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Continue reading →: Summit Road Views, Port HillsI took a drive up to the Summit Road around dusk as I keep meaning to go up there and do some photos. I knew the sun set was not going to be amazing – as we didn’t have a nor’wester wind today. But this spot in the Port Hills…
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Continue reading →: New Building on Lichfield Street with Laser Cut Steel DesignI rather like this new building on Lichfield street with an interesting design (looks like the Avon River Loop) on laser cut steel.
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Continue reading →: Ruby Rubberlegs contortionist at Busker ParkThe busker festival is on again and I finally got into Busker Park to have a look. This is Ruby Rubberlegs – I caught her contortionist act today. I had to look away a few times!
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Continue reading →: The Lemon Tree Cafe on St Asaph StreetEvery time I walk past this cafe on St Asaph Street I think to myself I must go in there sometime. Well today I had the perfect excuse as I was working just down the road a bit and needed somewhere to have lunch. The outside of the cafe really…
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Continue reading →: Of Insects and BirdsI spotted this praying mantis in my garden today as it was on my bright yellow sunflower. Of course by the time I’d come back with my camera it had move away to a nearby plant and even focusing with the camera was a mission. I’m not sure exactly what…
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Continue reading →: Stairs in the Soyo Store, Riccarton
The colourful stairs leading up the the very colourful seating area of the Soyo shop in Riccarton. This was my initiation into the frozen yoghurt phenomenon – and I commented to my friend that I felt like I was visiting a foreign country, I even kept say Soy O. Just…
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Continue reading →: Gathering food at the Estuary
The estuary about lunchtime today – just starting to rain on me while out for my walk. Taken with my cellphone, so a bit grainy. I think the family there may be gathering cockles or pippies? I’m not sure.
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Continue reading →: Zarafa’s Blue Mandala’sThis giraffe is by Jeremy Sauzier and can be found on Worcester Boulevard opposite the Art Gallery.
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Continue reading →: Flying over Christchurch
I flew home early this evening from Wellington. There was a norwest wind blowing in Christchurch so the plane has a very particular route it takes so it lands into the wind – the plane flies almost parallel to Memorial Avenue. It was pretty warm still when we arrived in…
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Continue reading →: Crusade Giraffe at the Art CentreBy artist Martyn Giles. The giraffe is par of the Christchurch Stand Tall campaign.
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Continue reading →: Food Truck in Cathedral SquareThe Christchurch City Council is trialling a five month ‘Friday Night Food Truck’ – it commenced in October and goes through until March. The goal is to add vibrancy back into the central city. There were a lot of trucks there even at 4.30pm when I walked through today. I…
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Continue reading →: Ferrymead Park and the Port HillsI love looking at how the cloud rolls in over the hills.
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