Jonquils

 Past their best.

A view across Manakau Harbour

 From Devonport Naval Museum

Could it be...?

 

Chico Marx??

Anyone for chess?

 Outside the Davenport Naval Museum, Auckland.

Auckland CBD

 The Sky Tower in the centre.

Manukau Harbour

Taken from Weymouth.

 

Indoor transport

 Indoor transport at the airport when you can't get a wheelchair. 

A big spider

 Giant golden orb-weaving spider.

The hand belongs to a big 6 foot man.

Platypus

At Eungella National Park, 

Queensland.

 Zoom in.

Orchid

 One of many orchid varieties in the Orchid House 

A cascade of bougainvillea

 

A slow Monday

 At the mall.

Orange sails

 A small pool and refreshment area opposite the shopping mall.

At the marina

Big toys for big boys.

A lot of money tied up here.

 

Tootling along.

 Seen on the main road between Eimeo and Mackay.

Sub tropical skies

 

Passing traffic

 

Pretty as a picture.

 

Can you see the face?

 On the computer desk.

Blue skies and palm trees

Mackay, Queensland.

An ibis ...

... walking up the drive. 

Taken through the window.

Mainbrace

 'Mainbrace'

Footpath permanent mosaic art, Cambridge, the horse stud capital of NZ. There are several of these mosaics on the footpaths in town.

Teapots galore

 Just a few of the teapots in the Cafe where we had lunch in Cambridge.

Maraetai Beach

 

Airport arrivals

 

Op shopping

Beautiful preloved glass

and china.

 

Bleak and miserable

It was a foggy morning on the plain today. It finally turned into rain about midday. A few canceled flights.

Out for lunch in the mall

 

Its been a slow day

 

Hot and cold

 Hot coffee on the frost.

Blooming beautiful

 

Tea anyone?

 

The trees are bare

 

Silver service

 

A view from the tea rooms

 

Pond reflection

 

Lego flowers

 A birthday gift for a grand daughter.

Reflections

 

Painting of Punakaki River Valley.

Punakaiki River Valley

 by K John Toomer.

 I was visiting a friend in a rest home when  this painting on the wall in the foyer caught my eye. I thought I recognized the area, it's the Punakaiki River on the West Coast of the South Island, NZ. As a child I spent a lot of summer weekends in this area as my uncle had a batch on the river and he frequently took a carload of cousins, aunties and uncles out there for the day and after the batch was completed, for the weekend.

Moonrise

 

Binned

 

A boot full of spring bulbs

Gladiolus, daffodils, and hyacinths with a dahlia or two for good measure. 

 

A view of the saddle

 Saddle Hill from Mosgiel

Yes? No?

 It's a NO from me!

Hot dog anyone?