9/30/09

Roadside snaps





This is St. Andrew's in Inglewood, aka "The Knickers Church"*




*Inglewood is a small town that has just enough business to make it basically self-sufficient, which is a good thing, especially for the elderly residents. Well, it was noted, one day, in this tiny town that there were no 'intimate apparel' shops. **swoon, with wrist to forehead** So St. Andrew's decided to correct this by organizing a weekly minibus run to the thriving metropolis of New Plymouth for the older residents. And the rest, as they say, is history.

9/21/09

Pohutukawa

This is a Pohutukawa, also called the New Zealand Christmas tree. There are advantages of having Christmas in the summer!


9/17/09

tui

This is a Tui, a native bird of NZ



9/8/09

my world

It's beginning to look like spring in our part of the world!

camellia
anemone

forget-me-not

I don't know what this is, but I call this the 'diesel plant' because it stinks like diesel!
This is a flowering currant (thanks Jay!)

9/4/09

church drive-by

This is a drive-by shot of two churches in New Plymouth at sunset.