Category: The Seasons
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Autumn in the Gardens
Another beautiful Autumn day in Christchurch, so I took myself into the Christchurch Botanic Gardens for a walk and some photography. I got to talking to a photographer in the gardens taking shots for his post card business. I ended up posing in one of his shots for him! So the camera was turned on…
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Antigua Boat Sheds
These buildings are the historic Antigua Boat Sheds, where tourists and locals can go and hire a canoe or paddle boat or be leisurely punted down the Avon River. It’s always a picturesque spot but especially so in Autumn. The bridge that goes over the Avon was badly damaged in our earthquakes and has been…
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Autumn in the City
Oh how I love Christchurch in Autumn and greatly admire the early visionaries who planted our wonderful trees (especially those in the Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park). This scene is by the Avon River on Oxford Terrace – just opposite the building development that will be The Terraces. As you can see, it’s a lovely…
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Snow on the mountains
As you can see the polar blast has delivered, with our mountains getting a good coverage of snow. Even the Port Hills had a dusting of snow on them today. As you can imagine, it’s cold, too cold for April in my opinion. We still have six weeks left of Autumn, so winter can just…
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Blossom
So pretty! Love this time of year and all of the different coloured blossom we have about.
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Blossom Tree by the Water Wheel
A beautiful Spring day today (even though the forecast was for cold and wet). So to make the most of the sunshine I went for a walk around the central city and discovered the blossom tree by the water wheel on Oxford Terrace is in full bloom. I’ve missed this shot many years running –…
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Spring has Sprung!
I went for a walk in the gardens / Hagley Park to take photos of the daffodils and noticed that my favourite blossom tree in the gardens is nearly in full bloom – making for a beautiful combination of blossom tree and daffodils. Spring is certainly here – though there is the lack of the…
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Daffodil
You know it’s almost spring when the daffodils bloom! They are such a simple but perfect flower really! Snapped at the Daffodil Woodland in Hagley Park.
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Autumnal Rose
The beautiful rose sculpture in the Botanic gardens is currently surrounded by Autumnal leaves and looks so pretty. I’d never noticed this scene before. It just goes to show that there is method in going back and revisiting the same photographic subjects over and over again.
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Dusting of Snow on Castle Rock
It snowed yesterday! It’s only late May for goodness sake. I like when it snows, it’s pretty and fun to photograph, but I was not feeling that wonderful yesterday (fighting off a flu) so the thought of snow was not that exciting at all. Fortunately for most of Christchurch, we got a little bit of…
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Autumnal Poplars by the Avon River
These trees are so pretty in Autumn that I have to come back every year and get another shot. These trees run along the Avon River between Manchester and Madras Street. It’s a very pleasant walk along the leave covered footpath beside the river.
Christchurch Daily Photo 