Chippie waiting for the children to return
Chippie the dog sculpture has been looking after the swings at our Botanic Garden.
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Pier suggestion for St Clair
Pier suggestion for St Clair
Why doesn't this new Mayor of yours Aaron Hawkins generate some traction on having a pier like the one Brighton has in Christchurch?
Lockdown living with grandkids
Lockdown living with grandkids
Coping with a 3-year-old living with us during lockdown - while parents try and work from home - and the 3-year-old is a particularly active, noisy bit!
Family nurses four lambs in lockdown
Family nurses four lambs in lockdown
The Walker family has increased its lockdown bubble, but not with humans.
Flour Bag find/bag of Interest
Flour Bag find/bag of Interest
With the lockdown happening (again), I have been completing a few projects.
Lockdown within lockdown
Lockdown within lockdown
An elderly friend in NZ, locked down in a retirement village, and locked down in her room with a cold, wrote this.
Local children "masked up"
Local children "masked up"
Taken out on a walk in Macandrew Bay today.
The business of learning continues in Waverley
The business of learning continues in Waverley
The principal of Grants Braes School in Waverley spent this morning handing out home learning material to grateful parents.
Lockdown morning sunrise over St Clair Esplanade
Lockdown morning sunrise over St Clair Esplanade
Best way to start the day during lockdown, hit that pavement and the reward is stunning.
Covid cloud nears
Covid cloud nears
An ominous cloud formation over Otago Peninsula today, could it herald a Delta storm heading our way?
Getting a helping hand back up to the window
Getting a helping hand back up to the window
Bears are back on the job for lockdown.
Otago Harbour this morning
Otago Harbour this morning
While taking drone photos of the new cycle lane work for KiwiRail I took this stunning picture from St Leonard’s looking towards Port Chalmers.
An open letter to power companies
An open letter to power companies
An open letter to NZ power companies
Waikouaiti new sub division
Waikouaiti new sub division
Just like to say, we would like to keep out beautiful, and very historic village by the sea , and not have it turned into a town.
Sea foam at St Clair
Sea foam at St Clair
A photo of the amazing sea foam at St Clair Beach today.
Sky on fire in Dipton
Sky on fire in Dipton
Dramatic sunrise, Monday, July 5, in Dipton.
Stopping to enjoy the outlook on Waitati road
Stopping to enjoy the outlook on Waitati road
Bike ride today from Dunedin to Waitati road and back up Mt Cargill road.
Manhattan Pretzels with frosty topping at the Gardens
Manhattan Pretzels with frosty topping at the Gardens
I thought of your ODT Gerard O'Brien and his observations of light and design in our local Dunedin environment when I found this recent early morning frost in the soft sunshine at the Botanic Garden.
Preservation of our buildings connects us to the past
Preservation of our buildings connects us to the past
People and buildings. Dunedin people fortunate indeed to have a wealth of historic buildings preserved around us.