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Continue reading →: William Rolleston StatueThis is a marble statue of William Rolleston, located on Rolleston Avenue just in front of the Canterbury Museum. “William Rolleston was prominently involved in the politics and administration of the Canterbury province. His most distinguished public position was that of the fourth and last superintendent of Canterbury. On the…
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Continue reading →: Tramway Restaurant
The Christchurch Tramway Restaurant – where you can dine and travel along the tram route. Captured making its way down Worcester Boulevard (just outside the Arts Centre).
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Continue reading →: Regret Water Sculpture Botanic GardensThis is part of the water sculpture in Hagley Park (by the Archery Lawn). I’ve photographed it before (in Spring), but did not know the history of the sculpture – until I found the information below on the Art Gallery website. I rather like this ‘Autumnal’ version – with the…
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Continue reading →: Signs of Autumn
It’s officially Autumn in New Zealand (just), and the trees are now just starting to turn after a rather hot summer. Autumn is definitely my favourite season of the year, and it is particularly splendid in Christchurch – what is after all New Zealand’s ‘garden city’.
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Continue reading →: Alchemy Cafe
The Alchemy Cafe & Wine Bar is on Worcester Boulevard (next to the Art Gallery).
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Continue reading →: Bee’s Bottom, Flowering Gum
This was taken today in the Botanic Gardens. This is a flowering gum (Eucalyptus) that is just stunning at the moment, and a honey mecca for the bees (as you can see they were getting right in there!).
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Continue reading →: Black Swan, Hagley Park
A black swan on the Victoria Lake (it’s actually more of a big pond), surrounded by ducks. It’s one of those perfect Christchurch days today, not a drop of wind, lovely and warm with blue sky and a few fluffy clouds about. Everyone is out walking or cycling or boating…
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Continue reading →: Sunset
Taken tonight at around 8pm from a new subdivision in development down Wairakei Road.
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Continue reading →: Duck Feathers in the Pond
Taken in a duck pond in the Botanic gardens, this is a mixture of feathers, thistles and leaves. Not photo-shopped! Looks unreal though don’t they.
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