Wayfinder Pou — Taumanu Reserve
This pou (carved post) stands above the still fairly new Taumanu Reserve, at the southern end of the pedestrian/cycle bridge crossing State Highway 20. The work of master carver Ted Ngataka.
Wayfinder Pou: Detail
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Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Month: March 2016 (page 1 of 4)
Tui
This box in Dominion Road is decorated by way of some photographic process. Showing a tui on a flowering coral tree. Tui are nectar eaters and love these flowers.
Tui
Cables
Cables at a race meeting at Avondale Racecourse.
Kayaking
Kayaking at French Bay, Titirangi
Charlie
I was too slow to catch the Easter bunny — but Charlie our Birman cat is at least as cute…
Happy Easter to all!
Striding Out
A walk in the morning sun at Te Atatu. Auckland’s Harbour Bridge in the distance. (Fittingly, “Te Atatu” is translated as “Dawn”.)
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
Terns, Cornwallis Wharf
A group of white fronted terns congregated at Cornwallis Wharf.
Jerome Kavanagh plays the putorino
At the recent Pasifika Festival, Jerome Kavanagh gave a demonstration of a range of maori musical instruments (taonga puoro). I only caught the tail end of this, when he played the putorino. One way of playing the instrument is shown here: blowing across the central opening – the pitch is controlled by embouchure as well as by the hand.
Very little is known about the taonga puoro, but in recent times great efforts have been made to collect what is known, and to reconstruct the musical possibilities of the instruments.
Avondale Markets
There is always something to see at the Avondale Markets.
Big Mural, Green Bay
Not too long ago, a new mural appeared on a concrete block wall, bringing the bush and its inhabitants right to the roadside. I don’t know who designed and painted it. A nice touch to incorporate the container behind the wall into the work. Painter: Ellen Kerssens.
More murals at Oakland Daily Photos.
Detail: Fantail
Detail: Kiwi
Detail: Tui
Detail: Gecko
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