Friday, May 30, 2014

A glowing log fire is…

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…just whats needed at this time of year, & yes the Honest Lawyer in Stoke does have one to warm the patrons. Although that said, it was still mild enough to see folks outside late yesterday afternoon.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Seasons, they is a changin’..

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most of New Zealands South Island awoke this Monday

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morning to the first real decent drop of winter snow for 2014.

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Nelson was no different.

PHOTOS – Courtesy Paul Nicoll

Monday, May 19, 2014

Recognize this road?

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…different angle that what you are used to seeing??

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Peter Jackson visited….

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…well actually it was his NZD$80m Gulfstream G650 plane

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that was reported about in the papers last year

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that touched down for a hour or so at the Nelson Airport Friday.

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Typical Nelson Autumn Day…

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…starts out this way each time, so calm. View looking south west over Haulashore island in the foreground, with Rabbit Island beyond.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Full Moon going down…

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…this May morning did look quite…

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….spectacular even if I do say so myself.

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and I particularly like this one.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Quite stunned at what you can get…

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…straight out of a modern camera tonight….no post included.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Kids under your feet…

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…this Saturday…

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pop them down (between 10:30am ~ 2pm)  to the Nelson airport for the Open Day ….

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…they can see military helicopters ….

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…and a tent city…

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...complete with cadets….

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This is part of Exercise WiseOwl 98,

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…staged in Nelson this year.

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Plus the rescue chopper is there too.

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Just another thing to do in #gigatownNSN

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Art Deco…

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…they even built houses that way …. back in the day. And #gigatownNSN has quite a few. This beaut example still even retains the theme in the front fence too.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Yeah its ok…

Nelson does seem to spawn its own set of “enthusiasts” who seem to think that when the outside air temp is 9 degrees C…hey what…….

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…..thats the perfect signal to go out for a dip in the Haven.