Christmas tea cup

This is a Fine Porcelain teacup designed by Angie Dennis

and made exclusively for sale in Farmers Dept stores.

The design is 'Pohutakawa'.

The Pohutakawa is also known as the New Zealand Christmas 

tree as it flowers over the summer period

 and is adorned with lovely red flowers. 

joining in with Martha at:
Tea Cup Tuesday

Christmas greetings

Merry Christmas to one and all.

Spring snaps

Some snaps while out walking a couple of weeks ago.

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Good fences

Wedding chapel

 The wedding Chapel attached to one of the hotels in Te Anau.

Situated on the lakefront it has a beautiful view from the seats.

Not necessarily a place of worship, but who knows?

And it does have a steeple with a little spire :)

Or is it a belfry?

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inSPIREd Sunday

Little village pieces

Lichen on old wood

I was interested in the lichen on the old wood 

and then realized I had a couple of fences in the shot.

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Good fences

Lakeside Church

We're still in Te Anau, at least with the churches.

In reality we're home again. Such is life.

Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 

Te Anau, New Zealand.

And sorry Tom, still no spires :)

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inSPIREd Sunday

Brown's cows maybe?

The herd leaders...

the middle...

and the stragglers...

heading for the milking shed.

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Good fences

St. Bernard's

St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Te Anau, New Zealand

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inSPIREd Sunday

A good fence

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Good fences

An old locomotive parked up

Driving home at the weekend we came across this locomotive and carriages 

in the middle of nowhere. These photos are zoomed as there was a barrier 

so not too clear. There was no info but as there was a small museum nearby 

we are thinking they are still being prepared for public viewing.

The engine has 'Rogers' on the side. I think that is an old disused

 railway station mid right in the top picture.

St. Michael's

St. Michael and All Angels Anglican church, Te Anau, New Zealand.

I have been away at a conference 

and whilst I was conferencing

 my good man took some photos around town for me. 

So I will put up some of the churches over the next couple of weekends.

Joining in with:

inSPIREd Sunday

A mini parachute

a mushroom (or toadstool) in the grass

A pop of yellow

Long Weekend...

...time to relax outside with a good

 book after a spot of gardening.

Intrepid explorer

St Margaret's

St Margaret's Presbyterian Church,

 Green Island, Dunedin,New Zealand.

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InSPIREd Sunday

Peter, Paul and Mary?

Daisy, daisy ...

Spring camellias

Amana Christian School

Amana Christian School is a small private school

 housed in what was once the Mosgiel Baptist Church and hall. 

The church has been closed for between 15 and 20 years now,

 the small and aging congregation were unable 

to sustain a parish any longer with no new members coming on.

Apart from a new coat of paint and the sign, the church building

 looks exactly as it did when being used for worship.

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inSPIREd Sunday
and Theresa at:
Good fences

Deer fence

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Good fences

Cityscape

Knox church, Dunedin, NZ

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inSPIREd Sunday

The Monkey Bar

This church was The Hanover Street Baptist Church

and you can go to a link about it here.

From the outside it looks to have some very nice stained glass.

.

Unfortunately it is now a student bar known as the Monkey Bar.

Sorry, not very good snaps, 

taken through the front windscreen while we were stopped at the lights.

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inSPIREd Sunday

Eucalyptus on the fenceline

peeling bark

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Good fences

Daffodils

The first daffodils of spring

Spring is coming...

The jonquils have been flowering all winter...

...but these buds are a promise of spring.

Frozen

Frozen dew after the snow was followed by a frost.

Buick Eight

 and caravan

sorry, hard to get a decent photo inside.