At the crack of dawn on a Monday morning, I jumped on a plane in Palmerston North and flew an hour and a half north to Auckland where I met up with Phil, who had just arrived from the states an hour earlier.
We took a city bus from the airport to my friend Kerry’s apartment on the north side of Auckland.
After Phil and I got settled we ventured out in Kerry’s car over to Takapuna beach to have lunch at a cafe and take a long walk on the beach.
At low tide you can see black stumps from a forest that became carbonized during fossilization when it was engulfed in lava.
Inspiration time, look at that gorgeous bright green seaweed!
After a light dinner and a good nights rest, we packed the car the next morning and hit the road for Tauranga. In that post, I’ll share about a cool hike through an old gold mining area, and a breath taking walk around the base of a volcano.
Keep creating,
Judy
I’d love to spark your creativity at one of these upcoming events:
I’m not sure how many of these events will take place due to impact of the corona virus, but I’ll post cancellations and updates as they occur.
2020
May 27-31 Woodland Ridge Retreat, Menomonie, WI
Tea & Ephemera and Painting Imagery with Textile Paints
Australia!!! Cancelled
Berry, AU- June 27, 28 Berry Quilting Retreat 2 day Tea & Ephemera
Adelaide, AU- July 2, South Australia Quilters Guild Lecture
July 3, 4 Exhibition with the South Australia Quilters
July 10-16 Quilt Encounter 3-day Paint & Printapalooza, 2 day Tea & Ephemera
Brisbane, AU- July 18, 19 Queensland Quilters 2 day Tea & Ephemera
August 11-13 Calico Cutters, West Chester, PA
Tsukineko Inks and Tea & Ephemera
August 31 Color Theory lecture Pioneer Quilters Guild, Loomis, CA
September 26 River City Quilt and Fiber Art Festival, Sacramento, CA Tea & Ephemera
October 18-24 Hudson Valley Quilt Retreat, Greenville, NY
Paint and Printapalooza
ABOUT JUDY
Judy is an artist, explorer, image wrangler, knowledge seeker, instructor, speaker, creative alchemist, and purveyor of inspiration, helping others channel creativity on a daily basis.
3 responses to “Meeting up with Phil in Auckland”
I absolutely love the bright green seaweed! Your photos are all a wonderful, soothing balm to the restrictions we are in right now. Thank you for sharing them. A walk on a beautiful beach (vicariously) has made my day! Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay home. Save a life…
thanks Barbara! I find looking at photos of family and travels to be very helpful right now. In fact a few years ago I started uploading photos into my Amazon account and have them set to shuffle for a screensaver when watching Fire tv. It’s just the best for calming frayed nerves and making us smile.
The visual arts–truly amazing companions in this time of uncertainty and dispair. Thanks again.