A hot day by maggiemae

A hot day

Summer is better in February here and the Beach Family Day out worked well with a Batman challenge where they dress up and jump off the wharf!

This is an ice-cream shop which was doing so well today with sun, families and a beautiful beach just opposite!

Three good things:
1. We restrained ourselves from having an ice-cream!
2. Smoked salmon and cream cheese entree courtesy of our friends giving us their freezer stuff!
3. Held the ladder ( James, James) while John trimmed the climbing roses!
What could be better than ice cream on a warm summer day! I can't believe you refrained from having some. You have more will power than I would have had.
February 21st, 2016  
Super blinds!
February 21st, 2016  
I love the relaxed summery mood of this.
February 21st, 2016  
@jenniferruge The secret is to always have a meal before going past an ice-cream shop, Jennifer! Then you are not hungry!
February 21st, 2016  
😃 there is always room in my tummy for a little ice cream even when it is full. Ha ha ha!
February 21st, 2016  
Oh summer, I'm very envious. To sit outside in the warm, eating ice-cream. Lovely capture of this family group.
February 21st, 2016  
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I'm very envious. Pouring rain and stormy weather in my part of the world.
February 21st, 2016  
Lovely scene! Looks like fun!
February 21st, 2016  
What a neat shot...love the red stripes and blue furniture...great framing of grases
February 21st, 2016  
There is a nice carefree mood to this shot, the awnings are cheery and the people add casualness
February 21st, 2016  
Nice image!!
February 21st, 2016  
Very peaceful mood
February 21st, 2016  
What a lovely summer scene.
February 21st, 2016  
what a wonderful summer scene
February 21st, 2016  
looks a bit tilt shift maggie, nice one
February 21st, 2016  
what a fun challenge!...lovely shot too...
February 21st, 2016  
You know how to have fun! A very happy scene with bright colours.
February 21st, 2016  
Looks idyllic. We have had a very mild weekend here, with people eating outside on restaurant patios yesterday, but the full delights of summer are still a long way ahead.
February 21st, 2016  
Love the light and the red & blue colours
February 21st, 2016  
A lovely summery scene -- beautiful bright colours and a sign for Ice cream !!
February 21st, 2016  
Surprised you could walk away from an ice cream. I usually can too, but if I've ice cream at home, it's gone in no time.
February 21st, 2016  
@bruni I used to be like that Bruni but now I just think I would much rather have an egg sandwich than an ice-cream!
February 21st, 2016  
@maggiemae I call that will power.
February 21st, 2016  
A great summery picture, the colours and light are so bright. And now I want ice cream!
February 21st, 2016  
@inthecloud5 NZ icecream is divine, Christine - really creamy with super flavours including hokey pokey!
February 22nd, 2016  
Love the composition of the shot and that ice cream looks inviting! I admire your restraint in not having one! However, with smoked salmon and cream cheese who needs ice cream? LOL love the reference to the song in number three!
February 22nd, 2016  
could be anywhere in any summer place in the world!
February 22nd, 2016  
@grammyn Its a catchy tune and has a great story - climbing out the window to your love!
February 22nd, 2016  
my big weakness....ice cream.
February 22nd, 2016  
Mmmm, NZ ice cream. And chocolate!! I like this scene. It makes me wonder what is off the the left that 3 of the 4 people are looking at. Was that the beach?
February 22nd, 2016  
@kiwichick Yes, I wondered that when I downloaded it! There wasn't much going on to their right and the beach was behind me when I shot this!
February 22nd, 2016  
Can't believe you didn't have some! Like the red striped awnings!
February 22nd, 2016  
@redy4et I'm trying to lose weight, Elizabeth in order to fit into some old outfits!
February 22nd, 2016  
I wish there is such thing as 3D printer, I might just try to print this and enjoy a real fruit ice cream.
February 22nd, 2016  
@yaorenliu What fruit flavour would you choose? They had all the fruits here - strawberries, raspberries, bananas etc!
February 22nd, 2016  
Love the bright colours and symmetry in this.
February 22nd, 2016  
It LOOKS hot. nice colours too
February 22nd, 2016  
Great shot. I like the stripey canopies - they bring to mind an old fashioned American ice cream parlour.
February 22nd, 2016  
Love the bold colours and sense of nostalgia
February 22nd, 2016  
good photo.
February 22nd, 2016  
A very summery composition
February 22nd, 2016  
Looks so very relaxing. Christine would rush to this shop as soon as she sees it - she is crazy on ice cream.
February 22nd, 2016  
Lovely summery family day. Just as they should be spent
February 22nd, 2016  
Summer, sunshine and ice cream. Seems a long way off at the moment. Lovely soft focus in this shot Maggiemae.
February 22nd, 2016  
I can taste that ice-cream from here your capture is so live.
February 22nd, 2016  
Lovely red and white awnings. I'm sure the ice cream went down a treat on a hot day.
February 22nd, 2016  
great composition which sets off many summer memories
February 22nd, 2016  
Glorious sunny shot!
February 22nd, 2016  
Great shot.
February 22nd, 2016  
Lovely candid shot xx
February 22nd, 2016  
The mom on the right is missing out - no ice cream! Fun on a summer day. Great candid.
February 22nd, 2016  
That ice cream must be good for you- it has dairy and REAL fruit.
February 23rd, 2016  
Wonderful color and comp. Love the red strips and blue chairs. Ummm ice cream what a great idea on a summer afternoon at the beach.
February 23rd, 2016  
Love the colours! :)
February 23rd, 2016  
wonderful hot summers day capture, love those awnings
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February 24th, 2016  
Looks like a great place to stop for an ice-cream!
February 25th, 2016  
A lovely feel-good shot!
February 26th, 2016  
Just says relaxed, nice bright colours. Its really cold here.
February 26th, 2016  
Love this.
February 28th, 2016  
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