Bubbles
Time to reflect on the year gone by, and to toast the old and the new. These bubbles are being poured by Mrs H’s cousin Hermann at the Weingut Pleitz Rotenfelser Hof in Traisen. Great welcome, great wines, great people.
Auckland - West
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Month: December 2012 (page 1 of 4)
Nikau Palm, New Lynn
The construction of the New Lynn Railway Station and Bus Interchange was accompanied by extensive landscaping. Native Nikau palms were planted, creating a tropical feel. Sometimes these plants can look a bit scruffy, like in this example, but they will shed the old leaves and look like new.
The rust-clad building is part of the Merchant Quarter development, probably a parking building. An apartment tower is planned to go on top, and apartments are being pre-sold now.
Merchant Quarter, New Lynn
Little Black Shags
Little Black Shags (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) often appear in flocks of from two to maybe 100 birds. When they are fishing in small groups, they often dive in a synchronized way. The two birds in the picture were in a group of about eight, and on a particular dive the front one emerged with a catch, causing a hot pursuit by the remaining lot.
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
St James Road, Bondi Junction
There are many charming lanes in Sydney. This is St James Road, Bondi Junction, next to the Bus Depot.
Three Lamps Replica, Ponsonby
In the 1870’s a lamp post with three gas lights was erected in the middle of the intersection of Ponsonby, Jervois, College Hill and St Marys roads. And the area became known as “Three Lamps”. In the 1930’s, the 11 meters high pole was moved to the corner by what was later to become the Gluepot (a pub), but soon that disappeared, and three lamps were placed on the verandah of the hotel, above the footpath. The name lives on, and is still current in shop names, and another reincarnation of three lamps is found inside the Three Lamps Plaza.
In August of this year, a replica of the old tall lamp post was erected again, next to the former Gluepot. For more of the history, see an article in the Aucklander.
More Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!
Three Lamps on former Gluepot
Three Lamps inside Three Lamps Plaza
At the Overseas Passenger Terminal
The MS Oosterdam is tied up at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney.
At the Overseas Passenger Terminal
Bondi Beach: Bench Mosaic
Bondi Beach is where the action is in Sydney.
Bondi Beach on a Quiet Morning
Christmas Tree, New Lynn
To all who see this: Peace and Happiness!
Christmas Tree, New Lynn
Gift Wrapping
Not much longer, and the wrapping of gifts will be replaced by the unwrapping. Enjoy!
They Give Evidence (Dadang Christanto)
Impressions in black and white from a visit to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, showing the installation of “They Give Evidence” by Dadang Christanto. A work comprising 16 figures carrying bodies of victims of oppression.
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
They Give Evidence (Dadang Christanto)
They Give Evidence (Dadang Christanto)
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