Self Portrait at the Museum
Auckland War Memorial Museum are having an exhibition “Kai to Pie” from June 12 to 25 October (kai is a Maori word meaning food). From the program notes:
“Kai to Pie — Pie to Chai — Nosh to Posh.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
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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!…
Huhu Bug (Prionoplus reticularis)
The Huhu Bug (Prionoplus reticularis) is the largest native beetle in NZ, reaching up to 5cm from nose to tail. I read that the adults live only about a fortnight, and do not eat – although my acquaintance with this specimen lasted only a few minutes, hence cannot confirm this.…
The Engine
As I walked out of the gym, the glistening chrome of the motorbike parked provocatively in the entrance proved irresistible. No, not my bike.
Find more weekend reflections at James’ Newtown Area Photo.
Harley Davidson Screamin' Eagle
From Mount Auckland Walkway
Our good friends Hanni and Bernhard asked us to join them on the Mount Auckland (Atuanui) Walkway. Mount Auckland is about 80km from Auckland in a Northwesterly direction, along the Kaipara Harbour. If one takes two cars, one can walk up to the mountain top and down the other side, rather than having to retrace one’s steps.…
Oratia Stream, Henderson
I might not climb many trees, these days, but I can still step up onto the seating on the bridge over the Oratia stream (“McLeod’s Bridge”). This is taken from McLeod’s Bridge, Henderson, same place as my post of May 28, but in different light.…
Up Close and Personal
From a holiday in the country.
For more weekend reflections, go to James’ Weekend Reflections site.…
How to Make Friends?
(Me and) the Three Lamps end of Ponsonby Road reflected in the rear end of an SUV. They might be pretty good at whatever it is they are doing, but diplomacy does not seem to be their speacialty.…
At the Leys Institute
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
Koru is the Maori word for the unfurling fern frond (the logo of Air New Zealand, our national carrier, is a stylised koru).…
Pollen Street, Thames
On the way to the Coromandel, we stopped in Thames. A world away from Auckland and the present. My sense of disbelief only heightened when I saw myself reduced to a stick figure and in unfamiliar company …
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