Capture: The Castle
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At the risk of turning this into last yearʻs Christmas post, I took these last week at the motorway end of Te Atatu Peninsula. This is the first time in 13 years of being in New Zealand that Iʻve felt the tiniest bit Christmassy. Mainly because of the pohutukawa trees.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Summer Snow
We have these in Chchch, too!
I suspect Mr Judd may have tales of these, he may even have accidentally ingested any amount of these 'snowflakes' as there is a prolific arboreal generator right opposite his office building... it's like driving through a snow globe round there...
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Steve Barnes, in reply to
Te Rerenga Wairua
Only 100 k or so from our place.
PM me Joe, maybe pop round for a beer or few.. -
Nora Leggs, in reply to
tiniest bit Christmassy
Like the lonely pohutukawa there : )
Is this Christmassy enough?
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Two from Dominion Road
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Otago Harbour this afternoon
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Entrance to Otago Harbour taken from Aramoana this afternoon
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Otago coast and clouds
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On Aramoana beach
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Gareth, in reply to
I think the fluffy tree snow comes from poplars. There was a particularly fine display of summer snow on the Kate Sheppard Walk in Hagley Park last week. We see it in the garden when there isn't a norwester to blow it into the next parish.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
I think the fluffy tree snow comes from poplars.
That was my assumption, although apparently willows can produce it too. But I'm a little confused. Our poplars here in Beijing shed over a period of a couple of weeks in April each year - shouldn't that equate to October or November in NZ?
And we've got so many poplars in Beijing that for a couple of weeks in April walking down the road can be most uncomfortable, to the point where somebody developed tree contraceptives to inject into the poplars.
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Steve Barnes, in reply to
we’ve got so many poplars in Beijing that for a couple of weeks in April walking down the road can be most uncomfortable
Yes, they tend to fall without warning, the trees that is, very uncomfortable.
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Islander, in reply to
Bless the walnut tree! Wonderful being to have in a garden - cheers Islander, who has rather a lot of walnut recipes & is happt to share 'em-
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Islander, in reply to
Turret shells galore!
I look forward so much to getting back to my southern east coast beaches! -
Lilith __, in reply to
Islander, who has rather a lot of walnut recipes & is happt to share ’em
Yes yes - you must visit me here and we can sit under the walnut tree eating banana and walnut loaf (or similar) :-)
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Gareth, in reply to
If you wish to make pickled walnuts, then now is the time to pick them -- before the shells have started to form. Leave until the New Year, and you'll have tooth-breakers.
Wonderful things, pickled walnuts.
It's a good time for picking nuts to make nocino, too... ;-)
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
Te Rerenga Wairua
Only 100 k or so from our place.
PM me Joe, maybe pop round for a beer or few..Another pic from your delightful part of the world that's probably even closer.
That's real nice of you Steve, though I have to fess up that I arrived back home last night. I really should have gotten motivated to post stuff on the go, but it seemed too much like work the one time that I attempted it. -
Interior, Te Kao Ratana church.
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Steve Barnes, in reply to
That’s real nice of you Steve, though I have to fess up that I arrived back home last night.
Bugger, I was going to let you use my Paslode for a few hours :-)
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
My loss Steve :-(
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Blast of gold
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
as above, so below…
Ah, brilliant! Who knew that calendula were being cultivated on the sun!
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One of the nesting Kingfishers in my garden. Likes to sit in the bottlebrush out front. I'm guessing that it's mate is now in the nest somewhere (I think my Phoenix palm based on how many holes they've drilled in it). Pretty sure that's the case because this one has taken to chasing other birds out of the tree, so I assume it's in protection mode. It's also found a source of skinks somewhere nearby. Everyone blames their cats for knocking off skinks but I've seen this wee chap guzzle at least four.
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Alley in Shanghai
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