We now have Life guards at Oriental Bay ... one of Wellington's most popular beaches ... especially for children ... Thanks for keeping us safe this summer.
Wellington - the "world's best little capital city" of a little country somewhere in the South Pacific. A city of 400,000+ diverse and interesting people.
Monday, December 31, 2012
#2045 ... Swim Safe
We now have Life guards at Oriental Bay ... one of Wellington's most popular beaches ... especially for children ... Thanks for keeping us safe this summer.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
#2044 ... NO SUITS
Saturday, December 29, 2012
#2043 ... Lost Cruise
It is the cruise ship season and this is a common sight around Wellington City and visitors attempt to orientate themseleves and sort out which direction they need to go. This couple from Holland were want to visit the old St Pauls Cathedral .. a magnficent wooden building in Murphy Street ... about 10 minutes easy walk from here ... cnr of Stout St and lambton Quay
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
#2040 ... Cool Moves
YES it got up to the 30s ... with little breeze ... so some took alternative means to keep cool on Christmas Day. Carterton, Wairarapa ... 80km from Wellington.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
#2039 ... Christmas Day
Trying out the new bike and scooters ... local boys with their Christmas presents ...and the boys all have their helmets on ... a hot sunny day ... expecting the high 20s today ... and that's hot for Wellington.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
#2037 ... Relaxed Shopping
Classiquo Nail Botique in Cuba Street ... and this is how you wait for your appointment ... much more relaxed than in the middle of the CBD ... and you come out looking great ... not frazzled!
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
#2034 ... NO GO
NO driving through Bond Street ... the City Council has put up the orange barriers and closed off another access to Willis Street. perhaps red barriers would have been more in season! ... like the ESPRIT store front above.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
#2033 ... The Corporate Run
The florist from "bunches" delivering the weekly flower arrangement to a well presented corporate office. Fast deliveries along Featherston Street
#2032 ... Summer ???
So this is summer ... a foggy damp morning ... creating chaos at the airport with delayed flights and disrupted Christmas travel plans. Ngaio Village
Monday, December 17, 2012
#2031 .. Sir Keith
Sir Keith Holyoake has stood in Molesworth Street for a number of years .. with the refurbishment of the adjacent building for NZ Rugby .. he was moved out of harms way. he has now returned and feeling the cold a little ... here he is clothed in bubble wrap; apparently good insulation !!
BIO: Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, PC, QSO, KStJ (11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was a New Zealand politician. The only person to have been both Prime Minister and Governor-General of New Zealand,[1] Holyoake was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 December 1957, then again from 12 December 1960 to 7 February 1972. He was appointed as Governor-General in 1977 and served until 1980.
Holyoake is to date the third longest serving New Zealand Prime Minister (just under 12 years), surpassed only by Richard Seddon's 13 years and William Massey's close to 13 years; he was also the first to be born in the 20th century.[2] He was known for his diplomatic style and "plummy" voice. He was also fondly (or mockingly) known as Kiwi Keith, a name given to him in childhood to distinguish him from an Australian child with the same name.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
#2030 ... Christmas
Lambton Quay is getting busier ... nothing like NY or London but busy for us .. as Christmas comes closer.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
#2029 ... City Overview
Flying over the city looking to the south ... Westpac Stadium centre stage ... the city beyond ... and Cook Strait on the horizon. The Inter Islander Ferry at the bottom of the shot.
Friday, December 14, 2012
#2028 ... Bring out the Band
Christmas here is in the middle of summer .. so the band playing Christmas tunes finds a shady place on Lambton Quay.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
#2026 ... YES Look
A great job for students ... promoting pedestrian safety around Wellington ... Look both ways and watch out for cars and buses ... they do not mesh well with people!!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
#2021 ... Modern Word Processor
Well it was modern in 1974 and it didn't have batteries which go flat ... and it also printed in red!! A design icon.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
#2018 ... Phoenix Ball
Demonstrations of ball skills by some of the Phoenix players at Midland Park ... ball and player floating above the ground.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
#2015 ... Pretty Petunia
My entry in the Foxglove Bar & Kitchen competition ... Beautifully mointored and paced growth to fulfil the total length of the competition ... luxurious green agricultural growth finished off with blooming radiance ... and note the additional three blooms on the way .. Quintuplets no less. The Quintessential Petunia
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
#2013 ... The Red Carpet
Well this says it all really ... red carpet, sunshine, stars and 100,000 people .. a distorted fisheye image courtesy of Absolutely Positively Wellington .. Embassy Theatre to the left ... Courtenay Place extending to the right. What a magnificent celebration of a superb artistic event.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
#2012 ... Fishing
Gollum fishing at the Wellington Airport ... not my photo ... one from Tourism Wellington ... promoting the world premiere of "The Hobbit"
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
#2006 ... Fast Bits
More ultra fast broadband ... lower Willis Street ... to transport all those fast little bits around the city.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
#2003 ... Hobbit Construction
Pieces of the sculpture being assembled on the Embassy Theatre ... in readiness for the premiere of "The Hobbit" Gandalf the Grey already up there to the right of the picture.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
#2002 ... Once was clay
Simple. Crafted. Contemporary...
Sue Dasler creates fine contemporary ceramics. Go along to her studio and check out the simple tapa designs ... we purchased a set of cups and saucers. Sue's work is shown throughout New Zealand in numerous galleries. All work is wheel thrown with form and function as the primary focus. Sue's inspirations come from the functionality of simple forms, patterns from our environment and culture, the immediacy of making from throwing on the wheel and the intimate relationships we developed with the domestic ware in our homes.
Studio Sales: 14c Kingsford Smith Street, Lyall Bay, Wellington
Email: suedasler@clear.net.nz
Friday, November 16, 2012
#2001 ... Moving Bodies
Esprit is on the move ... from Lambton Quay to Willis Street ... and all the bodies have to be moved by other more mobile bodies.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
#2000 ... Little Boxes
Little boxes on the hillside ... Roesneath, Wellington from the air this morning ... the city in the background.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
#1996 ... Classic Dessert
A superb evening meal at Elements Cafe in Onepu Road, Lyall Bay ... and finished off with a classic affogato ... delightfully presented. Elements comes highly recommended.
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