here are some cakes we got at the office as a way of thanking us for our patience in the office move.
one of my colleague picked off the star from the top of his cake and threw it in the bin. i pointed out it was chocolate and not marzipan so he went in to the bin and got it out to eat it. good
(photo by kezia)
sky tower on a foggy morning. that sun reflection was actually a beam of light bouncing off the windows making a trail through the fog. shame you can’t really make it out on the picture. you’ll just have to come and visit instead !
quite ridiculous animals. well done.
the server on which funkypancake sites is being upgraded today and tomorrow so apologies for erratic [check spelling] behaviour over the next day or two.
(and thanks to the blog tastic maintenance men what keep it running)
whatipu is a lovely place to the west of auckland on the edge of the local rainforest
you have to pass huia on the way back which is lovely too
and its swirling esturaries at low tide are quite pretty
the sand is black like most of the west coast beaches due to volcanoes down the coast
we went on a muddy walk which involved taking shoes off because it was so muddy. not bad for the equivalent of end of January northern hemisphere time
when we got to the caves we were searching for we couldn’t go in as they were too dangerous. but there was an interesting looking toilet
a grand day out
just like a newspaper gets thrown in the bin, so has this hat nearly gone the same way
there’s a really great shop in auckland (or rather two branches of the same shop) where you can go in and try all sorts of fantastic puzzles and games before you buy them. it’s a bit like a games workshop type place where you can sit for hours and fiddle about without being hassled by the man.
except you will get ‘hassled’ by this man who is the owner and will do everything in his power to encourage you in your quest to expand your brain (in a non pressuring way)
it really is a rare treat and well worth a visit to either of the branches in Orewa or Devonport
read more here (shame about their website!)
having fun in a hands on science place in christchurch
this was in a shop window in akaroa when we visited last week. looks like someone is a little upset
kiwis do some particularly fine crazy / mini golf courses. they are everywhere. hoorah
it’s getting too tricky to update the blog at the moment due to technical issues at both my end and the server end, so i’m wondering whether i should retire the funkypancake blog.
it’s all becoming too labour intensive to get the photos on to the blog, schedule then manually trigger the daily postings. the blogging platform i self host is falling apart due to my neglect and lack of expertise.
i’m happy to spend time updating the blog (as i have every day since april 2004) and i’ll still continue to take mundane pictures. it’s purely a technical work flow thing.
if you’ve got any thoughts on how i can do a photo blog in a more simple way (perhaps doing something with flickr where i already post duplicate photos ?) then let me know !
goodnight for now …
dave
