Red

 Red stripes in the blanket my sister wove for our little mother and which I inherited.

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Colourful

 Found in an op shop - warm, colourful scarves.

One I missed from way back. Grass.

Ornamental tussock with cabbage trees behind.

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Black and white

 The new bridge at Alexandra, Central Otago, with the old stone bridge structure in front. 

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Animal, insect

And I've added in some birds. 

Kelly's chooks.

Sassy, she's about 8 but thinks she's a puppy. 

A good guard dog though.

A grasshopper on a leaf.

 Look at those beautiful, transparent wings.

 

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Inside

 Ducks Crossing Barn Shop.

Inside my friends gift shop.

It seems I jumped a day so here is the one I missed.

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

On the shelf

 Christmas in July?

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Sign

We were out for a walk and this was the sign at the tunnel mouth. Yes, we made it through before the lights went out :)

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

On the floor

 

A muso's amplifier. 

I was out yesterday and this was on the floor at the venue.

 July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Shadow.

 Out of the shadow and into the light. Then enter the tunnel mouth.

 July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Soft lighting

 The prompt for today is 'soft'.

Soft lighting in the spare bedroom.

 July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Day 11 - fruit and vege

Cherry tomatoes and a Granny Smith apple 

 July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Calm and busy - days 9 & 10

The Clutha River, Central Otago.

Not quite flat calm, but calm.

Market Day in Dunedin last summer. 

It was very busy as we had a cruise ship in port as well.

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

It's the 10th here so I'm probably ahead of some of you now that I've finally caught up :)  

apart from 'grass' that is.

Words and drink.

 

Second hand books full of words.

Arlo enjoying a cold drink on a hot day back in the summer 

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White and sparkly

Two in one for the photo challenge. 

Sparkle and white.

 

 Although it's not showing up well on here the star is really sparkly.

And the nativity itself is my white 

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Flower - day 2

 Jonquils among the geranium plants. A bit battered after the storm.

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Surface flooding in the yard

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 We've had a bit of a downpour but just some surface flooding. Others were not so lucky.

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

I think this might serve as the 'Outdoors' theme for the July photo challenge. 

I have one or two to catch up with so might post more than one a day.. 

Midwinter dinner table, Food - Day 3

 and serving table

Photos for the July photo challenge, slightly out of order but here :)

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

The setting moon

 ...at sunrise

A full rainbow

 A pop of red and some faces in the clouds and raindrops.

A portal

 Window at a restaurant we were at.

Kids party staple in New Zealand

 Lolly cake. Yum. 

Empty cafe

 It reminded me of the guitar instrumental from the '60s - "Theme from an empty coffee lounge".

Warm woollies

 Warm woollen blankets for winter cosiness.

At a local op shop.

Inconsiderate parking

 Why would you?

 There's parking on the street. 

I saw this last time I visited the rest home.

Classic poster

 Regional Arts Conference

Nelson, 17, 18, 19 May 1985

Takeaways

 Fish n chips for tea on a winters evening.

Catch of the day?

 Taieri Mouth.

Otago.

Colourful.

 Sunset a couple of days ago in Palmerston North. Thanks Chloe 😊

And thats what i think of that...

 Sooty making his feelings known 😄

Maori carving

 A maori carving with paia shell insets in the hospital foyer. 

Wall hanging

 Hospital foyer.

Sorry about the lights reflecting off the glass.

Pedestrians this way ➡️

 Road works.

 Pedestrians this way.

 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️➡️

Late afternoon in autumn

 Abbotsford, Dunedin.

Thanks Vanessa.

Its been a productive day

 Feijoas ready for the freezer and feijoa loaf at the back. 

Alice

 Dress ups. Is she a fairy or a butterfly I wonder?

A little visitor

 She was little thing and a bit shy so sat on her owner's knee for the visit. And we never did find out her name.

The old bridge

 The old bridge over the Clutha River at Alexandra 

Feijoas

 They started dropping last week. A good size this year too.

Second hand books

 Only $2 each. Some real bargains if you've only got spare change. Or if the kids have pocket money burning a hole in their pockets.

Kereru

 Early morning in Dunedin.

Kereru or native wood pigeon.

City mural

 

Birthday party time

 

Standoff

We are not friends. In our front yard.