Setting up this blog has been challenging - signing in to gmail, Yahoo, Flickr, Blogger and maybe more, noting all the small details needed for success. I hope it works - please, please...!

The image is by schnick,via Flickr. Thank you schnick for capturing on camera this wonderful NZ beach, which for me conveys the essence of many beach experiences in this country - the feelings of awe and isolation, the spectacular cloud formations that meet the horizon, wide spaces of clean sand and the roar of the surf.