Running Spinifex Grass
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Spinifex is a coastal sand binding grass. It holds sand dunes together and supports the eco-system living under the coastline's harsh conditions.
In Auckland we are blessed with a number of quite different beaches. They are sandy white to greyish, or black, full of shells or stones. Some are fringed with rough stone cliffs others are bordered by sand dunes.
One cast its spell on me, Karekare Beach.
It is my personal favourite beach. Driving down the steep slope we catch a first glimps of Paratahi Island peeking out of the waves. The sea's colour shades reach from deep blue to emerald green and steel grey.
Sometimes all the colour shades chase one another in a short period of time.
Karekare Beach was the first one we visited in our own car. We still return frequently, sometimes a pleasant surprise is there for us like a seal, a valley tinted reddish with blooming pohutukawas, sand storms or wind chasing the spinifex seed balls, wandering dunes or simply a clear blue sky.
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