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Gardens and Parks

Botanic Gardens with early Daffodils

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Aug 4, 2015

Another beautiful day today. As I was in town anyway for a meeting, I took the opportunity to walk around the Botanic Gardens for my daily exercise. Lots of beautiful Monarch Butterflies were flying around, but they are too hard to photograph with just a cellphone. I’ll have to go…
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A memorial bench seat on Rangatira Terrace in Mt Pleasant.

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Aug 3, 2015

Spotted while out on my walk today. The seat is a memorial and has the most amazing view. I only had my cellphone with me though, so it doesn’t do the view much justice at all.
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View from Scarborough Hill

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Aug 2, 2015

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Animals

Feeding time at Kaituna Homestead

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Aug 1, 2015

Isn’t see beautiful? This is a jersey cow surrounded by South Suffolk sheep. They live at Kaituna Homestead in the Kaituna Valley which is located about 40 minutes out of Christchurch on the way to Akaroa. Chickens and geese. This is Noodle. She’s a little shy but after about 10…
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Gardens and Parks

Spring is Coming

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Jul 25, 2015

Snowdrops in Hagley Park is a sure sign that Spring is not far off. Now that I’ve said that I’ve probably summoned a cold southerly change and snow!
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Towpath Track Work

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Jul 23, 2015

This is a boring photo for most people, but exciting for people like me who used to use the Towpath track in Ferrymead. Before the earthquakes you could walk off the Ferrymead Bridge and onto the track – but that got shut down and the track got overgrown after the…
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Shops

Ferry Antique Centre, 282 Ferry Road

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Jul 22, 2015

I love antique and curio shops, they are just so fascinating to walk around, but they can be injurious to the bank account if you are not careful or have a weakness for things you don’t need but really really want! The Ferry Antique Centre recently opened in this building…
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Views from Cashmere

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Jul 21, 2015

A couple of snaps I took today while up the hill in Cashmere – taken from the Sign of the Takahe.
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Fanfare

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Jul 19, 2015

Fanfare the sculpture by Neil Dawson that’s located at Chaney’s Corner. Today was the first time I had seen it. I took the photo as we were driving back into Christchurch (I was not driving of course!)…
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Hagley Park

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Jul 12, 2015

Still leaves on the weeping willows – so we have plenty of winter left!
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Buildings

Westende House Demolition on Manchester Street

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Jul 11, 2015

This is a building that was rebuilt after our earthquakes and before the redevelopment plans for the central city were developed. Unfortunately, the building was now in the wrong place and needed to be back into the street by 9 metres as Manchester Street will be redeveloped. It was not…
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Animals

Wax Eye eating Crab Apples

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Jul 6, 2015

A wax eye (or silvereye) having quite the feast on a crab apple tree in McCormacks Bay.
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