Last Sunday

..went for a “picnic” at the scenic container wharf at Port Chalmers, NZ….

..fed chips to the gulls…..

…what could this be?….

…hmmm….

…ah…

https://chchdarkspace.bandcamp.com/album/darkspace-a-fundraiser-to-help-fill-the-void

…Dee’s band, Tiny Pieces Of 8, has a track on this….

…flicking thru it at the moment and there are some awesome tracks…

…check it out…

…(I may have added the googly eyes to the sticker)…

Pinnipedic Extravaganza

…seals at the head of the Aramoana Mole…IMG_7358IMG_7359…and at the Northern end of Victory Beach….baby seals left to there own devices whilst their mothers fish…IMG_7417IMG_7418IMG_7422…meanwhile back at Aramoana’s Shelley Beach….large male sealion at rest…IMG_7562…sea lion pup, Janet, practicing challenge charges in the dunes…IMG_7564…whilst mother, Pattie, and another female sealion take a nap…IMG_7566…next morning, Pattie & Janet napping on the beach…..IMG_7569IMG_7571…later that same day…Janet most definitely not napping…IMG_7577IMG_7578IMG_7579IMG_7582IMG_7583….and to top the day off…..

….”lunch” with unidentified female sealion….IMG_7587 (1)IMG_7587IMG_7588 (1)IMG_7588IMG_7589 (1)IMG_7589IMG_7594 (1)IMG_7594IMG_7595 (1)IMG_7595IMG_7599 (1)IMG_7599

….I had the Croissant with Camembert.