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Continue reading →: Pink Sky in the Morning
We had a pretty pink sky about 7am this morning. I can never see a pink sky without thinking of the rhyme “red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning… red sky at night… shepherds’ delight”.
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Continue reading →: Edmonds Factory Garden and Butterflies
I went to the Edmonds Factory Garden this morning with my photo club and while the objective was to take garden photos we discovered that there were monarch butterflies in the large willow tree. It was quite breathtaking watching them.
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Continue reading →: Early Morning by the Heathcote River
Early Morning by the Heathcote River on Richardson Terrace.
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Continue reading →: A southerly change about to hit
I snapped this with my cellphone today while walking back from a meeting. When I’d left to go to the meeting it was about 16 degrees and very pleasant. An hour later and things were looking very menacing! I fortunately got back home before the storm hit.
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Continue reading →: White Heron on Linwood AvenueA white-faced heron and a white heron at the top of Linwood Avenue by Charlesworth Reserve. The white heron is very rare in New Zealand, so seeing one within the city is quite remarkable. The white heron is not there all year round though – it’s only here for the…
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Continue reading →: Heathcote River Clean UpBruce and I helped with the Heathcote River clean up today – doing the Forest & Bird section by Ferrymead. It was quite an education seeing what ends up in our river. The river was cleaned up in three other sections as well and next year they are going to…
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Continue reading →: Ferrymead ParkThis path goes from Bridle Path road into Ferrymead Park. I went for a short walk there this afternoon to enjoy the last of what has been a beautiful day with amazing weather for May.
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Continue reading →: Woodham Park and Monarch Butterflies
We had beautiful weather today so at lunchtime I decided to head to Woodham Park on Woodham Road. Every Autumn / Winter there are Monarch butterflies ‘over wintering’ in this park – clustering in their hundreds in the large trees. I didn’t see any clusters today – it may be…
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Continue reading →: Autumn Leaves
Every year I think I’ve taken enough photos of Autumn leaves, but then I pretty much say ‘nah another one can’t hurt’. And so…here’s to another Autumn leave shot. This one is by the Avon River near the entrance to the hospital.
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Continue reading →: The Edmonds Factory Garden on Ferry Road
The Edmonds Factory Garden on Ferry Road is a beautiful spot any time of the year, but like many of Christchurch’s parks and gardens it’s quite special during Autumn.
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Continue reading →: Antigua Boat ShedsThese 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…
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