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Very very tired but OK

So you may have heard about the 7.5 earthquake that hit the South Island just after midnight (some 20 hours ago). I am OK, the cats and the house are OK but I had to evacuate due to tsunami warning, … Continue reading

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Christchurch Street Art

Some of you may know that 5 years ago we had two major earthquakes here in Christchurch, and the second one was particularly devastating, damaging nearly all the buildings in the CBD area in the city.  As a result there … Continue reading

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A Day of Adventures – Graffiti

I had noticed this a while ago, around the same time I posted the Dragon Godzilla image I had taken last year.  Kept meaning to get photos of this new one, and finally got around to it. Have no idea … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreaming

Not quite following the long exposure part of this weeks theme, because I did get out with my camera today and have some current images to share.  This is more like “living in a dream” or “wishing I could wake … Continue reading

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Photography keeps the memories we want to remember alive

I was just browsing through Flickr and stumbled across a group celebrating Christchurch (the city I live in) by being a place you should share images of the city, both before and after the devastating earthquakes that hit us in … Continue reading

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Farewell to the Cathedral Pt2

March 17th, the hottest day we had had all summer (it got to 26 deg C) and the people streamed in for the last ever public viewing of the Cathedral before they began to demolish it.  I got up early … Continue reading

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Christchurch Cathedral – The Bells are Silenced

I am not a native Cantabrian, but I have lived here for over 10 years and settled down and made this city my home. I do not have the emotional attachment to many of the old buildings that have been … Continue reading

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Another major CHCH earthquake Monday June 13th

So life in the shaky city of Christchurch continues. For those not paying daily attention (ie everyone who doesn’t live here) we have had 7000+ earthquakes since 4th Sept 2010 and we are still going with no end in sight. … Continue reading

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