#1124 ... Red Doors

Red doors at 24 Blair Street, Wellington ... in the Courtenay Quarter ... a zoom in of yesterdays film shoot photo .. take a look

#1123 ... Action

Filming the action for the following crowd scene ... "Tweet4YourTee" promo in Blair Street

#1122 .. Winter Fashion

Winter fashion in Blair Street ... Gillian displaying a splash of vibrant colour amongst the "new black" ... gotta love those shoes ... maybe the sign above on the restaurant says it all !!!

#1121 ... Catch the train

Catch Sushi bar on Courtenay Place ... had a great lunch here with Josh ... after playing extras in the crowd scene for a film shoot ... an interesting lunch time.

#1120 ... Inside Outside

Playstation promotion at Harvey Norman's store in Tory Street ... to the upper left of the photo is the entrance to the New Century Hotel & Apartments ... the Playstation, sound blaster and projector were set in in the back of a Subaru station wagon ... "have Playstation, will race anywhere!"

#1119 ... Moody Makara

Makara on the west coast of Wellington ... DRAMATIC IMAGE by Anna Blandford

#1118 ... The West Coast

Out on the west coast of Wellington ... looking north to Makara Beach ... 20-30 minutes from the city and you have the raw beauty of the west coast ... great for clearing the head and resetting the brain.

#1117 ... A circular view

Looking at the container terminal, through the porthole of one of the Wellington Harbour tugboats ... PHOTO by Anna Blandford

#1116 ... Crane your neck

Looking north down Willis Street ... cranes working on the new Telecom building ... NZ Post building in centre photo, back ground

#1115 ... cecci shoes

A smart pair of shoes from cecci in Masterton ... 2 hrs north east from Wellington ... I was up there for the day and met some delightful people including Marion and her smart pair of shoes ... black suede with bronze satin ribbon woven through holes in the shoes ... thanks for sitting still for 30 seconds to capture the image !!

#1114 ... Waiting

Waiting while the boss does the shopping ... Moore Wilson's Fresh ... College St, Wellington

#1113 ... Sweet Apple Sauce

Another Saturday morning at Moore Wilson's Fresh .. and another great food tasting ... this time some sweet apple sauce ... great for icecream or waffles !!

here are the "apple sauce" makers ... Robert Stam and Gill Munro.

They arrived in the Bay of Plenty in the early days of January, 1991. After a total of ten years abroad, travelling and working in Europe, Africa, and Asia, they were looking for a place to settle down. The Bay of Plenty, with it's relaxed lifestyle, unspoiled beaches, mountains, and mild climate, turned out to be an ideal choice.
It was while making an apple liqueur that the apple syrup was accidentally created. Robert needed a concentrated apple juice to add to the pure apple spirit, and so began simmering apple juice to reduce the water content. During the process of gently heating the juice, there was regular tasting by anyone passing through the kitchen. It soon became apparent that the apple syrup was far more popular than the liqueur it was destined for. The rest as they say, is history.

#1112 ... Hair Cut Here

Hair cut time ... Norris Barbers, Waring Taylor Street, Wellington

#1111 ... A Tad Cool

A frosty morning ... this is about the coldest we get in Wellington ... 2 degrees C

#1110 ... Wet Fire

Wet day ... fire engine screaming down Featherston Street ... quick photo with the iPhone

#1109 ... Irish Shelter

The umbrella through the undergrowth outside JJ Murphy's Pub in Cuba Mall

#1108 ... Orange Alignment

Usually cafes exhibit an eclectic disordered nature ... some sort of welcoming immediacy ... however Arabica staff have sorted it all out and colour aligned the tables and chairs on the sidewalk

#1107 ... Local Deforestation

Cutting down the macracarpa trees beside the railway overbridge ... Ngaio Station ... a full on exercise ... with "orange" workers ... the city guardians (the orange road cones) ... cranes ... wood chippers ... and the ubiquitous STOP GO signs. The over bridge looks rather naked now!!

#1106 ... Dreams

Young ladies with dreams ... awaiting audition at the Wellington round of the NZ Next Top Model selections. Museum Hotel, Wellington

#1105 ... Night Hair

Queens Wharf ... getting the "look" for tomorrow ... late night hair stylists at work

#1104 ... Shed 5

At Shed 5 Restaurant & Bar on the waterfront, Queens Wharf ... a well known and respected establishment in the Wellington food & entertainment scene

#1103 ... Clean Street

Keeping the streets of Wellington clean ... here at the bottom of Plimmer Steps on Lambton Quay

#1102 ... A grey Grey St

A wet Wellington morning in Featherston Street ... cold southerly wind ... 8 degrees .. and note the appropriate street off to the right ... Grey Street

#1101 ... Tasman Fireball

The Kapiti master photographer is at it again ... the waves ... the night sky ... and a fireball sun !!! Thanks Tony.

#1100 ... On the Bus

Travelling along Courtenay Place in a big yellow ... heading for the Basin Reserve

#1099 ... Riderless

View across Midland Park towards Lambton Quay

#1098 ... A Blind Perspective

This is George Taggart and his standard bred poodle, guide dog Yalena or "lena" for short as he calls her. Now George has only very minimal sight left in his left eye and that is fading fast ... but a more delightful positive gentleman ... would be hard to locate. George came out to New Zealand from Scotland in the early '50s ... he was not a ten pound POM ... he had to front up with twenty five pound being a Scot.

George used to get around with a white cane but found this increasingly frustrating ... Yalena has given him back his favourite city ... they get around all over Wellington.

Meeting George was a highlight of my day ... so if you happen to come across George and Yalena ... say hello ... but please ignore Yalena.

#1097 ... Wet Day Posted

Rushing through the rain ... across Midland Park ... a welcome splash of colour on the poster bollard

#1096 ... Sale Time

Getting ready for the Rod & Gun clothing store SALE ... Lambton Quay

#1095 ... Faces

The rusted faces on the corner of Wakefield St and Tory St ... a very useful navigation mark ... Museum Hotel behind ... and Te Papa across the road behind the photographer