Photo Blog

Take a seat

Posted on 27 January 2020 One is definitely more comfortable than the other, likely explaining why this bicycle has not been removed after several days. © 2020 Ross Collins

If only

Posted on 26 January 2020 I noticed last week that street art in Miramar that I captured and posted here on 24 March 2017 is in the process of being scraped off, presumably in readiness for a new mural to be installed. However several more layers of paint have also been removed to reveal an example of heritage signwriting, so far showing the words "biscuit" and "quality", which I think would look stunning if it could be fully-restored to grace the wall today. © 2020 Ross Collins

Deviation

Posted on 25 January 2020 An Air Calin A330-202 en route from Noumea to Auckland was departing from Wellington International Airport late yesterday afternoon after being diverted due to debris on the Auckland runway. © 2020 Ross Collins

Lip-smackin' good

Posted on 24 January 2020 One of Wellington Zoo's giraffes was licking its lips after coming indoors for a snack last week. © 2020 Ross Collins

That's the Spirit!

Posted on 23 January 2020 The pilot boat 'Te Haa' had moved alongside to remove the Centreport pilot as 'Carnival Spirit' was clearing Point Dorset and Barrett Reef on Monday en route to Melbourne after a day in Wellington - the only North Island stop on its current itinerary. © 2020 Ross Collins

On the lookout

Posted on 22 January 2020 While I was out for a walk along our street last week, I discovered that I was under surveillance. © 2020 Ross Collins

Knot just one, but now another

Posted on 21 January 2020 After the rock in the image in my post three days ago had disappeared 24 hours later, a second painted rock appeared in the same driftwood log at Point Dorset yesterday. © 2020 Ross Collins

Waterline

Posted on 20 January 2020 As 'MS Queen Elizabeth' was passing The Pinnacles at Point Dorset on departure to Napier on Saturday, this coincided exactly with dead low tide which was revealing colour and marine life and in the rocks. © 2020 Ross Collins

Shared lunch

Posted on 19 January 2020 As one of Wellington Zoo's colony of capybaras was tucking into corn and spinach, a sparrow was taking advantage of an unguarded bowl of rodent pellets. © 2020 Ross Collins

Tiny art

Posted on 18 January 2020 While walking the track from Seatoun to Point Dorset this week to photograph a cruise ship (as is my want), I noticed this beautifully decorated stone which had been placed in a knothole in a driftwood log as part of a Wellington Rocks initiative. © 2020 Ross Collins

King-sized dump station

Posted on 17 January 2020 Disposal of their ones and twos should be no problem for the occupiers of this caravan tucked up out of sight (but not mine) behind the Moa Point sewage treatment plant. © 2020 Ross Collins

2/6

Posted on 16 January 2020 'Viking Orion' was entering Wellington Harbour this week on the second of its six scheduled visits in the 2019/20 cruise season. © 2020

Studs

Posted on 15 January 2020 Among many defence observation posts, gun emplacements, a radar station and a large ammunition store in the Oruaiti Reserve high above the entrance to Wellington Harbour, this ring of mountings at the former Gap Battery would have supported one of the 4-inch Mk VII guns gifted in the 1920s from HMS New Zealand which had served through World War I.

Patina

Posted on 14 January 2020 Having removed a layer of white paint to reveal an abstract comprised of many coats over the years, I hope the owner of this garage in Owhiro Bay isn't tempted to cover them over again. © 2020 Ross Collins

Much ado about nothing

Posted on 13 January 2020 Parking was at a premium in our street when a false fire alarm went off at a local school early last evening. © 2020 Ross Collins

Quality time

Posted on 12 January 2020 A father and son had a prime spot on Kumutoto Wharf to watch the arrival of 'MS Caledonian Sky' into Wellington Harbour on Friday. © 2020 Ross Collins