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Yet another shop I had to resist going into - reflections of the pavement can be seen in the window. Cuba Street, Wellington

I love the contrast here between Art Deco and modern. Cuba Street Wellington

A subliminal invitation to my M.E. friends

Come over and visit - some of our cafes do a passable breakfast! Ahlan, welcome, baruch Ha'bar!

Greta Point, Wellington

View from an early morning balcony

Our wisteria has crept around the house and shouts "boo" to us through our bedroom curtains each morning.

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These staircases and doors are on a street which runs down the main tectonic fault line in Wellington, Tinakori Road. Weirdly, it is also one of the most expensive areas to live in the capital.

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I am a real "retro" '50s, '60's, '70's junkie - especially if the item concerned comes from Norway or Sweden. I believe it is common to have an attachment to the designs from the period one is raised in. I was born in the early 60's to a mother who was old enough to have served in WWII and a father with a attachment to musical theatre and the big band era. Hence I always seemed to be drawn to "stuff" which was deemed old fashioned by my contemporaries. And I've never been able to avoid this kind of shop as a result. Today I was good, I didn't buy!

"Unearthed" retro shop, Tinakori Road, Thorndon Wellington

Kowhai

This is the amazing NZ native Kowhai tree (pron Koe fye). It produces nectar which the Tui drinks until he is almost too drunk to fly! It is an amusing time of the year. The birds are trying to woo a mate and at the same time stay sobre!

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Qatar - Scanned from slides, hence the quality is not the best.