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Continue reading →: Chinese Lantern FestivalI got along to the Chinese Lantern Festival tonight which has been relocated to Hagley Park. They’ve really made the most of the new venue with the lanterns spaced out further and lots of lights along the Avon River. It was a great night out and very well attended by…
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Continue reading →: Herbaceous Border, Botanic GardensThe border is looking wonderful right now – there’s been a lot of growth there since I last photographed it. Everything is so bright and colourful. I think it is probably one of my favourite places to go in the gardens.
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Continue reading →: Upshot Coffee, Container Cafe on Bridle Path RoadUpshot Coffee had a cafe and coffee bean business on Station Road in Heathcote. Unfortunately their building had to be demolished due to the earthquakes, but they are now located just at the entrance to the Heathcote Riding School on Bridle Path Road. Love the colourful chairs! We walked down…
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Continue reading →: Trees on the Port Levy Saddle, Banks PeninsulaThe Port Levy Saddle is a stunning spot on the road to Port Levy on the Banks Peninsula. The trees are so windswept some of them are very much on a lean. On one side of the saddle there was sunshine and blue sky and the other side was all…
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Continue reading →: Shabby Chic Market DayEvery 1st Sunday of the month there is the Shabby Chic Market on Connal Street in Woolston. It’s full of lots of eclectic things and I find it quite hard to resist! Every month I come home with a few new bits and bobs to add to my collection. Usually…
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Continue reading →: Lunch at the The Valley Inn, HeathcoteToday we treated ourselves to lunch at the Valley Inn in Heathcote. We had the seafood platter and it was very very good – and reasonably priced too. We were suitably impressed, and enjoyed every last bite – especially the scallop and prawns on a kebab. We’d been meaning to…
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Continue reading →: Marooned DucklingsSpotted these ducklings on the water sculpture in the Botanic Gardens. The concrete around the sculpture that contains the pond is quite high so I am not sure if they can get out. Someone had put some branches into the water as a way for them to climb out. One…
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Continue reading →: Millbrook Reserve off Helmores Lane, FendaltonMillbrook Reserve is a lovely spot beside the Avon River just off Helmores Lane by Hagley Park.
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Continue reading →: Democracy in action – Christchurch citizens protest over City CouncilI went along to check out the protest today – it was very well attended. Quite a few people are frustrated with the city council so turned up to have their voices heard. Check out the Press article for more details about the issues.
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Continue reading →: Bellbird feeding in the Herbaceous Border, Christchurch Botanic GardensI went to the gardens with the intention of photographing the herbaceous border and getting some lovely flower photos. Well I achieved that and was about to leave when I saw something moving on the red hot poker plant. I was very pleasantly surprised when I spotted it was a…
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