Kaori: Stunning! Love the purple hues!
Steffen: Wonderful colours. Great shot. It’s amazing.
Jas: i thought you’d be down there! there were sooooo many people down there. some great photo ops with the fish floating on the pond and...
Lisa: I didn’t know of this tradition. I guess you learn something new everyday! It sounds interesting. It’s amazing that those birds...
Hilda: Cool and funky lanterns! Can’t say they look very Chinese, but they sure are fun!
Jane Shannahan: Hello, Michelle I am the Manager of the Festival and I have just come across your photos. We think they are great and we like the...
di: Love the lens envy … I went to the local camera club meet last month and was enthralled by all the middle-aged men with out-sized...
Corgis on High Street
By Michelle | September 29, 2007 | Filed Under Daily Photo, animals 5 Comments
I used to walk past these corgi’s every day on my way to work, and as a dog lover they always brought a smile to my face. They were installed to coincide with the 50th jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. As New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth is also the Queen of New Zealand. And, the queen is well known for her corgis. The corgi at the back is sniffing a dropped ice cream.
Not everyone likes them, but I think they’re cute!
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Tags: dogs
September 29th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
What fun! Why corgis, I wonder. I stayed, years ago, with a corgi breeder in Christchurch. Coincidence with your photo…
December 6th, 2007 at 3:09 am
Queen Elizabeth is very famous for her many corgis and doxie-corgis (Dorgis). These statues are very fitting for her jubilee.
June 29th, 2008 at 10:25 am
I have a corgi named truly!!!!
August 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I am loving that installation. Unfortunately, in the US, some idiot would trip over these (usually on purpose) and sue the city and church and ruin the enjoyment for everyone. Glad to see the rest of the world isn’t completely devoid of humor and. Ethics yet!
October 14th, 2009 at 1:49 am
This is very good idea! I’m a corgis fun and they deserve to be installed on the street so people can get some idea how they look like (specially americans!)