Jimmy Hendrix and fresh veggies

Clevedon Market across public grounds

We were warned that the Clevedon Famer’s Market was full of real homemade foods, hand crafted local art, fresh inexpensive vegetables but were not prepared for a wonderful guitarist playing Jimmy music and singing Jimmy style. Seattle right here in Clevedon, what a gift on a sunny Sunday morning. 

Glorious autumnal country road

Families were enjoying the autumn sunny weather with a cooling breeze mediating the intense NZ sunshine.  There were children running about between the hay bales on which the grand parents were perched.  Many participants were munching on hamburgers, meat pies and Cornish pasties.  I finally found smoke infused olive oil to add to my eggplant baba ganoush!   

Sheep in full winter coats

We parked in Clevedon and took what we thought would be quick walk to the Market.  One mile later we saw the cars parked next to the Exhibition Hall at the Clevedon Showgrounds.  We had walked to the end of town and down a country highway past quiet homes on small farms, public tennis courts and the ubiquitous lawn ball court.  The showground was occupied by horses performing dressage.  It was lovely to watch as we trekked along past the pastures with very woolly sheep.

Although this home on the beach is a real gift of beauty with the dramatic sun rises and weather changes, it was so refreshing to my eyes to view the greens turning to gold along the country roads. Such beauty reaches into our souls and recalls many happy past moments in nature.  More about NZ landscapes later.

Good to be here, J