Te Henui Vicarage
Built in 1843
this is one of the
oldest buildings in
New Zealand.
Situated in central New Plymouth,
It is built from stones
It is built from stones
hauled up by bullocks
from the
from the
Te Henui river which
runs nearby,
and from limestone
from Nelson.
It is possible that
Frederick Thatcher,
Bishop Selwyn’s architect
had a hand in
the design of this
building.
and from limestone
from Nelson.
It is possible that
Frederick Thatcher,
Bishop Selwyn’s architect
had a hand in
the design of this
building.
Flight Simulator
Here in New Plymouth we have a technological museum.
One of the exhibits is this Link Trainer, Link being
the name of the designer.
It came from the Air Force, but is in need of
a large amount of restoration.
Roots
I have lived in New Plymouth
now for ten years.
Over that time, I have
many times,
driven north
up the coast,
usually on my
way to Auckland.
South
of Awakino,
ten minutes drive
below Mokau ,
there is this
tree stump.
As drive past,
as I will be on
Saturday,
I always glance in
it’s direction.
This is one of my most
recent attempts at taking
a keeper.
I’m not sure but I would
like to see this image in
black and white.
Or, perhaps, the muddy,
dirty parts of the photo
Photoshopped and turned green
like the grass.
Snow
A few days ago I ventured out towards the mountain
to see if I could get in amongst the snow
that was falling heavily over many parts of Taranaki.
It was a bit of a heave because I was in the beginning
of going down with a fluey bug, but still, it was worth it.
This road heads up over the lower slopes of
Mt Taranaki, but this was as far as I could
go. The red vehicle was stopping all traffic.
Above this point it was dangerous.