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Archive for January, 2011

Marching Competition

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Shots from a Marching competition I attended today with my photo club. Marching is an organised sport in New Zealand for women, it has its origins in the 1930′s (businesses used to compete against each other in sports and have a ‘march in’ – with the marching eventually becoming a competition in its own right).

Magpie Feeding Time

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

My partner’s parents have been feeding a pair of Magpies that live in their area for the last few years. They come every day and get a feed of dog food. Sometimed they bring their chicks, but often it is just the two of them. I think this one is one of their most recent [...]

Earthquake Damage Ferry Road

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The Gnomes, Buskers

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Ferry Road Dairy Mural

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

This mural is on the side of a dairy (a convenience store) on Ferry Road (not far from Moorhouse Avenue). I often drive by it and have been meaning to photograph it for a while as it always strikes me as being somewhat odd. Maybe older ladies in hats enjoy chicken and chips! Though I [...]