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Continue reading →: Mona Vale GardensI was in the area today so decided to pop into the Mona Vale Gardens to have a look. Mona Vale house is not open – it’s future is still being decided upon according to the sign posted on the fence. It was damaged during the February earthquake so it’s…
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Continue reading →: Beckenham wall muralBeckenham wall mural. Looks so smart. Don’t be deceived by the blue sky we had today – the sun was shining and the sky was blue, but the it was bitterly cold in the wind.
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Continue reading →: The Flying Cup Coffee VanChristchurch is now a city of mobile coffee vans and this one – The Flying Cup can be found on Peterborough Street near Colombo Street.
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Continue reading →: A new view from Manchester StreetThe view from Manchester Street – the PWC building is all gone and you can now see a brick building that is on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets. It was very odd realising I could see Armagh Street from that spot…
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Continue reading →: Canterbury CheesemongersYummo.. cheese and freshly baked bread goodness – at the Canterbury Cheesemongers on Montreal street (just behind the Arts Centre). The smell of fresh bread when you walk through the door is just wonderful. If you love bread and you love cheese, then this place should be on your list…
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Continue reading →: The changing face of Christchurch – it can be pretty fast!At about 10.30am this morning I walked down the Re-Start mall and noticed they’d started demolishing this building (it had been a week or more since I’d been into the mall). At about 12pm I walked past again to find it was now in a big pile of rubble. That’s…
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Continue reading →: Buck the Alaskan MalamuteThis is Buck, he’s an Alaskan Malamute. He was hanging out with his owner at Ice Fest. He was proving to be an attraction all on his own and loving all of the attention. He’s huge and weighs 70KG. He’s a big softie! And so beautiful.
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Continue reading →: A very busy beeSnapped in my garden this afternoon. Here’s a few other photos from my garden. The poor old Monarch is not looking good – I’m guessing it’s on its last days.
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Continue reading →: A Walk Up Mount PleasantI went for a walk up the Mt Pleasant hill this afternoon and as you can see I took quite a few snaps along the way. I was only going as far as the Mt Pleasant Reserve but decided to keep going up the hill and over down into Mccormacks…
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Continue reading →: St Martins Primary SchoolSt Martin’s primary school on Albert Terrace. What a cool looking school. I had never seen these buildings before – as I guess I just never need to go down that street. However, today I just randomly drove down there to see what I could see, and voilà, I see…
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Continue reading →: These ducks are quackers, they think they’re dogs…These two ducks provided us with quite a bit of entertainment this afternoon. They were hanging out at the cafe on Worcester Boulevard (opposite the Arts Centre). They happily wander under the tables waiting for food to be dropped for them, and drank out of both of the dog water…









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