Manuka Tree, Hillary Trail
Shaped by the prevailing westerly winds, this manuka tree leans across the Hillary Trail near Mercer Bay.
December 29, 2011
December 28, 2011
At the Playground
Bliss
They had the Wynyard Quarter playground all to themselves and tried out each of the spinning sea urchins…
December 27, 2011
Dinner on the Deck
Shadow Play
Christoph from Hong Kong on a visit early December. It took me a while to understand the light and shadow in this evening shot.
December 26, 2011
December 25, 2011
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
Christmas Greetings to all!
This was taken at the Swedish pre-Christmas market (at the Danish House), in November.
December 24, 2011
The Soccer Ball
Navigation Equipment on the Yuan Wang 6
Today this blog celebrates its second anniversary, daily posts since Christmas Eve 2009.
The soccer ball is part of the superstructure on the Yuan Wang 6, one of the ships that support Chinese space missions. Recently in the port of Auckland.
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
December 23, 2011
Prime Position
Two Spined Weevil
The weather started out with high cloud, just ideal for walking, but then it turned into drizzle and rain, clearing again, sort of, when we had reached the lookout point on the Hillary Trail, just above Karekare. A two spined weevil shared our elevated spot. The view in sunshine (without insect life) was shown earlier.
Panatahi Island and the Whatipu wetlands and sands in the distance.
More Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!
December 22, 2011
December 21, 2011
Aliens in Titirangi
"Love Titerz"
Aliens in graffiti in Titirangi. Top left: “heart Titerz” — short for Titirangi. Can only agree.
December 20, 2011
What’s Going On?
Crew Members, Yuan Wang 6
When the Yuan Wang 6 was lying alongside Queens Wharf, there was an interesting activity near the rear. A small truck was parked on the wharf, laden with boxes of Karicare baby formula. It appeared that crew members were in the process of purchasing quantities of the product, maybe even in the form of some kind of auction.
In some shops here, this formula is rationed, because the demand for NZ formula in China is so immense, that deliveries to supermarkets are limited. So perhaps a nice little sideline for crews of ships calling on our port. Or do they have (large numbers of) babies on board?
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