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water unfit to drink
signs ideal for tall people
corrugated metal drain
corrugated iron is a classic kiwi building material so it was no surprise to see this little stream protected by some. the water jiggled pleasantly over the corrugations and made for a lovely sight and sound. terrific
buzz' satellite butt
we went round to some friends' house for tea yesterday and they are low on water as can be seen by the bulb on the top of their water butt. they aren't due a fill up until later in the week so we had to be frugal with our toilet flushes.
kitekite falls
and an eel
dam and (we had a) blast
this is a giant kuri tree. they are protected in New Zealand. and a quite marvellous
right, i'm back in something resembling real time ! here are actual pictures from actual real new zealand where we actually really live. in like a permanent way
it's quite an exciting place to be. with bits wobbling and dropping off all over the place
anyway, yesterday was a bank holiday so we went with our excellent friends buzz and wendy and (some of) their kids to a dam to see where our drinking water is kept before it pops out our taps
here it is before it's in our glass/toilet/shower/dinner (sometimes more than one)
and here's a view from the top of the dam
and here's the damn wall itself. so there you go. a lovely (dam?) nice day out. even if the walk back up to the car was a bit of a strain for all involved
out of control water fountain
i fiddled with this for ages to try to get it to stop. everyone walking by thought i'd started it off, but i hadn't. i was just trying to do the right thing. ho hum
aquatic research
'aquatic research' sounds like a great phrase to use instead of "i'm just nipping down the pub"
water cooler moment
watercoolers are the first thing out when the recession kicks in
danger deep water
actually it's not that deep.
guardian of the plug
i conversated with the guard, but he was none the wiser about the plug. in fact he seemed quite disturbed by it. i left him deep in thought.
a cup of water
nice lines
river walk
make sure you are wearing your welliles
rebecca's well
this is a really interesting thing completely in the middle of nowhere in Crazies Hill (name never fails to amuse). you can read more about it at this excellent website of strange britain
water can get very hot
up to 100% in standard atmospheric pressure if i remember correctly.
england's highest waterfall
i've now totally forgotten where this place was ! somewhere in dorset i think
listen to the view. good advice
this wasn't the highest bit of waterfall.
again, good advice here
i wonder whether this was a little ageist
here are the girls at the top of the waterfall thing (which was built as a follow)
it kind of plopped off the end of this little slide
and of course the girls wanted to see how it worked.
history as well as disruption
i like this idea - explaining what and also why
no arking
someone tell noah. no arking.
water tank
our friend tony (not big eye) sent me this photo of a water tank.
spot the strange thing
can you spot what's wrong with this picture of a lock ?
how the queen avoids the hose pipe ban
i'm not sure how many visitors will be aware, but in southern england we've already got a hose pipe ban as we've had two very dry winters (apparently). that and the victorian pipes carrying our water supply around are all leaky and no one can find any victorians to get a refund.
anyway ... here's the queen blatantly flouting the rules, or is she ...
well, it seems she might not be as there was this funny bubbly thing in St James' Park (and the hose pipe in the background). so i think she was just draining her lake instead. hopefully no pelicans will have been sucked up
