May 2010
closed – come back soon
this shop was closed but suggests you come back soon (with three exclamation marks). don’t come back too soon though else it’ll still be closed. in fact, better to come back tomorrow when it’s open again
we export overseas
of course exports will be overseas – new zealand is an island !
auckland – funny old place
there’s the international comedy festival on in Auckland and it’s great. we took the kids to see the Mr Boon show on Saturday which was totally excellent and featured standup by Jared Christmas (seen above on the way to his own gig this evening)
and then this evening i saw the most excellent Al Pitcher who is also an observer of the mundane and a great noticer through the media of photography. he’s also a fantastic stand up comedian.
i was pleased to see a number of photos taken in auckland which have also appeared here on funkypancake so we’re tuned in to the same things.
If you are in Auckland for the next few days go and catch him before he exports himself. more details here
oh, and i had morning coffee with David Farrier this morning which was also very cool.
a jolly good day (despite me being rubbish at taking people photos in the dark)
lovely long bay
not only does it look great on the sandy bits but the rocky bits are quite cool too
crazy paving ?
suggestion box and bin combo
plenty of room for improvement
short showers please
a short person not having a shower
glove
i know what you are thinking, there’s not been too many gloves on the blog of late. there are a few about, but it’s mostly shoes and jandals on the streets. london has its gloves. auckland has it jandals
missing cake
‘sgone
sleeping rough under an umbrella
it’s a street ambassador under an umbrella. much more waterproof than a cardboard box
huntley and palmer
when the kids were younger we used to go in to Reading to the museum and look at all the Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins. i don’t think i’d ever actually seen any live H&P biscuits though until we came here
rainbows
i discovered this weekend that light from rainbows is polarised. depending on which way up i held my head the rainbow below would grow in intensity or disappear completely. interesting hey ?
march against mining
trying to start a revolution in downtown auckland yesterday (i blurred the sign slightly to hide the rude word)
jigsaw friends
i still don’t think i quite ‘get’ jigsaws, although i threw myself in to the challenge on this one. it’s just a broken picture. surely it would have been better not to cut it in to small pieces to begin with if you wanted to see the ‘finished’ version ?
autumn
i’m pleased to say that leaves are falling off the trees making nice brown crunchy piles which seem to stay around longer here due to the lack of rain. hoorah.
kidz in space
there’s quite a lot of graffiti sprayed on to pavements in auckland. it gradually gets worn away and is quite nice actually. well done.
breath easy
we all know plants and trees are good as they give us oxygen
this tree has evolved to the point where it will not only give you oxygen but also a face mask to help you breath more clearly.
