Aotearoa
The common translation is “the land of the long white cloud”.
In some traditional stories, Aotearoa was the name of the canoe of the explorer Kupe, and he named the land after it. Kupe’s wife (in some versions, his daughter) was watching the horizon and called “He ao! He ao!” (“a cloud! a cloud!”). Other versions say the canoe was guided by a long white cloud in the course of the day and by a long bright cloud at night. On arrival, the sign of land to Kupe’s crew was the long cloud hanging over it.
As I scroll my thousands photos, I discover that most contain a cloud of some sort in the beautiful NZ sky.
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These are so beautiful. I am in awe of the rainbow in your image midway down. I also really adore the orange sand on the beach and the vibrant pink streaks in the sky. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Thank you for reading. I am so blessed to live here in NZ. There are so many beautiful aspects to this beautiful land. I never tire of the ocean and beaches here. I’m hopeful my readers don’t either. ☺️
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I don’t believe I’ll ever tire of the sites you post. 🙂
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Thank you, Jennfer. That’s so nice of you to say.
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Beautiful clouds. I love cloud photos too and love to photograph them.
Shine On
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Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. Clouds are a wonderful subject for photographing. So glad you enjoy them as well.
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Beautiful ❤
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Thank you.
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What a beautiful rainbow!
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Thank you. It is one of my all time favourite photos. Maybe because its location is a favourite as well. It represents peaceful quiet and relaxation.
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Awesome pictures! I love the one that looks almost like a chandilier suspended in the sky!
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Thank you. When I thought about the challenge I thought I had nothing to contribute…funny how we miss details when we’re not look g closely enough…then I realised so many of my photographs contain clouds. Lol
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