Wellington randoms - Cam Theme - 50

My 50th Cam Theme, so what better thing to do than show specific Wellington pics...

There are 12 photo sets in this "CAM".

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panoramic view of Wellington city from Oriental Bay

panoramic view of Wellington city from Oriental Bay

the forever changing skyline of Wellington city

forever changing skyline of Wellington city

this might form part of a before/after Cam Theme

 seagulls flying on Wellington harbour

you can't beat Wellington on a good day - so sings the song...

downtown Wellington with high rises on either side

being a windy city, it's a haven for surfers when the storm rages, but not so much fun for air travellers.

this photo was taken at the southern end of Wellington airport at the end of October...

Rapanui (Easter Island) is part of the Republic of Chile.

This Moai was gifted by the President of Chile as it is a symbol of the connection between the people of Rapanui and New Zealand

always finding seagulls...

view of some suburbs of Wellington in the distance

this view of a sunset over Wellington Harbour was taken from Eastbourne

look carefully and you might see a plane on approach to Wellington airport

aerial view of Wellington's southern suburbs

Miramar

Kilbirnie

Island Bay

this is the view from the fly-over at the bottom of the Ngauranga Gorge - looking towards Mount Victoria and Wellington airport

This is the view of the fly-over from the previous picture
the drive to the west coast (left) and
the road to the eastern suburbs, both Lower and Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa via Rimutaka (centre)

Flowers of Springtime - Cam Theme - 49

 Here in the southern hemisphere we are buzzing with the promise of warm weather and sunshine.

So I've been out with my camera this week making sure I have some digital "proof" that Spring has well and truly arrived.

catching the last rays of daylight on the spring blossoms

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this close up of a white clematis could not go unnoticed for a springtime photo

not quite the song and dance of blue grass music

but this is what the Blue Grass Flower looks like

I'm quite enamoured with the abundance and prolific colours of the

Livingston daisy

purple pansies...

 spring blooms in a variety of colours

wherever I chance upon the Bird of Paradise flower (Strelitzia)

I always take photos...

maybe it's their long blooms, but one day I hope to capture them in a "perfect" photo

white Camelia that caught my eye

i like the colours of this blue pansy, so decided to share it as part of the Spring theme

mostly flowering towards the end of winter - when the Camelia flowers come to the end of their blooming, that's when you know the warmth of summer is just around the corner.

I just liked the way the sunlight caught this one...

Spring time and Livingston daisies - liven up any space

this one is from the Art Deco city of Napier on the east coast of the north island

white blossoms at the end of a lovely spring afternoon

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Latté art

Fancy a bit of art with your Latté?

Check out Five Senses Coffee for a bit of fun and quirkyness...

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Plimmerton and Paremata - Cam Theme - 48

North west of Wellington, you will find these two suburbs.

We first drove to Plimmerton, parked the car and walked, taking photos as we went.

Then it was off to the Pauatahanui inlet for a quick look-see.

These being some of the photos from that day... 

This one below, was at the south end of Plimmerton looking back towards the highway. 

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Mana Island from Plimmerton

Looking westward towards Mana Island

Norfolk pine tree

This one of a Norfolk pine tree in Plimmerton was a photographic challenge...
trying to keep the horizon line straight and get the whole tree into view without too much distortion.

looking towards the yacht club...

Plimmerton sailing

Plimmerton sailing

Plimmerton development

boatsheds at Paremata

Paremata boatsheds

Paremata Boating Club

Pauatahanui

Pauatahanui Inlet

widescreen

cockle shell

cockle on the beach at the end of the day

Pohutukawa bloom

these usually only bloom from late November onwards, so was a refreshing sight to see two lone blooms spurting forth early...

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This is from Pete in South Africa

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His blog is well worth a visit...

“I asked the Zebra, 
are you black with white stripes? 
Or white with black stripes? 
And the zebra asked me, 
Are you good with bad habits? 
Or are you bad with good habits? 
Are you noisy with quiet times? 
Or are you quiet with noisy times? 
Are you happy with some sad days? 
Or are you sad with some happy days? 
Are you neat with some sloppy ways? 
Or are you sloppy with some neat ways? 
And on and on and on and on and on and on he went. 
I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again.” 


― Shel Silverstein

Quirky - Cam Theme - 47

These are "QUIRKY" images I've found on my travels and decided to share with you here.

Enjoy...

This quirky Polar bear image is to be found on the way to the airport in the city of Nelson, south island, New Zealand.

The 10 degrees of an early autumn/fall morning was worth the U-turn to photograph.





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At the Birdwoods Gallery near Havelock North, New Zealand - are many sculptures of African animals. Plus some seriously good coffee if you have the time for a tea break.

This one of an owl caught between the tree trunks piqued my interest

Another one of those images I did a U-turn to capture

Why anyone would have a King Kong sculpture in their paddock, I don't know, but it's the best scarecrow I've seen for a while

This precariously parked car in Stellenbosch, South Africa was a Quirky view I couldn't resist sharing

I drove past this house in a rural area of New Zealand's south island and then did a U-turn to go back and photograph it.

Sometimes one meets the most interesting Quirky features on a road trip...

the significance of the cyclist on someone's roof is something I am still pondering...

let alone the single deck chair to the right of the cyclist.

Back up to the east coast of New zealand's north island is another Quirky letterbox I couldn't resist adding to my photo collection.

This one is from the Parkridge Stud near Havelock North - and what better way to receive one's mail than through a horse...

A drive in the country on Wellington's southern coast brought us to this Quirky ornament in Shirley's Coastal Garden.

A Quirky couple sitting on the bench outside the Visitor's Centre in Waipukurau, north island, New Zealand.

From a distance they looked like a real couple. It was only on closer inspection that the true quirkyness of it's creator brought a chuckle to my belly...

Probably not as much Quirky as ornamental

This I thought was a novel idea to use a bread basket as a lampshade - especially since it was in a bakery...
This one is from Rooiberg Winery near Robertson, South Africa...

A somewhat Quirky ornamental roof sculpture that caught my eye in McGregor - South Africa

Another Quirky letterbox...

buzzy-bee quirky letterbox

This one is of the iconic New Zealand "Buzzy Bee" found outside an engineering works in rural New Zealand

(if you would like to see all the photos I've taken of letterboxes and/or quirky stuff - just click the labels at the bottom of this post)

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This is from my friend, Ray in Melbourne, Australia.

RAYSCAM was the inspiration for my own photoblog.

If you check out Ray's site, you can even vote on your favourite pic of the week...


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Singapore - Cam Theme - 46

Pete'sCam still travels further afield than Wellington, New Zealand for a while.
Enjoy these pics from Singapore -


The quintessential view of the Singapore skyline...






There are 12 photo sets in this "CAM".
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something about the contrast and similar colours of this one appealed to me