Rock

I keep stumbling over rocks plonked into the urban environment in all their naked glory.
This fine specimen is in Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island. It looks a bit like one of the stone sculptures on Easter Island has been eating too many cream buns.

Plumbing

Another Sydney snap, reminds me a bit of the torso I saw at the market.

Plant Life

Another couple of snaps from Sydney. The top one is part of a massive Sydney Harbour light show. There were amazing LASER light shows pulsating over many buildings including the Opera House. Very spectacular. I was drawn to this more humble display. How cool would it be to have an orchard full of trees with these lights dangling in their branches. Magic!
The bottom pic of plants in a tub somehow has a feeling of suppression. Almost like caged birds, never really being free.

Torso

This fine specimen of truncated manhood was lurking round the same Sydney market Jill took us to. I've always been fascinated by the honest beauty of medical models and dead things. Many people may recoil in horror at such sights and run away in disgust. I think something that causes such reactions is part of the appeal to me.  I didn't enquire as to the price, I fear it may of been a small mortgage.

Sydney

 Helen and I had a weekend away in Sydney a couple of months back. Helen's sister Jill was our  fabulous tour guide. Having lived in Sydney for yonks she was able to cater precisely to our interests.
These are few snaps from that weekend. The top one is some kind of Mexican inspired takeaway.
It tasted good even it looked like a sock puppet. Middle pic is Jill striding off after having been convinced she must have the very cool retro coat she's now wearing.
Bottom pic. I think this was a hip little fashion shop, but it could of been a veterinary / taxidermy supply outlet. It looks a bit like the rectal exam on a couple Koalas took a turn for the worse.

Plane

Christchurch is hosting a very cool NASA 747 Jumbo Jet that has been converted into an infrared telescope. Rumour has it the plane hurtles up high into the atmosphere above most of the moisture and opens the cover on the telescope which is housed behind a hump near the tail. To keep the telescope cool it is chilled to about 4 degrees above absolute zero. This is to minimize the chances of it detecting it's own heat. The telescope is stationary and if the scientists want to rotate it, the whole plane rolls round.

Sauce

Nothing deep, sometimes doing the dishes brings a little joy. Im enjoying the colour of the diluted tomato sauce lurking in the green bowl. The water around the base is a bit nasty, but gives a nice neutral background. Tomato sauce is a national staple food in New Zealand, personally I find it inedible in it's raw, straight from the bottle out of the fridge state.