The Odd One Out
Of all the witches’ hats by the Sturges Road bridge, this was the witchiest one.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Month: February 2010 (Page 1 of 3)
Cross-hatched (Lower Nihotupu Dam)
From one of my outings to Lower Nihotupu Dam. The ripples on the water were caused by a row of ducks swimming past in the distance. I like the pattern formed by the reeds and waves.…
Criss-Cross
A temporary pedestrian bridge at Sturges Road, Henderson.…
Spoonbill, Wood Bay
Following on from yesterday’s spoonbill theme, here is an image of a spoonbill in flight, taken in Wood Bay in June 2006. This was a chance encounter rather late in the afternoon in difficult light. …
I have started ‘collecting’ corner shops. Shortly after I had taken a picture of this, the Croydon Dairy, the painters appeared, decking it out in a new livery, promoting mathematics big time. Had to do a re-shoot, of course (and change the title).…
Cabbages - Avondale Markets
As Lewis Carroll said (in the poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter”):
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
Maybe no kings at the Avondale markets, but plenty of buyers and sellers.…
Morning Sun
I liked the lines and colours when I was walking past this building. It is a newish apartment block “The Aston” on the corner of Bond Street and Great North Road (map).…
Autumn Already?
A period of hot and humid days is now followed by strong sou’westerly winds. Up the road from us, the wind has brought down a fair bit of debris from the kauri trees (Agathis australis, New Zealand’s signature tree).…
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