Capture: The Castle
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To be fair, the story is claimed that this was an retired, earlier Little Ted (old Little Ted) rather than the then current holder of the title (new Little Ted), though the supposed new Little Ted was never found.
Things got out of hand at the very final wrap party.
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Add museum...
I hope there's a Parental Guidance notice on that Play School tableau - reminds me of childhood nightmares (which Gahan Wilson mined so well)...
At first glance I thought Elsie had to at least be David Kilgour's amplifier!
and that Pixietown can't be the real Deal - where's Black Francis?
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On more from the new museum, the "horses" pulling the stagecoach
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Accidentally left it on auto, so the flash popped up, and it’s not a very good job but I think it’s the first time I’ve ever managed to capture snowflakes.
And when the wee one wakes up I'm going to have to drive out of that and take her to the hospital for a vaccination. I've so far managed to avoid driving in snow...
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Back to the flowers - this time, important ones, because they'll turn into fruit that will be made into wine: our 2013 pinot noir (if the birds don't get there before me).
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We didn’t make the snowman, but we were quite happy to play with it.
Try again…
And with a 美羊羊/Měiyángyáng (a character from her favourite cartoon) balloon. She always gets a balloon when she has a check up or a vaccination.
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Islander, in reply to
I always resist saying Awww - but your wee daughter stalwart in the snow....awww-
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
stalwart
Well, she was a bit perplexed at first, being still too little to really remember last winter, and she didn't really like the cold feel of snow on her hands (she does have mittens somewhere... ) but she quickly discovered the fun of stomping around in and crunching that snow. And she was fascinated by a broken drain pouring melt water on the ground. Kids are awesome.
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Mr Leggs' xmas do
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BenWilson, in reply to
Just looking at that cools me down after this session. Summer in Auckland.
Depicted from bottom to top:
Mud flats, Pt Chev. Shags or herons. Man, woman, dog, at Raymond Reserve. Waitemata harbour. Wildlife reserve, Traherne Island. North western motorway, Patiki Rd on-ramp. Rosebank industrial point, wrecker, paint supplies. Massive pylon in middle of Whau Creek, far shore is Glendene (I think, the foreshortening makes it hard to eliminate the chance that it's the Great North Rd ridgeline). Beyond, the looming mass of the Waitakere Ranges.
I blame the heat haze rather than unsteady hands for the lack of clarity.
Next pic opposite direction:
Some are undeterred by the super low tide. Kauri Pt Wharf never looked so close, but that's about 2km to the North Shore.
Last pic: Digging muddy pools never gets old. Marcus imitates frog, Zane digs like a Trojan, and an unknown boy on a mission to find crabs. Behind is the new platform, which is probably in 2m of water at high tide. I managed to get the exact wrong time today.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Good shot, Ben. Heat haze and you still have that kind of visibility – wow, makes me wonder what state my lungs are in.
Spoke too soon - good shots.
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BenWilson, in reply to
At least 8km to the Waitaks from there. But on a good day from Mt Eden it's pretty easy to see the whole length of the Coromandel, around 70km away. Great Barrier Island can be seen, just a mass on the horizon, another 20km beyond.
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Point Chevalier beach, about 11am today. It still amazes me that we have this around the corner, five minutes from the CDB.
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Amazes me what you can do with a fairly dull view over the neighbour's roof...
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BenWilson, in reply to
Point Chevalier beach, about 11am today.
Nice contrast. You're even pointing the camera in the same direction as my second shot. Kauri Point looks really far away :-)
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Gee, PS...
Point Chevalier beach ... five minutes from the CDB
Let me get this right?
You have PCB five sixtieths of a degree from the Common Data Bus? -
Gudrun Gisela, in reply to
Love the conical greenery and the juxtaposed square windows. True tapestry of life.
Nice cool snow.. Ahhhh. -
Hebe, in reply to
It still amazes me that we have this around the corner, five minutes from the CDB.
You have a CBD? How very noughties ;-)
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At Avondale Markets today.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Cool. And you reminded me that taking the wee one for her latest vaccination on Friday meant parking at a similar market. Lots of old gadgets there, too, but the carpark is next to the statuary.
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
You have a CBD?
He has a CDB. ;)
I has a CDB, I got it a week ago and it still hurt. I discovered it is but a mere 2nd deg CDB but on the thumb it makes life a lil’ difficult.
CDB = Culinary Dipsy Burn -
Unlaminated treaties, Waitangi gift shop.
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Sacha, in reply to
You have a CBD?
Your Gerry's doing his level best to choke it with cars, don't worry.
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Hebe, in reply to
CDB = Culinary Dipsy Burn
I know of which you speak. I have been known to grab the handle of the large stainless pan to get it out of the oven. My worst culinary dipsy was chopping up a pumpkin with the large cleaver and tugging when it stuck in the pumpkin. Cleaver up, whacks me in the middle of forehead (blunt side). Result: concussion; large livid lump on my third eye; pumpkin impaled on manuka spike at the front door by a relieved partner (who had thought I had a cleaver in my head and doesn’t like blood)..
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
gone up north for a while?
Waitangi gift shop
on the road, again...
what car are you in?
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