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Continue reading →: St Michael and All Angels ChurchLocated in the heart of the city on Oxford Terrace (opposite the Justice and Emergency building on Durham Street), this is the oldest wooden church in Christchurch opening in 1851.
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Continue reading →: Cabagge Tree and Toe Toe in Ferrymead ParkI’m always impressed how large the flowers are on young cabagge trees. Having previously confused pampass grass with Toe Toe I spent some time online looking at the differences. So I’m pretty confident this is our native Toe Toe.
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Continue reading →: The Pegasus ArmsI went for a walk down the new paved boulevard and as I walked past I thought the Pegasus Arms was looking very photogenic. I’m guessing they’ll be much relieved to have all the works completed and will be looking forward to a busy summer. The historic building is somewhat…
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Continue reading →: Cabbage tree in flower in our gardenI mostly love our cabbage tree as it’s beautiful all year round, the birds enjoy perching in it, and when it’s in flower like it is now it’s even more beautiful. What I dislike is picking up the dead leaves that fall on our drive way – but I guess…
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Continue reading →: Broom in flower on Bridle Path RoadIt’s pretty but its still a weed. A weed that also has quite a nice sweet scent.
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Continue reading →: Trees on the Port Levy SaddleThey’ve clearly had a difficult life being exposed to a lot of rough weather, but they are still beautiful.
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Continue reading →: Rain rain go away meow meowMy wee Shadow cat is not impressed by rain. Its rained all day and she is over it. She can’t understand why I don’t do anything about it. She gets very bored and spends the day coaching me out of my home office to play with her. She’s a wee…












I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…