This is a road with a very interesting name! We found it while driving through the rural area around Macraes in East Otago (this road branches off from Macraes Road). Macraes is known for a long history of gold extraction and I believe the modern Macraes Mine is New Zealand’s largest gold mine.
These two photos were taken by Nigel when we visited the area in 2009.
For: Which Way Photo Challenge 04 October 2018
Butter & Egg Rd
Text by Liz and Photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2018)
Exploring Colour 
Cool 🙂
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… or maybe in summer the road is lined with butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris), an invasive plant from Europe (invasive in the US, I don’t know about N.Z.)…
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That’s interesting. I looked it up and its a ‘garden escape’ weed here, occurring in various parts of NZ including Otago so that’s definitely another possibility thank you!
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I think Robert’s suggestion makes a lot of sense, but maybe you can swing back by later in the year to check out the vegetation.
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Very fun! My grandparents used to talk about someone who was a “butter-and-egg man,” traveling from farm to farm with special cases to collect up eggs, and butter, and then traveling into Philadelphia to supply the neighborhood grocers.
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Big “thank you” to you Robert! Who would have thought? We had no idea at all from where this strange road name could have come from. This memory of yours provides an idea of a possible background scenario!
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great shots and that is a fun name…
makes me want bacon too
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that’s what made Nigel look out the photo.. he was thinking it was bacon & egg rd and i was saying no, not bacon.. i think its butter, so he found the photo and butter & egg it was – as strange as that sounds!
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oh that is awesome – the mind puts in what it wants to (Gestalt principles)
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Definitely a unique name! Thanks for sharing and bringing a smile. Love unique things.
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We do too.. it was so funny to be driving along and suddenly see that name on the sign!
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Very cool! Love the first one. Thatroad seems to go on forever. Thanks a bunch for joining in. 😊😊
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Probably does go on forever 🙂
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Hahaha! Sure looks that way. 😃
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