tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87656673921309327712013-05-17T08:58:00.256+12:00Photos from Nelson NZ depicting a Nelsonians LifeNELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.comBlogger902125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-13158516468796075752013-05-17T08:58:00.000+12:002013-05-17T08:58:00.294+12:002013-05-17T08:58:00.294+12:00<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-76pYqqc4cwo/UZCZ2qcb0bI/AAAAAAAAIDM/sIsF9r896R8/s1600-h/DSCN0377%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0377" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0377" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Kd_FzN32EZs/UZCZ3jyWNcI/AAAAAAAAIDU/KEqL8ICy_RQ/DSCN0377_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="671" height="526"></a></p> <p>…forest he is, perched way up high to keep an eye out as an early warning device for fires.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QRvVd3H8MoE/UZCZ4gOYXQI/AAAAAAAAIDc/kpFarm8F-N0/s1600-h/DSCN0380%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0380" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0380" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OKJ1uu1kXD0/UZCZ5i6zj8I/AAAAAAAAIDk/LsNBHJeGiKU/DSCN0380_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="673" height="538"></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/4HVk6gNqCpQ" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/as-guardian-of-our-local.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-41638762817518444762013-05-15T08:41:00.000+12:002013-05-16T15:05:33.886+12:002013-05-16T15:05:33.886+12:00<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UojkuUdxr5g/UZCLQMOr2dI/AAAAAAAAICk/5FnMjjctcqs/s1600-h/DSCN0368%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0368" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0368" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rcifPnTx4EA/UZCLREzK2vI/AAAAAAAAICs/Ne6lbrwsmXQ/DSCN0368_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="695" height="545"></a></p> <p>..then I’m guessing as these photos attest</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DkEOD7mVpMU/UZCLSYVdd1I/AAAAAAAAIC0/Go9q8Dlq8IE/s1600-h/DSCN0366%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0366" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0366" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TdbamQ7hs4I/UZCLTVRBC4I/AAAAAAAAIC8/kZevZ06wiBY/DSCN0366_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="697" height="557"></a></p> <p>..you’d love a life in Nelson…….and just off Nelson?</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/u-IOQLTEfv8" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/like-water-solitude-and-lack-of-traffic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-63102753711629844712013-05-14T08:59:00.000+12:002013-05-14T12:17:05.160+12:002013-05-14T12:17:05.160+12:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6JPWXFL7Bd0/UZCKC_F--qI/AAAAAAAAICA/5K9y0kr_GtY/s1600-h/DSCN0392%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0392" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0392" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zx0wtAXMyJQ/UZCKD-00P-I/AAAAAAAAICI/261kJwLjmHY/DSCN0392_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="691" height="551"></a></p> <p>….how those early seafarers had a tough time…..</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-afArUKb85dk/UZCKE04M8XI/AAAAAAAAICQ/ajy3Sg3NxxI/s1600-h/DSCN0391%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0391" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0391" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BPfiK5HgkgU/UZCKF5NtWKI/AAAAAAAAICY/8ta5jiAFiEo/DSCN0391_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="699" height="559"></a></p> <p>…. entering and exiting our Haven…..and therefore….as history shows….some just simply didn’t make it back out.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/1eau7jmFxdk" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/not-hard-to-work-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-15032968048626275432013-05-13T18:28:00.001+12:002013-05-13T18:28:50.125+12:002013-05-13T18:28:50.125+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UTqvc1GevxQ/UZCIGzUXhLI/AAAAAAAAIBs/RrM4JNAYtpE/s1600-h/DSCN0390%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0390" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0390" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ztIrmwWFjKM/UZCIH03IsLI/AAAAAAAAIB0/ORTf9ucrbp8/DSCN0390_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="694" height="544"></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/jtdRKTQ80vk" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/just-suping-this-afternoon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-49366027918640290812013-05-11T08:40:00.000+12:002013-05-11T08:40:00.193+12:002013-05-11T08:40:00.193+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0xouq1eRSps/UYd3VyY4tQI/AAAAAAAAH_M/GGOkAjEIBII/s1600-h/IMG_1609%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1609" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1609" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qJQzZAQAMKo/UYd3WhbRbHI/AAAAAAAAH_U/TbwF3CVcrMM/IMG_1609_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="705" height="553"></a></p> <p>that Nelson is Australasia’s largest fishing port?</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/4ggeniPfWMM" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/did-you-know.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-57239557675003873092013-05-10T08:38:00.000+12:002013-05-10T08:38:00.698+12:002013-05-10T08:38:00.698+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-luY-uYG_8js/UYd7VwTAjbI/AAAAAAAAH_k/m-roEMuwf38/s1600-h/R0019994%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="R0019994" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="R0019994" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eCuW5eR_2hg/UYd7W9INh5I/AAAAAAAAH_s/BRLeW31utVA/R0019994_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="698" height="548"></a></p> <p>after all its residents.