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Continue reading →: Wollemi Pine in the Christchurch Botanic GardensThe Wollemi Pine in the Botanic Gardens. It’s in a locked cage as the Wollemi PIne is one of the oldest and rarest trees in the world.See http://www.wollemipine.com/index.php for more information about this tree from the dinosaur age.
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Continue reading →: The relocated ReStart Mall
I checked out the relocated Restart Mall today. It’s now located on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Lichfield Street. It’s quite odd walking around it as the shipping containers and shops are so familiar but they are all in different locations compared to where they once were and there…
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Continue reading →: Lego Version of Christchurch Cathedral
I spotted this Lego version of Christchurch Cathedral in The Colombo shopping centre today. It has approximately 3500 lego bricks and is by artist Centuri Chan.
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Continue reading →: Avon River by Oxford Terrace
They’ve been working on this stretch of the Avon River as part of the river re-development. It has been narrowed and is now flowing a lot faster. The increased flow will help improve the quality of the water and bring back the natural eco-system. The area to the left (out…
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Continue reading →: Corgis Sculptures are back on High Street
These corgi sculptures were a permanent fixture on High Street before our the earthquakes. They’ve been missing since (I guess in storage somewhere), but now they are back. I rather like them, though some people thing they are a tripping hazard!
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Continue reading →: Solar Charging Table in Restart Mall
I think this charging table was added to the mall sometime in late May. It’s solar powered and has USB slots so you can charge up your phone using a cable. I was not sure if you could just charge the mobile by putting it on the table – I…
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Continue reading →: Re:Start Mall on the Move
The container shipping mall was opened back in 2011 as a way of getting people back into the central city. I’ve been a big fan of it ever since and am a regular visitor. Now the north side of the mall is being moved to the block by Tuam street…
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Continue reading →: Mystery Bird at The ColomboSpotted this today at The Colombo shopping centre (which is looking fabulous). I suspect the bird in question is some kind of goose. I’m not sure what it’s promoting though.
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Continue reading →: Dusk this EveningA lovely light this evening as the sun set with layers of hills and mountains in the background. And looking down to Ferrymead and the estuary.
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Continue reading →: View from the top of the Bridle PathI took a walk up the Bridle Path today and took this picture with my smart phone camera. Quite a dusting of snow on the hills and we had a really cold start to the day but it was nice and fine. Walking up the Bridle Path is certainly a…
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Continue reading →: The Mountains this Morning
We’ve had a cold snap so the mountains got a dusting of snow overnight and I expect we should see a lot more snow in our mountains tomorrow. Winter has arrived!
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Continue reading →: Flowers Track in Scarborough
A few photos from my walk up flowers track today. It was quite windy at times, hence the very choppy water .
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