My choice

My great grandmother. I love this photo of her. They were well to do, I think you can tell from the photo she was a gentlewoman.

This was my second choice for the black and white challenge.

 July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT

Shapes

Does anyone else still have one of these Tupperware balls? The toddlers still enjoy them.

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Flip flops

 Or, as we call them in New Zealand, jandals.

A pair for indoors and a pair for the yard. Can you tell which pair is which? 😄 I bought two pair for around $7 several years ago.

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Blue

 Access to the tap to turn off our water supply.

In the footpath outside the fence.

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Cloud

 A moody sky. Looking down the Otago Harbour early one morning from my daughter's place.  From the archives.

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9 o'clock

 On a cold Sunday morning in winter.

And twelve hours later.

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Far away

 We are watching the Glasgow Commonwealth Games from the other side  of the world, 'far away'. 

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Up-close

 A cheerful pansy in a winter planterbox in town. There's lichen on the box as well.

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An ordinary moment

 

Hubby putting the bins out on rubbish day 

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Tree

 

A lonely tree in a car park. 

Sorry, a bit blurred, we had cars behind us wanting to exit.

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Red

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

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Colourful

 Found in an op shop - warm, colourful scarves.

One I missed from way back. Grass.

Ornamental tussock with cabbage trees behind.

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Black and white

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

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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.

 

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Inside

 Ducks Crossing Barn Shop.

Inside my friends gift shop.

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

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On the shelf

 Christmas in July?

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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 :)

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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.

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Day 11 - fruit and vege

Cherry tomatoes and a Granny Smith apple 

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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.

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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 

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Flower - day 2

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

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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.

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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 :)

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The setting moon

 ...at sunrise