Wellington City Botanic Garden held the Annual Rose Festival last weekend at its Lady Norwood Rose Garden. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that great for photography, so as the expected big crowds, which would have a disproportionally large number of people named "Rose", who would […]
Tag: Wellington
Right or left old or new
During the past week or so I've been trying to reintroduce some moderate exercise into my daily routine as a means to calm down my unruly alien in my chest. Having to live with this alien (aka Premature Ventricular Contractions or PVCs) has certainly […]
Te Ahumairangi or the hill with many names
The words on Twitter were that there is a new lookout built on the Northland end of what formerly referred to as Tinakori Hill, and will be officially opened tomorrow. The sources such as Wellington City Council and Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand […]
Touch and go
One of my favourite sites is metservice.com, a one stop shop about NZ weather information. They have a "VideoRoom section for videos of interesting and/or unusual weather conditions. Not surprisingly a lot of them are about Wellington. This one is my absolute favourite! 😉 […]
Who’s there!
As you've probably noticed, I live in a hillside suburb overlooking a big bush reserve. Naturally most houses in this area can have some privacy while still enjoying a good view. Our high window overlooking the street is one such private lookout. There are […]
The day after the storm
There's a Japanese saying "Taihu ikka no seiten" meaning 'The sky is bluest after a typhoon past.' After the hail storm the day before, I went out for a short walk to find the bluest sky on top of Tinakori Hill. …
Awe struck!
It was a pure coincidence that I had posted a couple of views from my house in totally different weather conditions, rain or shine. …
A Quickie
Today was another classic "You can't beat Wellington on a good day". I hadn't been out for walk since July, and was lured out by the beautiful winter blue sky. I didn't have a lot of time, but I would just have a quickie […]
Good walks come in twos
Following the intrapid walk under the influence of the unusual signpost, I had another good outing the very next day (Sunday 4th July). …
Have boldly gone to
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