Diamonds are forever

Diamonds are forever
So the oystercatcher thought
Not so, he's alone

Anzac Day in New Zealand and Australia. Up at 5am to attend dawn service. Not so many people as last year. A beautiful sunrise with the sparrows in the trees above chortling away as they woke. Seagulls and a heron flew over too. Breakfast at the RSA.
Down to the beach to find some sparkling diamonds for davidc's mono challenge. Thanks David.
I enjoyed sitting in the sun getting the right settings.
This afternoon at Marahau. Walked the track a wee way but no banded rails.
Called at The Riwaka cemetery on the way home to find the family graves of those who lost a member marked with a poppy. These were for the men mentioned on the cenotaph but from other places. Some spares for those forgotten and  some rosemary for remembrance.
Lest We Forget.