The Children's Playground

 Dixon Park, Greymouth.

I spent hours here as a child along with dozens of other kids.  The playground has changed, the equipment is much 'safer' now, and old equipment has been replaced or gone altogether.  Still a fun place for kids though.

Sunset

 We had a glorious sunrise this morning but I didn't get any photo's. Tonight I managed to get a photo of the sunset, but it's not so glorious :)

Sawyer's Creek

Dixon Park, Greymouth 

 

Road works

 Road works at the top of our street. There's a new subdivision going in and they're putting in the pipes.  Luckily there's another entrance to our street at the bottom near the stream.

Frosty mornings

Caught in the frost.

 

Heading to blue skies.

Heading to Canterbury on the east coast recently.

Blue skies ahead.

And looking back towards the West Coast 

leaving behind grey skies and rain.

 

Spring...in autumn

 They're a little early, but we'll take them.

Otago Medical School

 From a coffee shop 

Mothers Day

 Gifts

Just delivered

 Mother's Day cake for morning tea at church tomorrow.

Railway crossing

 

An expensive delicacy.

 Whitebait patty in white bread. Yum.

Monteiths Brewery

Entrance to restaurant and bar.

Reception and bar looking toward restaurant.

Some of the beer vats.

 

A small tornado

 A small tornado blew through and left the leaves in a nice neat pile on the lawn.

Pounamu

 Pounamu, greenstone or jade. Take your pick.

Top picture, the rock comes up to my waist. Very large. 

Outside the railway station in Greymouth.

A smaller rock in Mawhera Pa, Greymouth

Grey River

Looking in both directions from the lookout on Mawhera Quay 

 

A view from the hotel window

 A pleasant courtyard to relax in the sun.

A hotel in Christchurch.

Greymouth Railway Station

 

Recycled plastic

 

ANZAC Day 2026

 Lest we forget.

Greymouth Cenotaph.

Looking south

 Looking south towards the Southern Alps from  Paroa Beach, Greymouth.

Two in one

 Yesterday's post.

Flying from Christchurch to Hokitika above the Southern Alps. Not a lot of snow but a little.

Today.

Ducks (zoom in) on the bank of Sawyers Creek in Dixon Park. 

Count the cars

  A different fence line. 

How many cars can you spot?

Seen while we were out and about yesterday.

Concord Tavern

 

We went out to lunch today. This is the entrance and then the bar area at the Tavern.

Street sculpture

 Palmerston North 

Someone added the head and scarf :)

Steam punk

 Quilt for a teenage boy. 

A harbour view

 

Looking west at dusk

 

Night 'n' Day

 New to our little town.

These shops are scattered throughout the country and are a small grocery shop but with takeaways as well. Very popular.

A popular gathering place

 Blackstone Cafe

Harbour Cone

 Harbour Cone on the Otago Peninsula.

Looking across the Harbour from Roseneath. 

Sunrise

 Otago Harbour,

Dunedin, New Zealand 

Man at work

 Installing the new heat pump.

Hangin' with Dad.

 Alice and her dad enjoying a quiet time.