Ōtautahi / Christchurch Daily Photo

This is my view, isn’t it pretty.. a nice way to end a frustrating week – I’ve been sick most of it with what I suspect is Bronchitis. Not a lot of fun and very exhausting.

This garden on High Street (in front of the C1 cafe) is full of herbs and vegetables along with a few regular plants and trees. I wondered if the cafe is using it for their meals? Which would make a lot of sense…  

Spotted on Gloucester Street – a set of letters making up the word ‘people’. The sculpture is called People’s People and is by artist Lucy Matthews. It is from the Maori Proverb…. He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata! What is the most…

I spotted this cut out of Homer Simpson this afternoon in the city. Hilarious! Some people go to a lot of trouble to add something funny to the city, and to them I thank you!

Some days, in search of my daily photo, I just go on a drive and think, who knows what might be down this street. Well tonight, imagine my surprise when I saw this on a street in Heathcote! It’s certainly eye catching. There’s a note in the window display from…

Two nights ago, we had gale force winds in Christchurch. It has resulted in quite a few up-rooted trees around the city and further west into rural Canterbury. Many people had wondered if the blossoms on Harper Avenue would survive these strong winds. Well I’m pleased to report they certainly…

This is the Temple for Christchurch. It can be seen at Peterborough Street in the central city (where the convention centre used to be opposite the town hall). The Temple is a temporary art installation where people can write about their experiences of the earthquakes, or their hopes for the…