Test Rugby

Australia V New Zealand

 Bledisloe Cup

0-0 at this point but at the end it was 0-22 to NZ the first time in 50 years that Australia did not score in a test match against NZ. While not big rugby fans we did have a few cold ones around the tele for this match.

Ideal Perch

Kingfishers sit on this T perch on the mudflats and wait for an unsuspecting crab then they drop in the blink of an eye for the kill. This one caught mid drop.

Then At Night

Spider-Man In Queen St Auckland

Taking Care

Windows

This is not Microsoft head office....

Shop Fronts Auckland 2012

Rusty Springer Chains

Old mooring blocks and chains at Westhaven Auckland

Thermal Vents

Early Sunday morning with the fog and steam from the thermal activity on the edge of Lake Rotorua.

Tui

Beautifully coloured at this time of year

In The Garden

Memorial Park flowers

NZ Pigeon

In Kowhai tree on Mauao

Male Show Off

This male Pheasant in full spring colours was strutting around the Mount fields this evening.

Grace & Gran

Grace with "her" Gran (Marg)

Sunrise Lake Rotorua

Morning fog made this a strange place to be

Who?

Is the doctor there? How the hell do you work this thing?

Baby Black Swan

Waitukei Sculpture Rotorua

My take on this beautiful scupture

Mr Scary!

The Boss

Early morning these guys are out scavenging and don't get in the way.

The Trap

Beautiful work

Morning Mist Scene Rotorua

The Bath House Rotorua

The Bath House, which today houses Rotorua Museum of Art & History was once a spa which offered therapeutic treatments. It is a monument to the New Zealand Government's first major commitment to the tourist industry and is a readily recognised symbol of the city. 

This is a spectacular building that we tend to take for granted. Click on the picture for a larger version.

Remote Controling People

Outside cafe Hanoi Auckland. The girl on the right discovers a new function on her phone!

God help us all.....

Two Doors Down

Back street scene Auckland

Sky Tower A Different Perspective

But She Hates Dogs?

This shot arrived in my email from Ky's. Grace has been really scared of dogs to the point of distraction.

This came about from an unfortunate encounter with a dog who jumped up on her when she was younger.

But recently she has got to spend time with little Penny and I suspect things are changing

Bus Stop, Bus Go

Richie & Buddy

Billboard from a current TV ad series where a competition is being run to share some time with the All Blacks, very funny with a cringe factor built in.

Between Showers

Weeks of rain here. It only needs to clear for a couple of hours and people appear at the harbors edge.

Figure It Out

The Chase

Young Soldiers Remembered USA

Old Soldiers Graves In Tauranga

This grave caught my eye because Corporal Joe Bradley died or was killed at TePapa aged 86 while he was still enlisted. He joined the company in  1855 when  he was 77! He was born in Manchester England in 1778 and was a Fitter by trade. I can't imagine anyone joining the army at that age.
The grave and the memorial are at the Tauranga Mission Cemetery.
The cemetery is thought to contain the remains of about 100 imperial and colonial troops and 14 Māori warriors who died while on active service in the Tauranga district during the New Zealand Wars. Fewer than half of the graves are marked with headstones or ground plaques.

Dinghies

Cousins

Thomas, Jenna, Grace

Thanks for the shot Ky's

They Are Multiplying!

While I can't stand graffiti this has a certain "professional" edge to it.

Found under the Tauranga harbour bridge.

Looks Fake

It is!

Not much on right at this moment so just playing.

From The Sideline

Clouds Over Welcome Bay

Taken from Tauranga

Spring Is Near

Things are happening in the garden!

Penny

No its not a rat, baby Kangaroo or Possum. It's an itty  bitty female dog.

An Apple A Day

Thomas with a favorite past time when he is allowed.

Godwit Camo