A beach towel covered in shells of all shapes, sizes, and colors. The middle left rectangle of relatively darker shells and rocks is from Takapuna Beach, the large rightmost square of bright white and orange shells is from Mission Bay, and around the top, left, and bottom edges made up of mostly clams and mussels (but also a few small swirly things) is from Piha Beach!!

For Mar 23 2025, all the seashells I collected in NZ laid out :) I'm definitely going to be making some jewelry and sculptures from some of these!! #SparksJoy #DailyHazel #POTD #seashells #scallops #clams #mussels #rocks #beach #NewZealandTrip #AotearoaTime

Tidepool with some funky moss or algae or somesuch! The reflection of the sky and Lion Rock is visible in the water.

Two spiral snail shells embedded in the rock, surrounded by barnacles and a few mussels.

A spiral snail shell inside a vacated barnacle shell!!!! Surrounded by many many more much smaller barnacles. Another spiral snail shell is hiding in plain sight. View 1.

A spiral snail shell inside a vacated barnacle shell!!!! Surrounded by many many more much smaller barnacles. Another spiral snail shell is hiding in plain sight. View 2.

I wanna also post some close ups from lion rock!! #trypophobia warning though. #mussels #barnacles #snails #Piha #PihaBeach #Beach #shells #seacreatures #tidepool #NewZealandTrip #AotearoaTime

Lion Rock, a really big rock on the beach. really, REALLY BIG. Tiny people can be seen in the water on the left for comparison.

The photograph is split by the craggy edges of Lion Rock, dark and rugged on the right, while bright and gorgeous on the left we have clouds, sky, sea, and the far end of the beach stretching into the ocean, reflected off the turbulent waves.

The far end of the beach slightly obscuring the setting sun; light explodes from the reflection on the water.

The far end of the beach sits in the middle distance, a black silhouette against a mostly blue-grey sky. At the horizon, the sun has set but the sky is full of white hot fire that melts into a golden glow, illuminating from below a massive dark triangular cloud that gets wider the further to the right. The reflection of the stone and sky shimmers in the sea.

For Mar 19 2025... I really couldn't pick just one photo. It was honestly hard to narrow it down to four. My friends told me there was no way they could overhype Piha... they were not wrong. Breathtakingly beautiful!! #SparksJoy #DailyHazel #POTD #NewZealandTrip #AotearoaTime #Piha #PihaBeach #Beach

For Mar 18 2025, (I'm so late today that it's already the 20th here??) here's one of my favorite views from Hamilton Gardens! #SparksJoy #DailyHazel #POTD #botanicalgarden #NewZealandTrip #AotearoaTime

#NewZealandTrip or... #AotearoaTime