Window

  Sometimes on hot days I know exactly how this pot plant feels. The view through the great looking window shows glimpses of the continuing earthquake repair sites resplendent with road cones.

Shed

I started making this garden shed just over a year ago out of mostly recycled bits from round the house, friends houses etc. It's more a chill out shed for keeping out of the wind or having a coffee. 

One of the issues with recycled stuff is it takes forever to get it to a state that is acceptable both from a visual and practical point of view. The wood paneling in the top pic was scavenged from a sheet plastic importer. The wood is larch and smell devine. Because it was packing grade it need a lot of sanding. Hint; if using larch wear gloves. I was constantly lancing splinters from my hands and fingers

The door on the right hand side in the middle pic opens in two parts so the bottom part can stay shut and act as a bit of a counter to serve guests a beverage from.

The facade of the shed is some of the iron from when had our house roof replaced.

Hungry

Sometimes food looks so enticing. Then you get it back home and tuck in, only to regret it. There is only so much pink icing I can consume. I think there may of been a computer game character that looked like this bun?

Scout Den

Yo never know what might be hiding in the domains and sports grounds of small towns. This intriguing building is the local scout den in Leeston.  I pretty sure its meant to represent tents. Hopefully it wasn't a normal square box building that sank in one corner!

President

Mmmm.. just imagine if this was the order of power in the world of politics not world of Lawn Bowls?

Oamaru Buildings

The Otago town of Oamaru is justly proud of the magnificent limestone buildings that populate the town.  I tend to be drawn to the less visited ones that still have the fine workmanship and great proportions and tend to be off the beaten track. I spied these three on a recent trip there. The top one is just off the main road through town, the middle is down by the railroad. I've decided to pixelate the spray painted scribble on it because I don't want to give the 'genius' who did it any publicity. The bottom one is a wooden structure on the end of the wharf.

Ablutions

A recent trip to the West Coast exposed me to a few more bathrooms and toilets.
The colour difference in the reflection of the dryer in the top pic is interesting. The second pic is directly  opposite the dryer. The shower is an enclosed pod. I felt like a spaceman. The bottom sink is at a pub/cafe, Thanks to the miracle of high ISO I was able to snap this dark corner and make it look less gloomy than it really was.