you had it fine most of the time 🙂 ! Enjoy that relaxing last bit of Kiwiland knowing you will be back so soon . . . and safe and happy landings . . . [wonder what Tima and Boo have got up to ? . . . ]
I wonder too, evidently they are having a constant stream of animal visitors though, I am vry much looking forward to seeing them alll again.. c
DO hope the ‘visitors’ are of the friendly kind!! Or you won’t have time to sleep off the jetlag . . . .
A chilly day to prepare you for the fall weather you will return to. What a lovely view.
Wellington!
Enuf said.
Is beautiful though eh?
XO
I love following along on your trip but………..I’ll be really glad when you get home, Celi 🙂 I guess I’m missing the farm 😦
same nancy.. soon we will be back with everyone.. c
Wow — such gorgeous photos, but I can see and hear and feel that wind. I am glad you had such a lovely time with your children. The forecast for SE MN is sunny and temps in the high 60s through the weekend. I hope you get to enjoy that too as you travel back to the farmy. I have missed seeing what mischief Tima and all the rest have been up to. Safe travels Miss C.