A Year in Photos, day three

The Dog!

A Year in Photos, Day Two

More items for my steampunk outfit:

A Year in Photos, Day One

A while ago, I decided to take a photo every day for a year. A few months in, I abandoned that plan. By posting photos every day, hopefully this time I'll stick to it.

And so, for day one, I present to you a pair of steampunk goggles! (No, I don't know why they came with old-school 3D glasses either.)

Wait, what?

I was reading an immigration newsletter, when I came across this:

A Canadian Travel visa is for tourists, organ donors and business people who wish to travel to Canada for a short stay.

Really?

Somebody buy my car!

FOR SALE
1998 Ford Escort Wagon
1.8L Turbo Diesel
Reliable and economical transportation for travel or utility use.
Well maintained. Full maintenance history back to 2005.

Answers to the name of ‘Daisy’



Kilometres:
212,211km

Body:
Green, 5 door, Station Wagon

Engine:
4 cylinder, 1800cc, Manual

Registration expires:
Nov 2010

WOF expires:
Apr 2010

Stereo description:
Factory cassette/radio

Features:
Alarm
Central locking
Driver airbag
Power steering
Towbar

NZ$4500 ono

(I'm not included)

Finally got my New Zealand driving license in the post this morning. Promptly smashed a headlight in celebration.

At least the fireworks down on the harbour front were good.

Yarr!

It be Talk Like A Pirate Day on Saturday.

You are The Cap'n!

Some men and women are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any scalawag who stands between them and unlimited power. You never met a man - or woman - you couldn't eviscerate. You are the definitive Man of Action, the CEO of the Seven Seas, Lee Iacocca in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. You're mission-oriented, and if anyone gets in the way, that's his problem, now isn't? Your buckle was swashed long ago and you have never been so sure of anything as your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off his head if he shows any sign of taking you on or backing down. If one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.




What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!

Oh noes!

Apparently Terry Wogan is stepping down as breakfast show host on Radio 2. He kept me entertained on the drive into work. Funny man.

From here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8241101.stm

Even more new photos!

I've been getting some use out of my camera!

This Sunday R and I headed out to Ferrymead Heritage Village. It's very similar to the one we went to in Nelson (where we wrote our Christmas cards in the sun), but sadly lacks an on-site brewery. However, it did have steam trains! On the first Sunday of every month they get the steam trains, trams and electric trolleybuses out and you can ride around on them as much as you like. This Sunday also happened to be Fathers' Day, so we were a little out of place (being the only ones there without kids). But that's never stopped us before, and I don't think it ever will.

The actual village has the usual things like old shops, a church, a schoolroom (which we didn't venture into - wasn't feeling that brave!), but also serves as a home for a substantial array of local societies. We found model railways, with blokes busy making trains run around large models (the ground level of which were usually at my eye-height, making me feel like a child again and really annoying all the actual children who couldn't see a thing), historic aircraft restoration hangars, Christchurch Hansom Cab Society (I love those things - they should be brought back), even an amateur radio station which appeared to be set in 1977 (the DJ was happily reading out news of Elvis' death). All great fun to look around, and a good chance for the societies to recruit new members, I imagine.

Photos are, as ever, on Picasaweb.

New photos

I've put some new photos up on the Picasaweb site. Some are older than others...

It's nice that the weather is picking up again. Yesterday I discovered that maybe sunscreen should have been on my list of things to do before going out. Nothing serious, I just discovered I had changed colour by the time I got home from walking on the Banks Peninsula. Summer is here again?