Infinite possibilities

The waterside in Wellington is just beautiful. Every inch begs for a different type of photo. What I love about this photo is it makes me imagine. I can imagine the different types of people who might sit on these seats and gaze out to sea. The young man in turmoil trying to work out his life, the old woman who remembers, the couples in love ... me.

Through my window

While I am working away on my computer, I often gaze out the window to think. This is what I look at. I hope I never take it for granted.

Rock n roll

The colour of Autumn

Sunset

Nothing like the beautiful colours of the sunset to cheer you up.

Heavenly

Fence

I took my camera for a walk around the wharf area in Dunedin. I really liked the contrast of colours in this shot.

Wellington, Rotorua, and an earthquake

I have had a very full week, I have taken photos but not had the time to put them up, so I have decided to make this post a week's digest.

To start the week on Sunday I had a lovely day wandering around art galleries in Wellington with Esmay. This orb hangs in the sky outside the Wellington Art Gallery.



The day was beautiful, the sun was shining and as I sat in Mac's restaurant I looked across and saw the day framed. It seemed the perfect image for my girls' weekend away - the perfect day framed.



From Wellington I traveled to Rotorua for our annual Learning@School conference. This is a conference that I always look forward to. 1000 enthusiastic teachers sharing their practice with each other around technology, pedagogy, curriculum, and everything else. We had two days to set up for the conference but tragically in the middle of setting up on the Tuesday the news came through about the earthquake in Christchurch. CORE Education, who I work for, are based in Christchurch and about half of our staff at the conference had family there. Everyone was on their phones to find loved ones and then we found a way for them all to go home. Fortunately all were safe, but very, very shaken.



The conference went on with the remainder of the staff stepping up to fill in for the Christchurch staff who went home. Everything ran smoothly and the delegates would not have noticed how frantically everyone was working. My last image of Evelyn trying out one of the electric bikes at the conference summed up the experience for me. The conference went by in a blur of activity.

Blue sky dreaming

Bell tea

Blue skies in Dunedin. This golden bell is just down the road from my house, high atop a building, in a backstreet, where no one really notices it. What a shame

Distracting view

As I was working in my office I was distracted by the choppy dark seas and the swirling clouds, so had to go outside and capture an image.

Summer skies?

Dunedin hasn't really been putting on much of a summer since I got back from Perth, but there is still time. Amazing skies though.

Adventure World

I took the two girls to Adventure World today. This was my view for most of the day before they dragged me on a couple of the rides.

Riding to the city

I borrowed mum's bike and went for a ride into the city today. Was a lovely ride along the Swan River. It is funny visiting a city once a year, you really notice the changes and improvements. Perth is much prettier than I remembered and much more runner/biker/walker friendly.

Robbie's hand

Robbie Burns statue in the Octagon on a lovely Dunedin day.

Regent Theatre

The Regent Theatre is a beautiful old theatre in the centre of the Octagon. I love how retro the sign looks.

Blue sky

I have a friend who takes amazing photographs with the blue sky as the connecting element. He inspired me to take this picture of an old bike in Oamaru.

Blossom

I went for a drive out to Oamaru yesterday for the North Otago ICT conference. My presentation was on how to use video in the classroom. These striking blossoms caught my eye against the clear blue sky backdrop.

Sunny days - 365/34

I went for a lovely walk up Frasers Gully this afternoon. The sun was shining and it was a relaxing way to end the day. I have found that this 365 challenge has made me live a healthier lifestyle. Previously I would get up, sit in front of the computer, and not move until the late hours of the evening when it was time for bed. Now I look forward to my daily photo walk. And surprise surprise, my work is still getting done even if I do take a break.