Today is a very grey and overcast day, I'm so glad I took my phone with me yesterday to take photos of my walk. I live in the burbs of Timaru and it really only takes a few minutes walking to get out of town and into rural areas. Eleven minutes sees me at the entrance to the scenic reserve if I take a left at the end of the road. If I turn right instead it takes just a few more minutes to reach green fields. A peep through a thinner layer of hedgerow reveals equestrian land. There are lots of stables and grazing around town. The famous racehorse Phar Lap was born here in Timaru.
As I walked my eyes were drawn to the colours of Autumn all around me and one particular hedge made up of bottle brush. Such a vivid red.
And there were berries too.
My path continued and I saw this notice painted onto the ground...
Of course, there is always a golf course on the edge of town.
The foot path and road run right around the golf course.
I could see the pond and looked out for ducks, but there were none, I couldn't even hear them.
But there were Pukeko.
A water loving bird native to New Zealand.
I was delighted to see a whole family of them.
As I carried on along the path, I could see the water tank in the distance and soon came upon it.
Much of the town's water runs through this tank for treatment before heading on along the pipes to our homes.
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If I keep going along the road, things get a little more rural.
But I went around the water tank and along the road that divides the golf course.
Now it was on both sides of me.
On we go, straight ahead.
Soon the golf course came to an end and properties began to appear again. Some of them have rather iconic mailboxes.
In between those properties I could see countryside and waaay over there in the distance is the Pacific ocean.
Then I was back in the burbs, so I put the camera away.
The cones? A blocked drain, there was rather leafy puddle around it.
My walk took me just over an hour and was a very nice change of scenery.
Todays walk? It will be a half hour walk to work for a meeting, then another half hour walk home again. Nowhere near as exciting or scenic.
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Before and after my walk yesterday, my time was taken up with chores and the grocery shopping.
Today I hope to spend some time sewing after I get home from the meeting.
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11 comments:
Enjoyed going along on your scenic walk. Great to see your native birds . My SIL often walks around a golf course near their home in the city and collective all the golf balls. Don’t know why as he doesn’t play.🤔
Thanks for taking us along on your walk, Lou....it's always so interesting to see other parts of the world!
What a great walk - thanks for taking us along. x
How nice you don't have to go far for scenery
Very picturesque....I need to go a lot further to see anything rural.
I enjoyed walking with you and taking in all those green sights.
Lovely scenery. Thanks for taking us along.
a lovely scenic walk...thanks for taking me along!
That sounds like such a rewarding place to live — where a short walk can take you from suburban streets straight into open countryside. I really like how you describe those small shifts in landscape: hedgerows thinning out, green fields appearing, and then the quiet presence of stables and grazing land. It gives the whole area a gentle, layered character.
And that little historical note about Phar Lap being born in Timaru adds a great sense of depth too — it ties the everyday scenery to something with real heritage behind it. It’s exactly the kind of place where having yesterday’s photos feels like a gift on a grey day.
What a lovely walk. We all should be joining in with you but my view isn’t as pretty
How I envy your your walking trip! I love pukekos, we used to see a lot here in the fields nearby but Auckland seems to be spreading at a great rate and bush nearby us has been taken up with more housing. I enjoy the Autumn colour, our Japanese maple has now turned red, beautiful to see and the huge oak next door is slowly shedding brown , dried
leaves all over the place. I don't mind because with just the bare branches I have lovely views of the sunset and the moon when darkness falls.
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