Princess of the Market
Fathers need strong shoulders. Titirangi Market under a mackerel sky.
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Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Month: March 2014 (page 1 of 4)
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.
Note: The Upstairs Gallery is now back at the Lopdell House, their first show in the new premises opened on Thursday (“Spiritual Terrain” – paintings by Terry Prince.)
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
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.
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Giraffe
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.
Not averse to a spot of mischief, he incorporated his dog into the design. Looking forward to see how he’ll blend in with the continuation of the work on the left.
Doug (and his Dog)
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.
Cicada
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. (From this angle and in the given light, all of the plinths appeared to have black sides; but there are some red ones amongst them, in case you are wondering about the title. See picture below.)
Red Cloud Confrontation in Landscape (Leon van den Eijkel, 1996)
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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