A corner spot

Mosgiel Methodist Church

A traditional little church.

Wooden pews, arched windows.

A diminishing congregation with 

a pastor who looks after several small churches.

The building to the left of the church is their hall

from which the local foodbank is run.

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Gates and trees

The gate to the Christmas tree farm

Looking through the gate to another fence with either 

a small deer or a large goat behind it.

 Hard to tell as it stayed up there with it's back to me

 and wouldn't oblige with a photo shoot.

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The green belt

part of the green belt around Dunedin, N.Z.

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A golden pop

South Life Church

I thought over the next few weeks I would 

show you some of the churches in our town.

Some I will be able to get inside and others not.

Below is the first one. Just a street view.

South Life Church, Mosgiel.

I think this is the only Pentecostal church left in Mosgiel,

once upon a time there were several of them.
I'm pretty sure this church was purpose built
even though it looks like a converted dwelling place.
Another small but active congregation.

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Otago Harbour

Looking up the harbour from a Port Chalmers backyard

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Tiny toadstools

I was out walking when I saw these toadstools.

In fact I almost stepped on them, they are so tiny

as you can see by the blades of grass.

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The kirk above the plain

East Taieri Church.

seen from the road

looking through the gate

the 2nd Presbytaerian parish in Otago
founded 1854

a nice blue main door

the bell tower to the right

over the fence to the left, the cemetery

This church serves the people of The Taieri Plain in Otago, New Zealand.

It is a nice church with a small but vibrant community.

Unfortunately on the day I went up the church itself was closed 

so I wasn't able to take any pictures inside.
Behind the church is a modern addition
consisting of office space and community rooms.
At the bottom of the hill is The Hub,
a youth centre also connected to the church.

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Alongside the track

Kinkaku-ji, Japan

Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan.

A Zen-Buddhist temple set in the middle
 of a small lake in ornamental gardens.

Apart from the monks, the Emporer of Japan
is the only person who enters here, just once a year.

The temple is quite spectacular to see as it is covered in gold leaf.

We were lucky enough to visit the gardens in 2008 when we were in Japan.

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Fences or rails?

I don't know whether you would class these as fences

 but they certainly are guide rails.

They keep the humans where they are supposed to be :)

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A hazy autumn day

The Taieri Plain

An historic church

St Luke's Anglican Church, Oamaru, New Zealand

Read a little more about St Luke's church here

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Nature's bounty

quince, apples and pears straight from the trees