The Wellesley

Sails

Where do the fast ones cross?

direct from the movie

I didn't notice when I went to see the exhibit but these props from the first Lord of the Rings movie guard the stairs up to the exhibition

I didn't notice....

....where his hand appears to be when I took the picture. The girl kept looking at me so I waited til she wasn't and snapped real fast. I just thought it was a nice contradiction...now I see its kinda rude.

So one shadow said the the other...

kayak rack

I didn't notice the solitary white one until I was editing

taps

This is my favourite pic. The builders have taken my bath to pieces. The taps aren't on, the walls have been replaced with temporary gib board, the shower head is on but it is sitting in the bath floor cos the thing it sits on isn't attached. Neither is the door. Apparently squatting in the bath is the only way to shower without freezing. *sigh*

desaturated

taps and brush

this is kind of ironic...toothbrush ready, taps not attached. Luckily these crusty buggers are the bath taps.

Cheer up Corey!!

If I resist will you use cuffs?

The Truth Hurts

You didn’t mean so much to me

That I won’t get over you.

You didn’t make me feel so giddy

That without you I wont know what to do.

You didn’t make me lose myself so much

That I won’t find the old me again.

You didn’t consume my mind like you thought

And I’ll only think of you now and then.

You didn’t feel as good inside me

As I sometimes might have said.

You didn’t become my only reason to live

And now it’s over I’m not crying for you.

At first I thought you were cute

Now I see I was wrong.

Your babies would be kind of ugly

I’m glad I won’t be having one.

What sort of future your life will be

I really hate to think.

All I know is if I was part of it

You’d make me want to turn to drink.

Messing around

It won't stop raining so I'm stuck inside. This is all I could find to take photos of.

Negative

This is the negative view of pink

on the wharf

Elephants

My favourite recent photo

Taken with a magnifying glass in front of the lens

old vs new

I saw a backpacker dash into this really old phone box then I noticed the rather space age one just alone from it and thought it made an interesting contrast. Only the old one doesn't look scary and intimidating.

Paddy the Wanderer

In the 30s, after the death of his 3 yr old owner Elsie, Paddy lost the inclination to stay where he was and took to living at the Wellington waterfront, an area it knew well because his owners father was a seaman. He spent his evenings with watchmen, his days at the tally clerks stall at the wharf gates and occasionally shipped out on a boat for a while. The local taxi drivers adopted him, whipping the hat around to pay for his registration fees. When he died in 1939 at age 13 12 taxis formed the cortege led through the city by a policeman. His death was written up in the city newspaper and this memorial was paid for by Paddys friends and features 2 dog height drinking bowls. Ironically dogs are no longer allowed in the city center. It started to rain just as I arrived at the fountain so its a snap and run shot.

bench shadows

Forgotten jersey - filtered

Vertical Happy Valley pano

Happy Valley sunshine

asian garden gnome

its amazing the things you'll take photos of when you're bored.

Rockwell

Before the Shot:


Runaway:

Sometime in the past couple of days I read about the painter Norman Rockwell so I googled his work and just fell in love. What a slice of Americana. My friend says "his composition and flare for the over exagarrated were his best ability." I dunno if thats true or not but I know I like his work and he captured perfect moments in time, moments that could happen in any kids life.

Freak winter weather again

The weather is not normally like this....coldest June since 1972, biggest snow down south in 30 yrs. Yesterday we got our share. It was sunny all day but the city was completely covered in fog, not even the sun could burn it off. No flights in or out. Walking through the city was pretty eiry.
(I didn't take these photos)

July 1st 2005 memories