Nimo's Mates

I watched "Finding Nimo" for the first time just last week, and a few days later when I found these guys, I couldn't stop giggling. Here's an eye-popper.

Happy Valentine's Day, folks.

Tahunanui Beach, Evening

Would you like a short walk? Another shot here.

Yap Yap Yap...

Queen's Gardens, Friday. Can't you just hear all the gossip?

Blue & While

I have no words!

Like THAT's Gonna Stop Boys from Trying

And here the lovely, dainty turning area.

Buskers in Town

The buskers in Town! This is a part of Nelson Summer festival, buskers were invited to perform in centre stage (the square at front of the cathedral). This particular performer gets lots of attention from kids. Another shot here.

This Way! Follow Me!

At Arts Council Nelson; I'm leading a sheltered life right now. The poster is from WOW, the Wearable Arts Awards, which was born and raised in Nelson but moved to the bright lights of Wellington two years ago.

Sentinel

"Sentinel sails in the Queens Gardens pond. The steel sculpture was inspired by the base of the Nikau palm frond and refers to the waka and ships which brought waves or people to Aotearoa New Zealand. In 1998 work by Dominique de Borrekens and Grant Scott honouirs the Nelson settlers who planted these beautiful gardens over 100 years ago," according to the map.

And you caught me out; I just uploaded the photo intending to write about it latter, and instead of saving as draft, I published it. Sooooo... now the details.

Verdict

This is the Cafe & Bar Verdict, just across the road from the Nelson Court House. Neat naming!

Nelson Court House

This is the Nelson Court House near by the Police Building. Many lawyer's offices are around.

Store Small Children Cool & Dry

Back of Waihi Bush Flax Seed Oil jar.

Harry's Bar Revisited (Too Bad...)

Any one agree? Some couple coming this way read this and had a good laugh. I love Harry's Bar.

Queen's Gardens Back Hardy Street Gate

The house across the street has crated a fence out of old sewing machine parts. It's the red bits above the green-painted bricks.

(I do have a close-up taken last August here. Not a very good one, but you get the idea.)

Theme Day: What Really Annoys Me in Nelson

I'm really struggling to find something to post today's theme day. In the morning of 29 January (Nelson Anniversary Day), I found this smashed bus stop shelter. All the glass was smashed. No, it's not an accident but obviously vandalism of some sort. This is the second time I have seen this kind of vandalism in Nelson in past 10+ years. So it's not that bad problem, but it gives me a really bad feeling. The positive side, the pattern of crack on the glass is quite amazing. It looks like art, as if the artist has intentionally done this and framed the broken glass. Well, do not do this to the public (and private) property.

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