here at home
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.. fancy seeing you here, you keeping well?
13:36 Thursday 23 June 2022
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7.6.2022
plastic bottle wrangling
10:30 Tuesday 7 June 2022
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27.4.2021
Feijoa & toadstool
17:48 Tuesday 27 April 2021
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27.4.2020
just visiting
08:07 Monday 27 April 2020
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26.4.2020
On Shakespeare
11:44 Sunday 26 April 2020
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On Cook
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28.12.2019
daily walk
11:04 Saturday 28 December 2019
garden, Shakespeare Street, this afternoon
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Sarah Walker BMX athlete and IOC Athletes’ Commission member gives pressies to the little ones after their BMX races today. A delightful carnival atmosphere and exciting athleticism at Cambridge BMX Track Milton Street Leamington New Zealand.
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The playground on the Scott Street & Wordsworth Street corner of Leamington Domain, New Zealand. Always busy it seems.
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Victoria bridge; the High Level Bridge as it is known by one and all. Officially opened on the 21st of December 1907 the bridge was imported in kit set from Kansas. The first braced steel arch bridge constructed in New Zealand it was erected from both sides of the river, meeting in the middle. In 2014 an upgrade included widening both footpaths by 40cm to provide a safer space for pedestrians, cyclists and mobility scooters.
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Santa photos are on sale at hotshotstogo.co.nz Hot Shots To Go 62 Duke Street Cambridge. Click the photo to see them all.
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Leamington Waikato New Zealand May 2015
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Shakespeare’s Gourmet Pizza Shakespeare Street Leamington New Zealand
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Morning sky Noel Street Leamington New Zealand.
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Waikato Secondary Schools Show Jumping Leamington Pony Club branch of Cambridge Pony Club Carlyle Street Leamington New Zealand.
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The royal visit today necessitated Cambridge Farmers Market giving up its prime spot on Victoria Square for Leamington Domain. A most picturesque relocation. And yes, there seemed to be a steady stream of customers given, I understand, the location was only firmed up during the week.
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Lauriston Park 91 Coleridge Street Leamington New Zealand
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The first recorded reference to a bowling club in Leamington was in the Waikato Independent on the 10th of February 1921, when there was a move to form a club.
Leamington Bowling Club–75 Years Bruce Jeans (November 2005)
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Cambridge Polo Club Town Belt Lamb Street Leamington New Zealand
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Such an enthusiastic display this year.
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Springtime in Leamington. The cherry blossom avenue at the southern end of Shakespeare Street gets better every year.
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Time exposure (30 seconds / f11 / iso 100) just after dusk. The cherry avenue at the southern end of Shakespeare Street Leamington New Zealand.
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Ginkgo drive Leamington New Zealand
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Absolutely cool, easy to learn and set up. 24/7 support – friendly and encouraging. Looks great. English I think? No, perhaps it is American. I envision it an excellent portal / portfolio / shop window website. Just a little lacking in the navigation and layout integration departments – though using it as is, is still pretty nifty. Would love to see the blogging and page options keep the full screen gallery layout (perhaps I missed something). How about html image mapping (?) to enhance navigation creatively using all that wide screen expanse. This review puts it up there on a par with WordPress (this blog) and Google’s Blogger. There is a more expensive option but at around $US100.00 per year (with domain mapping) a snip. I will have another look in the near future.
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847 items February 2012
I have been using Lightroom full-time for the past 18 months to organise and post produce my camera RAW files. The ‘chosen ones’ find their way into two archives, one ‘in the cloud’ ~ the other ~ a local drive. The exceptional ones :) – those that ‘work’ (I should explain at some point) are in turn backed up twice ~ on another drive and cloud account (I also carry a version of this collection with me on my phone). Lightroom is efficient and fast to use (I wouldn’t be without it now ~ though there is a significant learning curve in using it effectively). Integrating my camera phone (NON RAW) files into this system has been a bit of a mission – I admit I may be a bit slow on the uptake – hence there is some slippage which ends up in a folder that expands and contracts as I deal with them. Some are rejects, alternate edits, double ups and PS doodles ~ as well as phone camera files looking for a home or the reject bin. There are currently 847 items in this folder requiring attention. :(
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The Maungakawa range sitting between Cambridge, Matamata and Morrinsville is about six kilometres away; Maungakawa (Sanatorium Hill), Te Miro off to the left with Whitehall straight ahead in the valley beyond the hills. edited 05/04/2015
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Christmas at the marae. Cambridge Community Marae hold their second annual Christmas Day community lunch. A warm welcome for those new to Cambridge and folk who may find themselves alone on Christmas Day. A hangi, dessert and live entertainment are all part of the celebration. This community lunch is supported by Cambridge businesses, other community groups and individuals.
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which is a pleasant thing.
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Not saying where but if you follow the Cambridge Christmas Lights trail in December you’ll find it.
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Labour party hoarding, corner Noel and Burns Street, Leamington, Cambridge, New Zealand.
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BMX track opening self assignment
In deciding to photograph today from a observer’s point of view – as you do – as I do – I had one image in mind and this is the variation on that idea as it appeared towards the end of the day – cropped – oh well, close! There are others but this suits me; Ariel Walter won this race from – sorry – I do not know the name of her competitor. Interestingly the Facebook f makes an appearance in colours not a million miles away from the competitor number plates. I tend to like little visual plays like this – I’m sure they’re Facebook friends. unedited day gallery
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A very Cambridge Leamington NZ view
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Saying goodbye to Cambridge Tavern
1976-2011: Photograph taken Saturday the 17th of September 2011.
There’s much happening around the highest point in Leamington; the highest point in the whole of Cambridge! Lauriston Park Retirement Village rockets towards completion. Next door – well, down the hill just a bit – Cambridge Tavern – sad shadow of it’s former self is ending its 35 year tenure of the corner of Campbell and Burns streets in the next few weeks. The area bounded by Campbell, Shakespeare, Raleigh and Burns is referred to, I see, in one document floating about, as Leamington Shopping Centre – well I suppose you would call it that, I guess, even if not strictly true. There is other stuff going on in there; Raleigh Street Christian Centre & Cambridge Montessori Preschool (the southern centre that is). And a new smallish tavern, a supermarket and ? – a shopping centre will be nice if well done.
Leamington Barber Shop Wales AND the All Blacks. 16:55 Friday 9 September 2011
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