Autumn photos from the lower garden area of Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand. The pics were taken 07 May 2022.
Helichrysum argyrophyllum
+600 species of Helichrysum occurring worldwide.~244 found in southern Africa. Helichrysum is derived from the Greek "helios" ~sun and "chrysos" ~gold, referring to the colour of many of the flowers of species in this genus. Info from.. SA National Biodiversity Institute Dunedin Botanic Garden ~rock garden. New Zealand. 07 May 2022. Text and photos by... Continue Reading →
Treetops in Late Afternoon
Autumn. Whisky Gully Reserve, Tapanui, West Otago ~15 April 2022. New Zealand
Mauve Flowers, Yellow Flowers
Mauve flowers and yellow flowers, from Dunedin Botanic Garden on 14 March 2022. In my 2nd pic Nigel is busily photographing in the background! Dunedin, New Zealand.
Information and Inspiration
~are benefits of an excellent Botanic Garden! Whenever we're in Dunedin we stay near the Botanic Garden and spend as much time there as we can. These are four photos I shared on Twitter recently for a Botanic Gardens appreciation theme, showing they're much valued by Nigel for information and inspiration in his work as... Continue Reading →
Ranfurly Station
Photos of the railway station in the town of Ranfurly in Central Otago, New Zealand taken 12 March 2022. In one of the photos you'll see plenty of bike racks ~although no trains arrive anymore, many cyclists enjoy a refreshment stop here while doing the extremely popular Central Otago Rail Trail. Click on any photo... Continue Reading →
Art Deco 02
"The Centennial Milk Bar is the iconic art deco building in Ranfurly. In its heyday it was a bustling place serving hungry passengers from the trains and afternoon teas and icecreams to the locals." ~from centralotagonz.com || Continuing Art Deco 01 that I posted yesterday, this is the main building that fronts the back yard... Continue Reading →
A Feeling for the Blues
Can't remember coming across this plant before but it's so lovely! We were walking a path in Dunedin Botanic Garden when I saw masses of little blue flowers up a side path and in the afternoon light it all looked so pretty. Seems perfect the way they're planted here.. either side of the path so... Continue Reading →
Catholic Church, Ranfurly ~2
Ranfurly Sacred Heart Catholic Church ~second post. This continues yesterday's post. Central Otago, New Zealand. 12 March 2022.
Catholic Church, Ranfurly
Ranfurly Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Central Otago, New Zealand. 12 March 2022. As we headed out of town in the evening we found a gorgeous Catholic Church on the edge of town. We stopped and spent ages wandering around the church, admiring the beauty of the building and taking photos. As the sun sunk lower... Continue Reading →
Lie of the Land
Backcountry views from a gravel side-road that runs through farmland between Middlemarch and Macraes, in a rural hinterland sitting right on the boundary between Dunedin City and Waitaki District, in Otago. New Zealand, 13 April, I've posted from this road before.. see !Cattle Stop Click on any photo to enlarge In the far distance is... Continue Reading →
The Art of Love
In need of spiritual and mental refreshment today I searched Bishop Jake's blog for "life is messy" knowing I'd get results to go with photos I'd already selected; the two photos below were taken at Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand on 07 May 2022.