New Zealand/Aotearoa wouldn’t be the same without clouds.
Funnily enough, of all things we could’ve possibly missed when living overseas, especially around Spain, Portugal and Turkey, was the sight of fluffy white clouds amongst the big blue skies. In life, as we move from one situation to another, it can be the oddest things we miss most of all.
Aotearoa is referred to as the land of the long white cloud loosely translated as: ao – cloud, tea – white/clear and roa – long. On most days Aotearoa does live up to its name .
Connecting with other “squarers” up and over at Becky’s.
Life at No. 22 
Cloudless blue skies have their own beauty, but clouds make them interesting.
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Agreed, though rarely do we have totally clear skies.
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Same here.
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Nor here in the UK. Mind you, I’d put up with rather less cloud than we have today. It’s the grey variety.
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We had a few hot summers over in the UK. I even mistakenly got sunburnt.
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Wow! Some achievement here!
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We do get used to cloudless blue here in the summer, but we have our share at other times. I have to admit, I love them, so long as they don’t take over the show! 🙂 🙂
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I so miss fluffy white clouds! We just get grey endless ones at this time of year
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Yes, I know we did a few UK winters. We also impressed with the heating.
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hee hee – don’t try a Portuguese winter then – their heating not so great!
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We only did summer in Portugal. Winter in Spain and yes the heating wasn’t so wonderful!
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Look out for my cloud event next week, you may be surprised.
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Will do 🙂
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How do you translate grey blanket because that would suit the UK.
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Google says “paraikete hina”. Me, I say get an umbrella that has the sun painted on the inside. It’ll cheer you up no end.
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We get some lovely clouds here, even long white ones at times. 😊
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Haha yes lovely aren’t they. Might have something to do with being on an island 🙂
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True!
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I’m another person complaining about the UK’s grey skies in recent weeks (all winter, it seems!) But we do get our fair share of blue skies with fluffy white ones and I agree, they are hard to beat!
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Maybe other world events and lockdown are making the winter grey days feel more drawn out. Our next winter will be challenging if the predictions are correct.
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Definitely – there’s nothing to do apart from go for a walk, which isn’t very appealing in this weather. Normally in the winter we’d be able to go to exhibitions and the cinema, and we usually take a trip to sunnier climes in February. Missing all that this year!
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Big adjustments for everyone regarding lifestyles. Life can be challenging enough for many without the current issues. Hopefully, something positive comes out of how the world has dealt with a major crisis e.g. improved health systems.
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Pretty clouds, and I also love your Have a Nice Day shot.
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Thanks, Anabel, I definitely smiled when I first saw that sign.
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my daughter spent 16 days in NZ in 2019 and LOVED it. They traveled from north end to the south and back up again. Your photos are so pretty. I took part in Terri’s challenge too. So much fun.
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Hi, Suzanne – I know exactly what you mean. When I lived in Being fo 14 years, one of the things that I missed the most were white fluffy clouds (they did happen there but were rare — especially when I was looking) 😀
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Donna, the more we watch the longer it takes or doesn’t occur. Life can be stranger than fiction 🙂
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When I have flown into New Zealand it has been magical to spot that long white cloud before landing. I think that’s when the excitement has always bubbled over and given the adrenaline a kickstart to get me over that long, long flight from the UK.
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AT the moment its grey most the time here.. Love that shot with the still waters infront..
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Thanks Lisa and hopefully when you wake up today it’s a lovely sunny day around those mountains.
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We are in the last week of the busiest 4 weeks of the year and the Tourist office was certainly busy with many questions. No chair lifts for skiing but all other snow activities available. We have had a great many days of lovely blue sky.. 😉
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That’s wonderful and positive with obviously no covid restrictions.
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Well it’s still masks and distancing but tends to be forgotten when on holiday.. Paris might do a 3 week lockdown.. They have just been on holiday for 2 weeks and I’m sure people are going back with Covid perhaps.. These next 3 weeks are crucial.. 😉
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It is a hard balancing act and there will always be people who don’t adhere to the rules and ruin it for the rest of the country.
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How funny, you have such a love for clouds yet when we were hiking up volcanoes throughout the world I invented (well in my head) a “cloud sucker” because when we would hike for 7 + hours often times we would arrive at summit only to be greeted by clouds blocking our entire view. You can imagine our frustration. =/ haha
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Yes, every cloud many not always have a silver lining just not wanted in every situation 🙂
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