Morning

About 10:00am at the one of the busy corner at CBD (30th/Dec).  I was expecting more people but may be little early?  Most of shop in the CBD were already open or just opened when I was there.

Events?

The square is closed for traffic (car) so some event is happing here.  I took this just this morning, but I have no clue what it would be.  May be some concert this evening or just preparing for new year event?

Calla

The dark one.  It is a very nice day today, good for a BBQ at the rabbit island.  Don't forget sun screen and hat and....  

Storm may be coming...

Just now, we have very gusty wind and occasional shower in mix.

Sunset in the Basement

It's been an unproductive and unsuccessful year for me, but now that we've commenced the countdown, I can't stop working.

Cooler (temperature-wise) festive season is making me think of northern winter, perhaps many years ago.

Hydrangea

Finally starting on big tab....  It was really gusty in last few days but it seems to be settled a little.  We may need more rain for those plants.

Happy Holidays

Wherever you are and whatever you are celebrating, we wish everyone has a great time!

Invisible Man

Baaaaaa

At the front of The Suter Art Gallery.

Courthouse

All new look.  Sorry for perspective. It's a stitched image.

Surf

Beach

Snapped at Tahunanui Beach this evening.

Blueberries

...No berry picking this weekend...  We could be there yesterday, but not today. It's raining so hard.

I just took this image instead at our pot grown blue berry plant.

This image can transformed to ...

Baby Apple

It is just about a golf ball size at moment.  Rain seems to stop now and maybe it's good day for a berry picking?

Rain

Something we needed for while. (This image has been taken yesterday.)

Sunset, Yesterday

Evening Light

Break @ 5 Points

At the balcony seat at upstairs of the 5 Points

Road

Sunset at Marahau

Hanging Baskets

Parsley

hanging in the town.

Flower

Johnny's Tractor Seat

At the Nelson Saturday Market.

Aprons ($35)

At the Nelson Saturday Market.

Nelson Saturday Market

It's so fun to watch these recycled tin toys. Sorry for disturbing your lucnh.

Tasman Provider @ Nelson

Wakefield Quay

Fishing, dip in water, rest in nearby cafe or take away "Fish & Chips"...   Enjoy our rather hot evening in own way. 

Eyelash

What else can you see?

5 Points

The place is re-opened as new restraint.

Theme Day: Time

It's a time of the year again to start appearing Christmas decoration around on shopping windows around the town.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Farmers Market

Every Wednesday.

View From Water Tower 4/4

And to the right from yesterdays, and now looking at Tahunanui back beach at right side.
(I have changed lens so the scale is different.)

View From Water Tower 3/4

Pan to the right from yesterday's shot and this is looking at the Nelson Airport.

View From Water Tower 2/4

To the right from yesterdays shot.

View From Water Tower 1/4

The step to the top of water tower was not there any more and this is from front of it.  I was looking towards Richmond.

For the Miners

Their families, friends, police, rescue and emergency workers, clergy and other support service staff, the town of Greymouth, New Zealand, and around the world.

Every Last One...

Among the flowers in our garden this year, I love my dark blue delphiniums, and the darker the flowers the better. When they grown in our own place, I can't throw away any part of them, so the smaller stalks have been bunched into a small vase. And I noticed the loveliness of the curves I hadn't seen before. Bliss.

First Harvest

Almost two months ago I bought 4 baby strawberry plants, but they were growing so slowly I got a bigger one and plonked that in the middle of the same tub.  Even that one is growing tentatively, so I think Ben and I have to move the tub to a slightly sunnier spot in our not-very-sunny garden.

Anyway, we had our first harvest this morning.  Not very sweet, but fresh and a little tangy.  The longer one measured just a little shorter than 2cm.

Sunset (Saturday)

For sky wachers and sunset lovers.

Changes

This sort of thing happens all the time, but I'm feeling a tad nostalgic.  For as long as we know this was the Air New Zealand coner; back in 1992 when we visited New Zealand the first time, we confirmed our return flight home in their office that used to be here.  (Then we drove to Picton, took a tiny hydroplane to the Kapiti Coast, then flew on Mt Cook Airlines, we think, to Auckland.)

Recently they relocated, and one of the very few wholly New-Zealand-Owned banks moved in.  And good for them.  

Good Boy

Someone remembers Mum telling him not to bring dirt into the house.

Haze 2

I hope you can see the mountain in back and water in front.

Haze

Very hot day.  I wonder how those golfers are doing.  It's all hazy over the water...  Yesterday 6:53pm.

Sunrise

Maybe just slightly exaggerated in colour but the cloud was very interesting.
Sunrise (16/Nov/2010).

I'm not sure what's it's called, but...

The former home of Mac beer was looking a bit sad after the brewery moved to Wellington, but in the last few years, they started/resumed making vodka, ciders and now, once again, some craft/boutique beer.  The establishment sits at the side of the road, behind some trees, between Nelson and Stoke (a suburb of Nelson) and Richmond (the main town in the next, Tasman, district), and we must have passed by many, many times, especially before they built the bypass by the sea.

A couple of Saturdays ago, after getting Ben's ribs and bacon at the butcher shop up the road, we went into their cafe for the very first time.  You can bring your own plastic bottles and buy beer or cider, or sit down to have coffee and some yummy food.  While we were there, an older couple was enjoying coffee, and I overheard the gentleman was gently coaxing the cafe staff to add carrot cake on to their menu.  Hear, hear!

For more exact dates, products, etc., check out their website or be a fun at their facebook page.

Pestell's Rai Bacon Co.

My favourite "Manuka Smoked Bacon" comes from this shop... ( and odd parts/bits of meat like fresh OX tail, tongue for winter stew).

Coffee Break

At the Italian restaurant (When in Rome) in the town.

Flora

At the Nelson Marina.

B+W (Split toning)