Saturday, August 31, 2013

#2118 ... A Yellow Contribution

Collecting for the Cancer Society "Daffodil Day" street appeal ... everyone is on on the act of emphasising the "yellow". Featherston St.

Friday, August 30, 2013

#2117 ... Chicken Man

Pascal and his well known chiken rotisserie caravan that appears at various markets in Wellington and Petone ... suggest you sample his tasy meats. Fitzherbert Street. Petone

Thursday, August 29, 2013

#2116 ... Twisted Signs


Well some one must have had a bad night and they have taken it out on the sign posts in Johnston Street. Kirkcaldies in the background. Phot taken from the bus by another of my roving photographers ... THANKS Tran Duong

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

#2115 ... Dark Soul

More of the entertainment on the waterfront ... superb. Just next to the Police boat wharf.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

#2114 ... Coloured Beats

Night music on the waterfront ... mood lighting included. Queens Wharf

Monday, August 26, 2013

#2113 ... Ontrays

Steven Scheckter the proprieter at Ontrays Food Emporium in Petone ... what a cornucopia of flavours, aromas, foods, tastes from around the world ... such an amazing place and well worth a visit ... and I can guarrantee you will be back !! 38 Fitzherbert Street, Petone. and note Steven's surname and you will realise that he has the formula "won" for this operation,

Sunday, August 25, 2013

#2112 ... The Island Bay Butcher


An iconic butcher shop in this part of the world ... superb service and awesome sausages ... I called in yesterday and had the pleasure of meeting Joe and one of his delightful customers, Rachel, who is obviously having some trouble making the decision with so much choice  ... and I even managed to squeeze into the shot ... upper left, mirror reflection. And I was lucky to be the recipient of some tasty Kielbasa Smoked Polish sausage ... THANK YOU Joe.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

#2111 ... Have a feed first

At the Back Bencher Pub before the Bledisloe Cup Test between the All Blacks and the Wallablies at Westpac Stadium ... Wellington is rocking tonight!! Courtenay Place is the "place" for the after match festivities ... celebrating yet another great All Black win over the Aussies ... and retention of the Bledisloe Cup

Friday, August 23, 2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

#2108 ... That Sinking Feeling

The middle of Hobson Street outside the Ambulance Control Centre and Garage ... broken water pipe causes a sink hole ... and road closure. PHOTO by AnnaB

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Monday, August 19, 2013

Sunday, August 18, 2013

#2105 ... Precussion Blurred

At the Taste Street Night market ... Latin American music for entertainment ...a great night at Moore Wilsons Carpark !!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

#2104 ... Rolled

Traffic delays on Ngaio Gorge Road ... a slight problem with a vehicle in an un-natural position.

Friday, August 16, 2013

#2103 ... Rockin' Roll

Heading home at 3.00pm on Friday ... the streets are full of people and cars. Took me two hours to get home ... normally 20 minutes. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Wellington at 2:31pm this afternoon. Today's 6.6-magnitude earthquake was the same kind of quake as last month's 6.5 event and was not what would usually be expected, GNS Science says. The two were termed a doublet.GNS Science duty seismologist Caroline Little said it was somewhat unusual to have had the 6.6 quake today as the odds had been against an earthquake of that size - but it had still been a possibility. In the 3.5 hours after today's 6.6 quake there were at least 77 aftershocks, of which 11 were above magnitude 5. "This is just the stresses in the crust realigning back to an equilibrium," she said. The initial 5.7 quake on July 19 had changed the stresses the Marlborough fault region was under. The 5.7 had been on a different fault from the subsequent quakes. It had been deeper and the fault had moved differently. In the 24 hours from 5.30pm it had been calculated there would be an average of 31 quakes between magnitude 4 and 4.9, based on previous earthquakes in this country and around the world. Between zero and seven quakes of magnitude 5 to 5.9 had been expected, while from zero to two quakes of magnitude 6 or greater had been expected, and one had struck.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

#2102 ... A start


Looks like Wellington is starting its "Lock of Love" bridge across the exit channel to the Lagoon. Locked and loaded in a secure manner. Maybe we can even rival Paris!! IMAGE by AnnaB

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

#2100 ... Cleaning Time


Obviously some funny people have decided that the Albatross Fountain needed a spring clean!! ... is it Student Capping Week ?
THANKS Anna B for the image

Monday, August 12, 2013

#2099... Misty

Caught waiting for a bus ... Misty with some classic leotards ... "The Wave". Misty in Manners Street.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa-Oki Nami-Ura?, lit. "Under a Wave off Kanagawa"), also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. An example of ukiyo-e art, it was published sometime between 1830 and 1833[1] (during the Edo Period) as the first in Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei (富嶽三十六景?)), and is his most famous work.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

#2097 ... Well Red

Strike up the band ... heading off to the commemeeration parade up Lambton Quay.

#2098 ... Ella on Ghuznee

Ella slightly elevated on Ghuznee Street. A casual take on the platform shoe. Ella is attending the Massey Uni Design School and is "focusing" on photography. Thanks Ella for contributing to the WDP.

Friday, August 9, 2013

#2096 ... By the Book

Richard our new train driver still keeps up to date from his Train Drivers Manual. Johnsonville line prior to departure.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

#2095 ... Hanging Out

Rumi happened to be in the right place at the right time ... the window repair guy ... fixing the damage after the earthquake. This is an office with fresh air and a view!!. Featherston St below. THANKS RUMI for a great image

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

#2094 ... Safe Hat

Katherine Mansfield has acquired a City Guardian hat ... very safe! Midland Park.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

#2093 ... Ouch!!

This looks painful for the mannequin ... at least there was something to hold on to!. Brandon St, outside Kirkcaldies.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Sunday, August 4, 2013

#2091 ... Car Parking

Nothing in this image has been manipulated by PhotoShop ... the photo was taken from a moving car on Jervois Quay, alongside Frank Kitts Park ... the man who operates the battery powered toy cars for children, was putting them away for the day in the underground car park.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

#2090 ... Rescue Escort

This has happened to me twice ... getting into a lift and joined by an abseiller working on building repairs following the eathquake damage ... my own personal rescue professional!

Friday, August 2, 2013

#2089 ... Installation Art

Katina working on her art installation project for her Fine Arts Degree ... "you are being watched" ... somewhat a statement on our modern society. Courtenay Place.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

#2088 ... Who's That

Barkers have opened a new store on Lambton Quay ... first day today ... so I went along and mingled with the crowd ... they were not very talkative!. The store feels great.

#2087 ... RECORDING

Filming "Back Benches" ... the live interview/current affairs/eclectic politics programme that uses the Back Benches pub, across the road from parliament as its set. Have a meal, a beer or a glass of wine ... and applaud when requested ... and smile if you get to be in the crowd scenes.