
Princess of the Market
Fathers need strong shoulders. Titirangi Market under a mackerel sky.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Princess of the Market
Fathers need strong shoulders. Titirangi Market under a mackerel sky.…
Letterbox, Titirangi
Had to smile when I walked past this letterbox.…
In the Green Room
At the beginning of the month, Lopdell House opened its doors to show the refurbished facilities. While the theatre was not quite ready, the green room was resplendent with smoke and mirrors and lamps, enough to get lost in.…
Two Giraffes
At the Gibbs Farm. One of the giraffes is a live specimen (one of three that I saw), the other is a corrugated iron sculpture by Jeff Thomson (6x3x1 m). The picture below is of the real thing.…
Yoghurt Story, New Lynn
Yoghurt Story is a shop in the Totara Health building, in New Lynn’s Merchant Quarter. I have yet to taste their wares, but in the meantime I could not resist a shot when I saw this perfectly colour-matched hat by the window.…
Green Bay Mural by Doug Ford
A new mural has appeared in Green Bay, still not quite finished. The artist is Doug Ford, who appeared on these pages before. Here he shows a panorama as one might see from the Green Bay cliffs.…
Cicada
The cicada season is past its peak, and the nights are getting cooler. So it takes these creatures quite a while in the morning to get warm and start moving, and one can approach them quite readily, and even get some dew drops into the frame.…
Bevel Gear at the Ambrico Kiln
A relic from the times of brick manufacture at New Lynn: this bevel gear stands beside the Ambrico kiln in Ambrico Place, New Lynn.…
Red Cloud Confrontation in Landscape (Leon van den Eijkel, 1996)
Another work from our recent visit to the Gibbs Farm. Harmonious colours in unique setting by Leon van den Eijkel.
25 cast formed and painted concrete cubes 17.5 x 17.5m.…
Do Not Open!
Warning signs for the construction workers, not to step out onto the unprotected balconies. At the Merchant Quarter, New Lynn.
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.…
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