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.

 

Wall hanging

 St Margaret's Presbyterian Church,

Green Island 

The old school register

 We found my name in the old school register whilst at our reunion. Well, it's a mis spelling of my name.

It's hard to believe I was only the 983rd pupil but the school was only 77 years old when I started. That's me 2nd from the top.

Jet stream

 South America to Australia.

A bit of wispy cloud and the moon.

Stained glass window

 At the historical North Taieri Presbyterian Church.

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.