February 2008; A Look Back With Colour Photography

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As is traditional in New Zealand February 2008 followed January bringing forth a KiwiFoo (have fun everyone going this year, unfortunately I am otherwise engaged), a trip to Riversdale, much mooching around Miramar and a Blogger Meetup (thanks Mr Epic :-)
(all pictures uploaded by me)

Flickr: Kiwi Foo 2008
Kiwi Foo 2008

Flickr: Monarch caterpillar
Monarch caterpillar

Flickr: Mike, Meg and Sugar
Mike, Meg and Sugar

Flickr: Where's the beach gone?
Where's the beach gone?

Flickr: Taking the plunge...
Taking the plunge...

Flickr: Jacqui & Martin for dinner and financial advice
Jacqui & Martin for dinner and financial advice

Flickr: Liz ...
Liz ...

Flickr: Sunflower in full bloom
Sunflower in full bloom

Flickr: Crickey Mike, put a shirt on!
Crickey Mike, put a shirt on!

Flickr: Hadyn quaffs a free Epic Pale Ale at the Wellington Bloggers Meet-up
Hadyn quaffs a free Epic Pale Ale at the Wellington Bloggers Meet-up

Comments

Anonymous said…
Love the statue shot, can you tell me where it is? Also, the vibrancy of the sunflower is great. Did you use a filter?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:08:00 am
Mike Riversdale said…
Thanks for the comment - sunflower, nope taken as is.

The statue is called "Solace In The Wind" by Brit born Sculptor Max Patte who works (still?) for Weta Workshop who are the guys and gals that helped give us Lord Of The Rings, King Kong and much more - based in my home suburb, Miramar (more at http://www.wetanz.com/holics/index.php?itemid=165&catid=2).

It is on the Wellington waterfront in front of Te Papa (New Zealand national museum) - here's a map to see exactly where: http://www.zoomin.co.nz/info/nz/wellington/te+aro/-solace+of+the+wind+statue/
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:44:00 pm
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