Concrete

I have a suspicion this may have been an old dairy factory. It is on the way to the Catlins heading East from Invercargill. Not only is the building interesting I enjoy the use of concrete for most other things around it. The lampost, the fence, the water trough. There are strong rumors the Romans were among the first to exploit the joys of concrete. How cool would it be to turn the trough into a hot tub.

Corrugated

This intriguing structure is lurking in the industrial back blocks of Invercargill. Don't know what it is or has been used for, I suspect it may be some sort of drying/ storage room.
The clear land in front has only recently been leveled, there were vast amounts of broken china and bottles along with ancient metal. It could of been an early dump. Many decades ago I would have been scavenging around attempting to find some old bottles. Nowdays it is a crime under the Historic Places Act to dig any site that is 100 + years old.

Silos

I think it would so neat to get hold of an old silo and turn it into a shed, hut, hot tub or some sort of garden hideaway. They could even be converted into retro style space ships. I'd almost become a farmer if I could populate my paddocks with silos. The top green ones are a small selection from a farm just up the road from the water tank on the mound. The shiny new one is in Winton

Straw

A fine welcome to one of the many interesting settlements we passed through on a recent trip to Invercargill. This robust young fella was erected out side a farming supliers.

Water tank

This area of Southland is fairly flat land. I assume the reason for creating ones own mountain to plonk a water tank on is to get a better gravity fed flow. I'm a sucker cabbage trees and it warms me to see them take pride of place cuddled next to the water tank. There is also a functional beauty to the brick pump house nestled below.

Whitebaiting

This exquisite gem of a caravan was one of many structures along a river near Riverton in Southland, used as a home away from home during the Whitebait season. I was too scared to try and find out about it because Whitebaiters can be a teritorial.