Posted in Christchurch - Central, tagged Waimairi Beach on 16 July 2017| 4 Comments »
This new black building at Waimairi Beach looks unattractive and incongruous, especially as it’s near to a lovely Cape Cod house (on the left).
We’ve watched it being built and hoped it was going to improve, but sadly it hasn’t.
“It does not fit in with the rest.
I am completely unimpressed.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, Waimairi Beach on 3 July 2017| Leave a Comment »
The day was cloudy, the tide was high, and there was just a tiny bit of sun showing on the horizon.
The cloudy sky made the green trees stand out.
“Although the sky was overcast
the sun shone through in gold contrast.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, Waimairi Beach on 23 April 2017| 7 Comments »
Waimairi beach this morning was covered in flotsam and jetsam. We saw a large number of these creatures:
Do you know what they are? This one was about 16cm long, and some were only half that size. The skin looked quite hard. When we saw them it was a couple of hours before high tide.
“I wonder what this fish could be
washed up there by the briny sea.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, Cottage Life, tagged toadstools, Waimairi Beach on 16 April 2017| 2 Comments »
Recent rain has encoraged the growth of fungi, and there were lots on the path to the beach.
Dark toadstool
Golden toadstools
Twin toadstools
Orange toadstools
Back home, there’s a small colony at the back of the garden.
Cottage toadstools
I can’t identify any of these, and I definitely won’t be sampling them.
“It seems to me that only fools
would try to eat these odd toadstools.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, sculpture, Waimairi Beach on 9 April 2017| Leave a Comment »
Two installations caught my eye on the beach today.
This one looks like a hitching post, or maybe a horse:
This one has been carefully edged:
“Creations made from sea-washed wood
caught my attention where they stood.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, Waimairi Beach on 20 March 2017| Leave a Comment »
Effort and enterprise had gone into making this shelter above the beach.
It looked suitable for Robinson Crusoe, but there was no sign of any inhabitant.
“You need to climb the dune to reach
this basic shelter on the beach.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, Surf Lifesavers, Waimairi Beach on 4 December 2016| 2 Comments »
There were hundreds of people on Waimairi Beach this morning, and the car parks were full.
It was the Junior Life Saving Carnival. Juniors, aged 7-14, are taught the basic skills they need to feel safe in the surf. Over 14 they can become eligible to join the beach patrol which is on duty Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday during the summer. The Waimairi Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1949 and is run entirley by volunteers.
“At this surf club they aim to teach
skills that keep folk safe on the beach.”
