Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Old Paint Containers hack…

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…one of the best I’ve seen in a while?

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Probably protects the contents better than a pack too? And definitely safety points for approaching from behind traffic too.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

What a great experience it is…

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to visit this place when its operational. The chief controller on duty kindly sent an invite to me the other day to pop by for a visit.

And I really did want to take some extra photos (as those who know me,….know I am want to do?) but apparently “protocol” comes into play. (Those guys definitely have the best “close up” view in Nelson)

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Still was great to meet the folk there and see what an incredibly stellar job they are doing.

One second we are having a conversation, and with-in the second (actually I think it was prolly part of a second if I’m honest about it) he had spun around … sat down … picked up something that looked like a normal “old school phone” handset” and started talking in, …in well lets just say a different language to you and me, for sure. Commitment for sure!

Monday, January 26, 2015

The Waimea Plains area…

 

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…of our Nelson / Tasman region ..

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….really is our local foodbowl.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Such a massive beast…so..

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…real hard to imagine having to ground one to stop it tilting over like the news said happened over Europe way last week.

Just in case you missed it the other night….

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on Te Radars TV program…..chk out whats there upper left frame. Def adding to the deserts ambiance I’d say.

Down at the Airport today….

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…its starting to look like we could do with some rain soon.

I hear you ask me…?

 

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if I had an interest in yachting and the sea overall,

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could I possibly combine these interests in a place…

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…somewhere where perchance the wind…

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…well ideally where would be favourable “tradewinds…”

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Yes, I can answer, its called Nelson, New Zealand?

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Just for a moment there…

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I thought I caught a “moment” ….

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for the Nelson Pilot Boat….

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She’d been busy “assisting” someone else…

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….but when the chap in charge powered up the engines…

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….well gee I can tell you.. it really sounded great!

Friday, January 16, 2015

Anyone know what day it is tomorrow…

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….well other than of course its called Saturday…(these are pics from 2010)

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….in our part of the world…well we are world famous in NZ for our annual Kite Festival…

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something that has been going on …

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…for upteen years. In fact its New Zealands longest running ever Kite Festival. And 2015’s Festival kicks of tomorrow, and continues into Sunday.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Sea Fog on Saturday…

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morning made for

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some interesting photos

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this time of year.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Spotted that “lil truck” again…

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and noticed the seat fabric used.

High Tide…and…

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…well…it turns out a few more people know about this fav local summer swimming spot than last year!

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Maybe TripAdvisor or something has got word out ….anyway part of the popularity is most surely because this spot …… its just 2m off the main highway!

Saturday, January 10, 2015

On the 1st day of 2015…

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the most “chillaxed guy” was spotted prepping here at the jetty …

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….and then later….spotted here. Just another summer day in the Top-of-the-South.

One of the more colourful examples…

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of overlapping tiling I’d seen in a while.

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Spotted locally.

Friday, January 9, 2015

I’m constantly amazed at tech…

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…when I first began working in tech (1989) if someone had told me that with-in a short number of years…..

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….someone with a camera that costs less than $300 would …

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…be able to take photos like this….….well…I’d have been stunned!

Mr Duck…

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hear up!….. its time to move.

Nelson gets visit from one of NIWAs…

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vessels. NIWA is New Zealands National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, its a Crown Research Institute established way back in 1992.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

These guys…

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…well to be fair…I have absolutely no idea what’s going on here? My camera on its mount is…often times in summer…..on auto time-lapse …taking a pic every few sec’s as I traverse around Rocks Rd….this one turned up there?

Ah…NZs Marlborough Sounds…

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some holiday here…..

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some live/work here fulltime….

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….we spent a lazy Sunday here, where extended family (over 30) celebrated 20 years of coming to the same spot same time each year. Great time had by all.