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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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Continue reading →: Botanic Gardens with early Daffodils
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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Continue reading →: A memorial bench seat on Rangatira Terrace in Mt Pleasant.
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.







I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…