At the Market
At the New Lynn Night Market last Thursday: a display of drumming and dancing (Mongolian?). Very energetic, if a bit noisy in the enclosed hall.
At the Market
At the Market
September 30, 2013
September 29, 2013
Here Now
Here Now – Re-imagining New Lynn
“Here Now – Re-imagining New Lynn” is an event which will surrender presently empty (too new or too old) retail space of New Lynn to second-year students of the School of Architecture and Planning of the University of Auckland. “The installations will recall this suburb’s rich cultural, social and industrial heritage as well as imagining its future.” Spaces stretching out along the Totara Avenue shared zone.
Part of Auckland Heritage Festival.
Dates:
Thu 10 Oct, 6:00pm–10:00pm
Fri 11 Oct, 10:00am–8:00pm
Sat 12 Oct, 10:00am–6:00pm
Sun 13 Oct, 10:00am–5:00pm
September 28, 2013
At the Bus Stop
Bus Stop, Northcote
The distinctive frangipani flower logo of the Northcote shopping centre features prominently on the glass panes of their bus shelters.
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September 27, 2013
Market Fare
Steamed Pork Buns
Steamed Pork Buns featured among a wide range of ethnic foods at the New Lynn night market last night.
September 26, 2013
Opposing Traffic
Opposing Traffic
Coexistence of pedestrians and pedalers at Waterview.
September 25, 2013
Delta Avenue
Delta Avenue
In the course of the spruce-up of New Lynn, some new street signs have appeared with cut out lettering. Maybe cute, but depending on angle, light and distance quite difficult to decipher.
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September 24, 2013
Crosnes
Crones (Stachys Affinis)
At last Sunday’s Avondale Market, I encountered a vegetable that I had not seen or heard of before: named after the French town of Crosne (near Paris – both with a silent ‘s’), where, apparently, they were first cultivated after their introduction from Asia (in 1882). Other names are Chinese artichoke, chorogi, knotroot and artichoke betony; taste appears to be similar to Jerusalem artichoke. These examples were grown in West Auckland, I was told by Matthew the stallholder.
Let me know of your culinary experiences and recipes/tips for this root vegetable. At $50 per kg (at least half of that probably going into the washing of the tubers), they better be good.
Some further reading here and here.
Matthew and Crosnes
September 23, 2013
Rainbow Honey
Jenny and Chris
We get our honey supplies from Jenny and Chris at the Avondale Sunday Market, where they show up every week to sell their Rainbow Honey. This time I could convince them to pose for the blog. Thanks.
(Rainbow Honey, 32 Karaka Street, Hamilton. Ph. 07 847 0683)
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September 22, 2013
Spoonbills at Western Springs
In the Willows
We went for a walk around Western Springs, yesterday. The tree that used to be full of shags had been claimed by a flock of Royal Spoonbills, some resting in the shrubbery, some apparently gathering twigs. The last (and only) time that I saw spoonbills at Western Springs was 11 years ago.
These birds can look so comical!
A Commotion of Royal Spoonbills
Royal Spoonbill
September 21, 2013
Outgoing Tide
Outgoing Tide at French Bay
A distant low cloud creates a unique atmosphere over the tidal flats of Wood Bay, Titirangi.
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