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Continue reading →: Trees Turning on Bridle Path RoadIt’s always a sure sign of Autumn once the trees on Bridle Path Road have turned to their golden colours. Always such a pretty sight.
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Continue reading →: Street art in SydenhamI was in Sydenham today and discovered rather a lot of new street art on several walls. Some awesome work here by various artists.
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Continue reading →: The changing face of The Brae
The Brae is a street in Mt Pleasant that goes down to the estuary. There used to be houses all over this hill but as you can see they’ve been demolished. The digger is looking a bit precarious!
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Continue reading →: Flowers in the Herbaceous Border, Botanic Gardens
One of my favourite spots in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in the Herbaceous Border with it’s mix of colour flowers and greenery. Every year I’m amazed at how lush it becomes and how quickly everything grows.
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Continue reading →: Heathcote Village Garden
The community garden in Heathcote is just behind the church on Martindales Road.
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Continue reading →: The Dairy Spot, Heathcote
This spot used to have a dairy on it, but since the earthquakes it had lots of different things there – including now some corn and other vegetables. There was also a sign on the fence about the results of a survey conducted of local residents to find out what…
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Continue reading →: Ginger Cat in a BoxI didn’t get out of the house for photos today due to my work load, but my neighbour’s cat has been very obliging with his posing. The box was from a courier delivery and we’d left it on the dining-room table so of course the ‘ginger menace’ as we’ve nicknamed…
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Continue reading →: Chinese Lantern Festival
Chinese Lantern Festival – some of my favourite lanterns from the night.
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Continue reading →: Bee on a Sunflower
Another hot day here today, so it seemed appropriate to post a picture up of one of my sunflowers with a bee visiting. I’ve also recently installed a bird bath with a stone in it to make it more accessible – and it turns out the local bees are making…
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Continue reading →: Smith Street Community Gardens
I’ve only just recently discovered the amazing community garden on Smith Street in Woolston. It’s huge and I can tell there are a lot of people putting in many hours there. I only became aware of the garden after the wonderful artworks went onto the fence beside the garden (the…
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Continue reading →: Seat at the Botanic Gardens
It’s easy to see why the Christchurch Botanic Gardens is one of my favourite places.
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Continue reading →: Cookie Monster Street Art
Some awesome street art that makes me hungry for cookies! This can be currently seen in an empty lot on Hereford Street.








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