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Continue reading →: Bumble Bee at the Bus Stop on Bridle Path Road
I’m not sure how long this mural has been at the bus stop in Heathcote (on Bridle Path Road), but I only noticed it today. It was a nice bright spot on a cloudy late winter day. The artist credit on the mural is Flip Leylen.
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Continue reading →: Tree and seat in Risingholme Park
Tree and park bench in Risingholme Park, Cholmondeley Avenue
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Continue reading →: Monarch Butterfly in Blossom TreeI spotted several monarch butterflies in this blossom tree on a street in Opawa.
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Continue reading →: Early Blossom in the City
An early blossom flowering by the bridge over the Avon river in the city.
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Continue reading →: Cabbage Trees in Heathcote Valley
Our native Cabbage Trees in a paddock by Bridle Path Road in the Heathcote Valley. This stretch of the valley has a riding school and lots of small paddocks with sheep.
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Continue reading →: Cross Signal with a Countdown
This crossing on Colombo Street has a countdown timer so you know how much longer you’ve got to cross. Apparently they’ve been there for at least a month, though I’ve only just noticed the timer!
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Continue reading →: Lambs Playing in HeathcoteI can run! I can jump! Let’s play. Lambs are just too cute. I heard the tell-tale bleating of a lamb while out on a walk through Ferrymead Park the other day, so came back with my big lens to see what I could get. They put on a bit…
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Continue reading →: The Bus Exchange
This is the new Christchurch bus exchange. It’s looking a lot more finished now with the awesome shaped roof.
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Continue reading →: Our snow-capped mountains
It’s cold this week so our mountains are covered in snow. We even had snow yesterday, but it didn’t settle.
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Continue reading →: Gorillas at Orana Wildlife ParkOrana Park is now home to three gorillas (they are brothers). They are magnificent. It was a cold day today (it actually snowed while I was at the park), so I wasn’t sure they would come out of their nice warm enclosure, but as you see they did. They shot…
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Continue reading →: Trees in Elmwood Park
These tree are in Elmwood Park in Strowan (on Heaton Street).
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Continue reading →: Colombo Street Views
Looking down Colombo Street towards Sydenham and Cashmere Hills beyond that. Moorhouse over-bridge at 4.40pm – the start of our rush hour.
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