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Continue reading →: It’s All RightThese posters have gone up all around the city. They are part of a social media campaign to raise awareness about the mental health and well-being of Cantabrians due to the difficult times we have been through due to the earthquakes and the frustrations that we experience even now 2…
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Continue reading →: Ellerslie International Flower ShowI went to the Ellerslie International Flower Show this afternoon. It was a stunning day to go as you can tell from the photos. Really sunny and hot. Maybe just a little too hot for my liking! So cute! Love these frog sculptures. This floral display was simply…
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Continue reading →: Art Box on Madras StreetA selection of photos from the Art Box that is on Madras Street. I loved the banana man sculpture (by Ronnie van Hout). The dining suite installation is called Halfspace – information about it below in the image.
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Continue reading →: Tree on Bridle Path RoadOne of my favourite trees, probably because I see it all the time and watch it change every so gradually.
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Continue reading →: Topiary Deer in the Botanic GardensA topiary deer in the Botanic Gardens – just one of the many topiary animals that are in the gardens at the moment.
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Continue reading →: Sneaky CatI have a tree outside my office that is has a lot of orange berries on it which means I’m getting a lot of birds visiting it. Which makes it a very attractive place for the neighbour’s cat to hang out in wait.
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Continue reading →: Chinese Lantern FestivalMost years I go along to the Chinese Lantern Festival. It used to be in Victoria Square but of course that’s not an ideal location now considering it borders the red-zone of the city. Plus, I think the lantern festival has outgrown the square and is much better suited to…
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Continue reading →: An afternoon in the GardensAnother lovely day today with a lot happening in and near the Botanic Gardens. Really no excuse to be bored today! There were the floral displays to check out, live music on the archery lawn, the Wishing Tree, and the Wind in the Willows play was on. Then of course,…
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Continue reading →: Community Chess in SydenhamThis large chess set is on Colombo Street in Sydenham. It’s a Gap Filler project in conjunction with some students from the University of Canterbury.
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Continue reading →: Lilly the Portstone Gardens Cafe dogI met Lilly at the Portstone Gardens Cafe on Ferry Road. She is so cute and well behaved. That’s her little bowl to the right and she has a wee house she can go into as well. She was quite happy to pose for me. Lilly is a Schnauzer.
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Continue reading →: Telephone Fence?Spotted on Tuam Street – a couple of phones pinned to the fence. I wonder if this is the start of something? Like the shoe fences I’ve seen in different places. Now that would be different – a phone fence. I think I might have a phone or two that…
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Continue reading →: Wind in the WillowsI went along to tonight’s performance of Wind in the Willows in the Botanic Gardens. What a great location for this much-loved story.
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