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| Castle Hill Peak and The Gap |
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Monday, 24 November 2014
Monday, 3 November 2014
Mayfly
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| Yesterday a mayfly came into the house and settled on a curtain. |
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| This morning it shed its skin. |
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| Now its wings are transparent. |
Monday, 18 August 2014
Lake Lyndon
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| Lake Lyndon looking to the head of the lake |
All these shots were taken from The Great Alpine Highway, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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| Lake Lyndon, the west arm |
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| Porters Skifield from Porters Pass |
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| The old roadman's hut on the way up to Porters Pass |
Monday, 3 March 2014
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
The Ellerslie International Flower Show
A few things that caught my eye at the show.
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| Shadows |
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| Stop the Clock, a sculpture by Jane Downes |
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| A brilliant water feature |
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| A bumblebee nest in a Perspex box |
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| Green flowers on red stems |
Monday, 3 February 2014
Porters Pass Fauna
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| The moon and mountain flax |
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| Dark coloured cicada, the most common that I saw. It had a sharp intermittent call. |
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| A brilliant green cicada that really stood out. |
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| A green grasshopper |
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| A well camouflaged grasshopper |
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| A fine striped grasshopper |
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| A hairy grasshopper |
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| Orbweb spider |
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| Another orbweb spider. Abdomen only. The thorax is tucked under. |
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