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Animals

Pied Shags by Ferrymead Bridge

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Oct 21, 2014

I often see these shags sitting on the fence by the estuary just under the bridge. I find them quite comical.
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People

Werewolves and Wizards in Christchurch

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Oct 19, 2014

Careful, there’s a werewolf loose in Christchurch! Spotted in Cathedral Square today, the wolf is actually Rachael Travaille of Monstrosities and friend. The wizards dancing along to the sounds of the Justice Brass Band – New Regent Street today. This was part of the Beca Heritage week celebrations.
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Out of Christchurch, Restaurants & Cafes

Pink Sugar Opening in Oxford

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Oct 18, 2014

Pink Sugar is located in Oxford (a rural town located about 40 minutes north of Christchurch). It is a vintage high tea cafe and eatery serving high teas, Devonshire teas, as well as cabinet food. They don’t officially open until Monday the 20th of October, but I got along to…
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Animals

A neighbourhood cat

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Oct 17, 2014

One of the many cats in our neighbourhood. I find a lot of the cats are not very friendly and prefer to just ignore or run away from me. Perhaps they know I’m much more of a dog person. We do seem to have a lot of cats around though.
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Buildings

Lincoln University

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Oct 16, 2014

This is Ivey Hall at Lincoln University in the village of Lincoln which is about 30 minutes’ drive south of Christchurch. Ivey Hall is the library. As you can see we had a beautiful sunny day today. You can learn more about the University at the Wikipedia entry.
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Animals

Red Admiral Butterfly

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Oct 15, 2014

A red admiral butterfly I captured at home on one of the Pride of Madeira plants we have everywhere.
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Animals

A Bichon Friche and a Bumblebee

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Oct 14, 2014

I went out with the intention of getting photos of a particular bird I had seen earlier in the day. I was out of luck though with the bird photos, they were not to be found where I’d seen them just a few hours earlier (sans camera of-course). However, I…
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Gardens and Parks, Michelle’s Favourites

Devonshire Tea at the Iris Garden Victorian Tearooms

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Oct 12, 2014

Today, I had the pleasure of discovering the Iris Gardens in Motukarara (an Iris nursery). I had never heard of it before, so was delighted at what I discovered. It is a tranquil and beautiful location with landscaped gardens, adorable dogs (Sweetpea is the dog featured in the picture) ponds…
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Gardens and Parks

Tulips in the Botanic Gardens

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Oct 11, 2014

The tulip beds in the Botanic Gardens are looking stunning right now and I especially like the addition of the bright ranunculus.
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Daily Photo

View of the Bromley oxidation ponds from the hill

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Oct 10, 2014

It all looks very rural and scenic from the hill! These are in fact the Bromley oxidation (sewage) ponds as seen from the hill with my big lens. The ponds are home to a lot of birdlike.
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Daily Photo

Kite Surfers on the Estuary

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Oct 9, 2014

Snapped a couple of nights ago and then I forgot I took the photos! Must have been particularly good conditions for kite surfing!
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Daily Photo

Sunset Tonight

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Oct 8, 2014

The sun setting over the estuary part of the Heathcote River.
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