posh lost shoe
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and stretch
no wide waving
exit
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opium cafe
opium kebabs ?
hand transplant
nope, i've absolutely no idea either.
a duck's eye
it's the attention to detail i love. look at the eye on this. not quite sure where i took this photo as the houses are very brick. think this must have been one of my last UK pictures.
morning tea
here's my lovely wife jane and i haven't morning tea at a sculpture garden
what type of car is this ?
a lambormartini ?
sky tower between a lamp post
i've not done any of my buildings between lamp posts for a while. must sort that out.
fish and chippery
that chap just peeking round the corner turned out to be a security guard. but this being new zealand he wasn't bothered i was acting suspiciously and taking a photo of a fish and chippery shop.
gone to moro
here's a moro bar that looks like it's crying. well, it is. because they are no longer made in new zealand.
instead they are going to be imported from australia. outrageous isn't it.
you see, it's not just you brits who have problems with cadbury's.
no dog OR cat in to our shop
a few things to note about this sign.
first it's addressed to dead.value.customers. they know we appreciate value which is why we shop at their fish and chip shop
and it tells us we can not take any dog OR cat in to our shop. let's ignore the take/bring thing. i can't spell so i can't comment.
but it does make you wonder if you could technically take a dog AND cat in to our shop. i'll have to try it.
Thank you .... (4 dots)
shoe
small country - big load of abandoned shoes
specials on now world of reasure (wot)
wot indeed.
all blacks
sport is a way of life over here in kiwi land. here's a good example. two all blacks, a couple of olympians, an international triathlon lady and a national netball player came along to encourage the kids at a triathlon yesterday morning.
colour coordinated pens
esther and kezia did their first triathlons yesterday. i don't think they would have done anything like that in england. although the sea was a bit chilly a good time was had by all !
no right turn
home made official signage
slippers
more mysterious lost kiwi shoes. i wonder if kiwis are being abducted by aliens
sorry ! no papers !
no papers, but plenty of other stuff
quest for the golden lamington
it's all coconutty
bus lane
bus, motorbike and bike. that's evolution in action.
sign with a hat on
girl guide biscuits. a venture of sweeny todd incorporated ?
round the bays
we did the auckland 'round the bays' walk on sunday. it was jolly good
we even got to be 'wooped up' by the new zealand prime minister john key
kezia said he was much bigger than she expected. but that's because she's been singing "little john key" (to the tune of little donkey). esther thought he should dress as a key and do the race in fancy dress. but he didn't
fantastical barbie dress
it's all about the detail
mouths agog
fairs are disturbing places
strange ravers
here's a photo that just happened. i was trying to take a picture of the head below and this chap suddenly arrived with an umbrella and threw himself in front of the shot ! i'm quite pleased with the psychedelic outcome
jandals
babysitters' jandals
the pixies
i went to see the pixies in auckland last night. they were TOTALLY excellent
i'll not go on about how good they were cuz that's a bit boring.
but they were really fantastic. so there.
buzz aldrin
totally amazing to get to hear buzz aldrin speak this morning. if you live in auckland he's available to hear for free tomorrow morning too (and then a pop concert to boot)
before he got up to speak he sat on the chair directly in front of me
so that means he's technically sat on my camera.
i was almost as proud as the time i sat directly behind jon postel and vint cerf in geneva once. or when i squeezed by tim berners-lee
oh yes, i've met them all !
(just in case you didn't know, he's the chap who landed on the moon with neil armstrong)
designated smoking area
it might be small, but it's all they've got left.
another kiwi shoe
what is it with kiwis abandoning decent shoes in the street ?
everyone wants to look through the hoarding
a great way of using the building site spy holes
crossing
this chap seems to be wearing shorts (and waving)
a good excuse
somehow the fact that we know the toilet isn't flushing gives more weight and acceptance to the fact that it's closed. all we needed was that extra bit of info
dear mickey. i'm sorry. dani
i think she means it
stealth camping
this was a sculpture of a tent made of mirrored metal. but what a great idea
sandpit for the kids
good chalk written official signage
emergency exit
good detail on the knucles
oh dear
delivery fall out
buzz' satellite butt
we went round to some friends' house for tea yesterday and they are low on water as can be seen by the bulb on the top of their water butt. they aren't due a fill up until later in the week so we had to be frugal with our toilet flushes.
toothbrush
i took this photo outside my office. it's a toothbrush of course.
little did i know when i took it that there is a 'famous' toothbrush related attraction just a few hours down the road from Auckland which was featured on the awesome Nothing To See Here today. we'll definately go in search of it when we go exploring that area.
and you should spend some time in the Nothing To See Here archives as it really is a great source of famliy fun
draw where you live
this is an official electoral role form thing where if you don't have a proper address for your house you can draw a nice picture of where to find it. just like you did at primary school.
i love this country so much !
unglas hut
perhaps just selling frames.
kmart special
this is on cheap as it's a leaky inflatable air bed. i would have expected it to be even cheaper. but it wasn't.
step
this is a step
a fancy shoe
this is a fancy shoe in down town auckland. i wonder if it was lost or a very clever marketing thing ? looks like whoever lost it doesn't undo their shoe laces proper like.
glove
i've spotted a few gloves in the last couple of days. that's good news isn't it
doll at a window
it's funny what you see when you wander round the streets of auckland
almost life like
look at this gorgeous working picture
'original'
define original
filming in wellington
this character was called hotrod
lunch on the beach
i went to wellington today (wednesday) and had my lunch on the beach. lovely
n
is it 'n' or n
merge like a zip
this sign was one of the main reasons i knew we'd be ok if we moved to new zealand. we saw it on our scouting trip in easter. it's on an onramp to state highway 1
street cleaner
this chap whizzes around auckland town picking up litter on his official litter moped. he's got a grabby stick and is able to spot and retrieve rubbish without getting off his bike. he's even able to drop it in to the bucket directly behind him where he can't even see where it's going. genius stuff.
bollard grave
we respect their loss and walk slowly by
brits abroad
the underground roundel turns up all over the shop
hidden warning
under a bush
spicy pork and tasty venison
is the pork not tasty ?
broccolini
a rebrand of broccoli for the ipod generation ? or just an excuse to use one 'c' instead of two ?
the bush
still can't believe in a place where this is what a forest looks like
child safety seat ?
they're pretty laid back about safety here. here's a little girls clinging to her dad's shirt whilst she sits on a cushion on the back of his bike
residual risk
crushing is still a residual risk i see
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