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Continue reading →: A neighbourhood catOne 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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Continue reading →: Lincoln University
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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Continue reading →: Red Admiral ButterflyA red admiral butterfly I captured at home on one of the Pride of Madeira plants we have everywhere.
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Continue reading →: A Bichon Friche and a BumblebeeI 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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Continue reading →: Devonshire Tea at the Iris Garden Victorian TearoomsToday, 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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Continue reading →: Tulips in the Botanic Gardens
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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Continue reading →: View of the Bromley oxidation ponds from the hill
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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Continue reading →: Kite Surfers on the Estuary
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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Continue reading →: Walkway in Mt Pleasant
A little walkway that links St Andrews Hill Road with Menlo Terrace.
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Continue reading →: Mountain views just south of TimaruI drove south today through a southerly blast but came out the other side to a sunny day in Timaru. After the cold blast the mountains were looking stunning, so I had to pull over to grab a shot.
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Continue reading →: Swing on Bridle Path Road
I often walk passed this swing on Bridle Path Road. It looks so inviting!
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