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Continue reading →: Wax-eyes on my bird feederIn late March I bought this bird feeder while at the Richmond Gala at Avebury House. It’s a really clever design, using a wine bottle. You fill the bottle up with seed or nectar / sugar water, put it in place and then slowly unscrew the lid. If using sugar…
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Continue reading →: Avonside Drive WainoniAnother lovely Autumn Day. This spot is in Wainoni by the river on Avonside Drive.
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Continue reading →: Court Theatre Open DayThe Court Theatre has a new home on Gloucester Street and it’s fabulous. I went along to the open day they had on Sunday, and was amazed at how big it was and how many rooms and spaces they had. What a wonderful new performance space.
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Continue reading →: Autumn Scenes in the CityAfter days of rain and surface flooding, the sun came out, and we had a lovely Autumn day. So it was into town to go for a walk around the gardens.
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Continue reading →: Dawn Raids MuralThis mural by artist Kophie Su’a-Hulsbosch is on the corner of Armagh and Manchester streets and honours Pacific people who lived through the dawn raids in the 1970’s where alleged overstayers were arrested in the early hours of the morning. You can learn more about the mural at https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360494977/new-mural-honours-strength-pacific-people-who-lived-through-dawn-raids
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Continue reading →: Lunch at Cellar Door in the Arts CentreThis was a stunning lunch! I had the Hapuku (fish).
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Continue reading →: Colourful Telecommunication CabinetsAll around the city these communication cabinets have been painted with lovely artworks from local artists, as part of the Cabinet Art Project. To learn about the mural process visit the Chorus website at https://www.chorus.co.nz/cabinet-art-project and to see other Christchurch murals see https://www.chorus.co.nz/cabinet-art-project/artworks. This is a nationwide initiative, so if…
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Continue reading →: View of the Stadium from Cashel StreetThe Stadium is starting to impose itself on the city views. I’ve added the Google map below for context.












The bridge looks great, and that sky is fantastic. Oh, I hope to visit Christchurch again some day 😀