The Great Chief - Monument Downtown Auckland

One can never miss this iconic public artwork in Downtown Auckland City.

White Dove

White Doves are always symbolic of peace or for a happy occasion. I photographed this beautiful bird at a friend's farm

Not quite in the plan ofthings

The plan was to stay on for 8 seconds - hitting the dirt came sooner than planned

A refusal may offend

Sometimes we just can't get our way at times and this case definitely not going to happen.

Pink Ballet Shoes

I attended a Ballet Class one time to watch the children prepare for a rehearsal for a Christmas Recital they were going to do the following week. This reminds me of the beautiful pastel works Degas used to do of the ballet dancers in the French Ballet Schools

Escapism, Imagination and Distractions

I couldn't ignore this sign that was outside a fantastic second hand bookshop in Devonport.

Curiosity

These cattle were quick to investigate the stranger with the camera!

A stream of light

Sunlight through an arched window in the old Auckland Central Post Office building - now redeveloped into the Britomart Transport Centre.

Downtown Mural - the man with the broom

Auckland Central has some amazing and interesting murals painted here and there on old buildings. Murals help to take away the bland monotany of cold concrete in the urban setting. I found this compelling reminder that we're all only human afterall.