Not much...

..happened this past week, the weather was crappy so I did not venture out much.

Another new boat in this week the Pacific Dawn.

Came across a couple of cross stitch that I had made, goodness knows who for!!

 

Maybe I just thought they were cute.

Also started making Christmas Cards

 

 

 

 

 



We saw these kites today over the Manukau Harbour, look like Octopus..

and....well thats all I'm afraid. Hopefully will have more exciting pictures next week.

Ciao

December already..........

Well December came around quickly, its been a busy weekend (again). Just 15 working days left until I'm on holiday. (yay)
Do you know why I like December...no not because of Christmas but because of all the beautiful lights you see at night.

I made this drink today..

Muriwai Mojito - Blocktail

This is made with an Ice Bar Co. Lemon, Lime & Bitters Iceblock, Rum, Soda Water, Ice, Limes and Mint...mmmmm, yum

I also made a quilt this weekend for a dolls cot, cute.

The Christmas tree also went up, it looks quite boring during the day but at night its just lovely.
(and yes on the mantle to the right is my antique cannabis pipe!!)

I thought you might like to see how a few of the flowers are doing in the garden...

Petunia - Pretty Much Picasso

 

Petunia - Bumble Bee

 

Carpet Rose
 

 28 November 2012

Today the Voyager of the Seas was in, this is the largest Cruise Ship to visit NZ.
Hard to really see by the photos the size, but the third picture was taken at Queens Wharf, looking back over the ferry building towards Princes Wharf, you can see the ship towering above.

 



 

 

 

Taken from Queens Wharf

Also in was the Orion, a very small cruise ship, but I couldn't leave it out!

Orion

Today was also fund raising for the Mercy Hospice Strawberry Festival at QEII Square.

Three Masterchef contestants, 2 winners and a runner up, plus strawberry people!

Nadia Lim, Ana Schwarz, Chelsea Winter

 

 

 26 November 2012

Radiance of the Seas was the Cruise Ship in today (lots more come in, buy I'm only putting up photos of those not already seen, don't want a lot of double ups)

 

 Also in was a Japanese oceanographic research vessel , Mirai.

 

I wasn't spying on the opposition but out on the water, Luna Rossa were sailing..

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My little corner of the world...

Its been all go in the city this week, with so much on and its been pretty hot weather wise.

25 November 2012

Today we went out to Cornwallis & Huia.

Cornwallis

Huia

Kaitarakihi Bay



Hard to see but to the left of the red cross is a
Welcome Swallow nest with chicks

 

Welcome Swallows in flight

 

A couple of boxes in Laingholm 

..and a thirsty birdy in my backyard

24 November 2012

A few bits and pieces from around town.

Stocks for the convicts, Outlaw Bar, Viaduct

Outlaw Bar

Drinking

Painted Bridge, Sandringham Road

The other side of road, Bridge, Sandringham Road

Eden Park

22nd November 2012

Its hard to get a good photo but here are some of the Peonies Mum brought back from the SI.

Peonies

Judys Peonie

 21st November 2012

Here are some nicer shots of Campa without the crane in the background, currently they have been racing Luna Rossa on the Harbour.

 

Also today 2 Korean Warships came in to town. The Chungmugong Yisunshin and the Daecheong. I went on board and had a look around.

 

Warship Arriving



...and the band played

Ships side by side

Torpedo

Looking towards bow of ship

Machine Gun

View towards Harbour Bridge from ship

Rocket Launcher

City from Bow of ship

 

20th November 2012

On Tuesday I went to see the finished version of the Silos painted by Eliott O'Donnell (Askew One), and his team.
They are quite controversial now, with a lot of people (councillers!) not liking them. Poem called Auckland by C.K Stead. The full Poem is on the bottom 2 pics. (and also printed at the bottom of the page)

 

Auckland

 

There are dreamscapes and realscapes.

This one I suspect
is real though the sun is walking on water
and the sea out at the yellow buoy is silk.

An orange container-ship
is rounding North Head.
Green Rangitoto
pictures itself
and is not displeased.
Moehau, deep blue
insists on distance.

Swimming back
on my back
I become again
the connoisseur of clouds -
feathers and fleeces.

A gull drifts over
a tern
a gull again
white on white on blue.

A low-altitude
exocet shag
(late for lunch?)
hurtles across.

This is the life that goes
godlessly on a poem without words
a gift without conditions a present
without a past.