Auckland – West                          Mainly West of Queen Street – seen through my lens

August 18, 2010

Painted Boxes: The Patient (Doug Ford)

Filed under: Art,Henderson,Lincoln,Painted Boxes — paul @ 7:32 am
Painted Boxes: The Patient (Doug Ford)

Painted Boxes: The Patient (Doug Ford)

(Wednesday is for painted boxes.)

This traffic control cabinet is on Lincoln Road, Henderson, by the entrance to Waitakere Hospital. Painted by Doug Ford (who has featured here before) with great sympathy for the patients.

July 10, 2010

“Still” Photography

Filed under: Henderson,Reflections — paul @ 7:51 am
The Still Building - Corban Estate Arts Centre

The Still Building - Corban Estate Arts Centre

The Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson used to be Corban’s Wines, founded in the early 1900′s by Assid Abraham Corban (1864-1941), an immigrant to New Zealand from Lebanon. This building housed the still. Peter Lange’s Studio at ground level.

Find more weekend reflections at James’ Newtown Area Photo.

July 8, 2010

Graffiti by Knitted Graffiti

Filed under: Art,Henderson,Smile — paul @ 12:33 pm
Knitted Graffiti

Knitted Graffiti

A little while ago, the Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson got invaded by knitted graffiti – this is just a small selection.

Knitted Graffiti

Knitted Graffiti

  
Knitted Graffiti

Knitted Graffiti

  
Knitted Graffiti

Knitted Graffiti

June 26, 2010

A Gaggle of Geese

Filed under: Birds,Henderson,Palm Heights,Reflections — paul @ 7:31 am
A Gaggle of Geese

A Gaggle of Geese

Wychwood Avenue, next to Lake Panorama.

Find more weekend reflections at James’ Newtown Area Photo.

June 25, 2010

Self Portrait with Rainbow

Filed under: Henderson,Palm Heights,Sky,Waitakere Ranges — paul @ 9:14 am
Self Portrait with Rainbow

Self Portrait with Rainbow

Very changeable weather of late, rain, sun, and hence some rainbows. Looking Southwest from top of Waltham Street, Palm Heights. The Waitakere Ranges in the background.

A Skywatch Friday photo. More Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!

June 24, 2010

Bad Hair Day

Filed under: Henderson,Plants,Sunnyvale — paul @ 10:23 am
Bad Hair Day

Bad Hair Day

Sedges in a wetlands next to the Project Twin Streams Walk and Cycleway, Sunnyvale.

June 9, 2010

Painted Boxes: Nikau and Kereru (Monique Endt)

Filed under: Art,Birds,Henderson,Plants — paul @ 7:31 am
Painted Boxes: Nikau and Kereru (Monique Endt)

Painted Boxes: Nikau and Kereru (Monique Endt)

(Wednesday is for painted boxes.)

This transformer is outside 13, Forest Hill Road, Henderson. It depicts New Zealand Wood Pigeons gorging themselves on the ripe berries of the nikau palm. The backdrop is the sea and the volcanic Rangitoto Island.

Painting by Monique Endt. Monique is a local artist and has featured here before.

 

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