Yashili … early morning

Yashili New Zealand Dairy just before dawn.

Another early start this morning and down in Pokeno I was quite intrigued by the lights around the new Yashili New Zealand Dairy. I was supposed to be looking the other way for a sunrise, but couldn’t resist taking a couple of snaps of the lights in Pokeno village and, of course, the new Yashili factory.  There was a significant amount of low cloud this morning and the lights from the factory and adjacent areas just lit up the mist and clouds.  Quite pretty from a distance!

Yashili New Zealand Dairy with Pokeno village in the foreground

Sad to say I didn’t get the shots I wanted with the sunrise … way too much mist and low cloud and it was bitterly cold. My fingers and toes were frozen and then my car decided to play silly games and wouldn’t let me open the boot to store away all my gear! Not the best start to the day, but the view towards Yashili was pretty.

Bombay … and beyond!

Looking south from Nikau Road just south of Bombay
Looking south from Nikau Road just south of Bombay

I headed a little further south than usual today to take some photos. I always enjoy the view looking south as yoiu head donw the southern side of the Bombay Hills towards Waikato and toda was no exception. The first shot in today’s post show State Highway 1 just south of Bombay and what appears to be a lot of the Waikato district in cloud, mist or fog.

First stop for me was Pokeno as I wanted to check out a new subdivision being built there. Not a lot to see to be honest, but some very pleasant views looking east. It was the mist lingering on the hillside that really caught my eye … oh, and the reflections in the water too.

Looking east from the new Pokeno subdivision
Looking east from the new Pokeno subdivision

Heading back north again I stopped off at Bombay and headed up the hill for a view looking west towards Pukekohe. It really was a lovely morning today with some wonderful views across some lovely countryside.  Still going through my images, but thought I’d share a few.  Perhaps let me know what you think?

Looking west towards Pukekohe from Bombay
Looking west towards Pukekohe from Bombay