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Continue reading →: Blossom Tree by the Water WheelI’ve been waiting for this blossom tree to come out – as in the last few years I’ve missed it in full bloom, being a little too late to take photos of it. But this year, I’ve been checking on it each week to see how far away the blossom…
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Continue reading →: Punting down the Avon in SpringA photo I snapped in the weekend while walking through the Botanic Gardens. You can’t get much more Christchurch postcard-perfect than this! Ok, maybe if there was a lamb in the photo somewhere…
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Continue reading →: Christchurch Sign South of the CityI travelled back to Christchurch today and decided to finally take a photo of this Christchurch sign. It’s fairly understated… but after a long 6 hour drive I am always relieved to see it as it means I’m home again!
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Continue reading →: We’re Still Living Here, Three Years on from our First QuakeToday is the third anniversary of the first large earthquake in Christchurch. It was a magnitude 7.1 earthquake and was located west of the city. Though some buildings sustained a lot of damage, as a city, we got off lightly. For the next six months after September, we lived in…
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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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I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…
The earthquakes really gave Christchurch the opportunity to fully embrace street art and now we’ve become well know for it.…
It seems LED street lamps are everywhere now. I can’t even begin to imagine the size of the factories that…
Consider yourself to be very fortunate to have artists in your area allowed to create such outstanding murals of this…
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The bridge looks great, and that sky is fantastic. Oh, I hope to visit Christchurch again some day 😀