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Continue reading →: A man, his canoe and his dog, Heathcote River
It was a beautiful morning along the Heathcote River today – right by Aynsley Terrace. I was there taking photos with my photo club when a man in a canoe with a dog went by – with the dog looking pretty happy at the top of the canoe.
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Continue reading →: Punting and boating on the Avon River
A lovely spring day today (though the easterly wind was trying its best to make it less lovely). It seemed to me that almost everyone was out in boats or punts on the Avon River. Such a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Of-course, it’s at its most loveliest in…
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Continue reading →: Stay Sculpture in the Avon River
Stay, by British artist Antony Gormley is an art installation that has two parts. The first figure New Intimacies, has been installed in the Avon River.
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Continue reading →: Under the Red Verandah CafeNot great weather today, so it was nice to have a yummy brunch at Under the Red Verandah.
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Continue reading →: Water Wheel on Oxford Terrace
The water wheel wasn’t turning today, but I have recently seen it working. It’s located on the Avon River by Oxford Terrace.
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Continue reading →: Reflections in the Pond at FerrymeadIt was another nice evening so I went for a walk with my partner Bruce and we stopped to admire the reflections in the pond. I was camera-less, so this was taken by Bruce on his brand new Samsung Galaxy Note phone. I have some serious phone envy at the…
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Continue reading →: Spring in the Botanic GardensIt was officially too nice of a Spring day to sit at a computer all day long. So I took off to the gardens for some exercise and some photos. As you can see lots of people were making the most of their lunchtime break to wander around the gardens.…
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Continue reading →: Ferrymead Bridge Intersection gets Lights
Today they turned the traffic lights on at this Ferrymead Bridge intersection. It’s been a long road to this stage (pardon the pun!). This intersection has never had lights before, but after they redesigned it, they put in the lights and the approach from the St Andrew’s Hill road is…
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Continue reading →: Arion Farm ParkI had my first ever visit to the Arion Farm Education Park on McLeans Island – not far from Orana Park. I have to say my favourite animals were the goats and their kids. Just adorable. Kune Kune pig and a Muscovy duck – quite an odd pair!
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Continue reading →: Restaurant Tram
The restaurant tram in the city – it does a circuit while you dine. I did it before the earthquakes for one of my birthdays and loved it, so am really glad to see it back up and running (think it’s been back for a while).
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Continue reading →: New building go up on Tuam Street
The building under construction to the left is going up rather quickly (for me anyway). It is part of the Innovation Precinct and from this website it looks like Vodafone will have a new home here. And the building to the right (just the façade left) is going to be…
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Continue reading →: Aboria Light Sculpture Luminarium in Cathedral Square
I got along to the Cathedral Square today, as the Arboria light sculpture is on display at the moment as part of the arts festival. You can learn more about it at the Architects of Air website. The photo above is what the sculpture looks like from the outside.







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