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Continue reading →: A beautiful dawn heralds the first day of SpringYou’ve got to get up early to get these shots! Even now when it is just only Spring, the sun is rising at 7am approximately. So you need to get down to the Pier before that of course and then jostle for position with the other photographers doing just what…
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Continue reading →: Watermark – The first part of the Avon River PrecinctToday I checked out the new board walk that has been developed along the Avon River as part of the central city re-development called the Avon River Precinct. This precinct is something to get very excited about, it’s going to be quite simply awesome. In fact, I’m more excited about…
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Continue reading →: The Mona Vale GardensThe Mona Vale gardens are looking lovely with the daffodils out by the river along with other spring flowers like magnolias. No blossom yet – they are a bit later in the park. The two Paradise Ducks were very funny – they stood one-legged on those posts for ages as…
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Continue reading →: Easter Island Sculpture at the Arts CentreThis sculpture is in the Arts Centre (near the old Dux de Lux). It was a gift to Christchurch from Chile and was carved by Tebo from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the bilateral relations between New Zealand and Chile.
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Continue reading →: The Bull is back in ChristchurchThis bull sculpture was part of an art exhibition that was on last year. The sculpture captivated the people of Christchurch and it is now seen as a symbol of the city’s grit, determination and strength. The Christchurch Art Gallery Trust is now running a fund-raising campaign to buy the…
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Continue reading →: Kereru (Wood Pigeon) in the Botanic GardensI was back at the Botanic Gardens this morning with my photo club. The intention was to photograph blossom trees, but on my way back to the car I spotted several wood pigeons flying above the canopy in the New Zealand bush section of the park. This one came down…
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Continue reading →: A beautiful afternoon in the Botanic GardensI’ve caught a cold and have been coughing most days and nights, so decided to take the afternoon off and go into the botanic gardens to do some photos. I was rewarded with some wonderful photos of all sorts of things, including a Samoyed dog, monarch butterflies on blossom, waxeyes…
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Continue reading →: ‘Fly Me up to where you are’ by Tiffany Singh, at the City Council OfficesThis colourful art installation is by Tiffany Singh. It can be seen at the Christchurch City Council offices on Worcester Boulevard. Christchurch school children have also contributed to the artwork. The art installation is part of the Christchurch Arts Festival 2013
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