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.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, fur seal, seal, Waimairi Beach on 11 September 2016| 3 Comments »
There was a dead baby seal lying on the beach this morning.
With a butterfly yesterday, and a seal today, I’m beginning to wonder what dead creature I shall see tomorrow.
The belief that things come in threes is known as triaphilia. Some say it’s because three is the first odd prime number (what about 1?) or that it’s related to the Christian trinity. Apparently our brains like series of three, e.g. Sex, drugs, and rock & roll; Veni, vidi,vici; Friends, Romans, countrymen.
“Things often come in groups of three
no more dead creatures, please, for me.”
Posted in Christchurch - wider, tagged beach, jellyfish, Waimairi Beach on 7 August 2016| 2 Comments »
This strange jellyfish was washed up on Waimairi Beach.
It was at least 20cm long, covered in dark red spots, and I have been unable to identify it. Does anyone know what it is?
“There it lay, upon the shore
exposed to seagull, or dog’s paw.”