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/fGfVe4S5UDs" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/nelson-city-council-looks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-33328189083243372432013-05-09T22:18:00.001+12:002013-05-09T22:18:10.093+12:002013-05-09T22:18:10.093+12:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Jhfilmhpe6k/UYt31i1_OfI/AAAAAAAAIBM/t020mc6r29E/s1600-h/DSCN0059%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0059" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0059" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iU6Ldt92yts/UYt33jX8vhI/AAAAAAAAIBU/neix-85iYy8/DSCN0059_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="702" height="551"></a></p> <p>….plying away in the Haven this past week</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/sUM6_JoDc3Q" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/just-gorgeous-this-oldie-was.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-48452740536314874432013-05-09T22:12:00.001+12:002013-05-09T22:12:38.321+12:002013-05-09T22:12:38.321+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qyYl6x5tm_Q/UYt2h1Vs84I/AAAAAAAAIA4/7x2V5X0JDv4/s1600-h/DSCN0071%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0071" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0071" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-H-7SJGrLGmA/UYt2kN70GFI/AAAAAAAAIBA/Fla6KXQgfPI/DSCN0071_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="649" height="509"></a></p> <p>…been, and your chance with it……has now gone.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/ZT2tOTYM0Ao" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/nelsonyup-i-guess-theyve.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-89920949145244501112013-05-09T08:37:00.001+12:002013-05-09T08:37:54.095+12:002013-05-09T08:37:54.095+12:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5cD0eGPHAeI/UYq3mpqo88I/AAAAAAAAIAU/8GrCxLDxLjM/s1600-h/acc%252520soon%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="acc soon" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="acc soon" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DfKhetpdCv8/UYq3n_tfjNI/AAAAAAAAIAc/Mbtmv6Db63w/acc%252520soon_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="683" height="686"></a></p> <p>5, 4, 3, 2 …… and yes that is a chainsaw.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/6WREnaRmEME" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/acc-claim-coming-up-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-2325079127428578672013-05-07T08:58:00.000+12:002013-05-07T08:58:00.240+12:002013-05-07T08:58:00.240+12:00<p>probably had locals wondering…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7kNi_fZ8fbI/UYd2xJQAepI/AAAAAAAAH-s/9JiIc8Xd0Fw/s1600-h/IMG_1606%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1606" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1606" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ur0t7PG4A_w/UYd2yB51GhI/AAAAAAAAH-0/7rNBxYVNKFc/IMG_1606_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="674" height="529"></a></p> <p>….and perhaps,&nbsp; the local roadworks foreman a touch concerned. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-v_G8QLrNXvE/UYd2zbWM91I/AAAAAAAAH-8/tNfVRCFeIMI/s1600-h/IMG_1607%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1607" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1607" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Pfg1utN8ewQ/UYd20oZ5jUI/AAAAAAAAH_E/FRC84ngYMzw/IMG_1607_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="674" height="539"></a></p> <p>Interestingly….I wonder what would of happened if someone had of obeyed the speed signs?</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/rhtxJGbL3n0" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/interesting-juxtaposition-in-stoke.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-28316825623012078912013-05-06T22:45:00.001+12:002013-05-06T22:45:30.423+12:002013-05-06T22:45:30.423+12:00<p>…and the verdict is in.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mq-Y0ru0yAk/UYeJw9cHzGI/AAAAAAAAH_8/GvTSyX13xQ0/s1600-h/2013-05-06-07-47-46%25255B3%25255D.png"><img title="2013-05-06-07-47-46" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="2013-05-06-07-47-46" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NnqYT2rtVBM/UYeJyG2LmmI/AAAAAAAAIAE/c-bIa_Jm8AM/2013-05-06-07-47-46_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="310" height="566"></a></p> <p>This is one of the reasons why we struggled to make the Sunshine Top spot last year.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/O9EYceCggM0" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/looks-like-sleuths-have-done-their-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-13679355945233720552013-05-06T21:02:00.001+12:002013-05-06T21:02:49.289+12:002013-05-06T21:02:49.289+12:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uqHzlAJRVbQ/UYdxsaPbM0I/AAAAAAAAH-U/io8nM8-RcMY/s1600-h/C360_2013-05-01-15-58-39-360%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="C360_2013-05-01-15-58-39-360" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="C360_2013-05-01-15-58-39-360" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ek7QHzYmHhQ/UYdxtrneCbI/AAAAAAAAH-c/vIkHiPMoYg0/C360_2013-05-01-15-58-39-360_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="703" height="420"></a></p> <p>spotted down at the Honest Lawyer.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/orJynyVbPfk" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/gotta-love-local-humour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-22304852229102875692013-05-03T08:48:00.000+12:002013-05-03T08:48:00.415+12:002013-05-03T08:48:00.415+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rzLiIdN1ecM/UYDWz96TAEI/AAAAAAAAH9o/4PqQXugtYNw/s1600-h/DSCN0011%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0011" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0011" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d4Yx17m8siw/UYDW0pd-tKI/AAAAAAAAH9w/1wveDnC8JeY/DSCN0011_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="694" height="554"></a></p> <p>…someone “top dressing” from a plane</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tFKVSXN-5rw/UYDW1r92bKI/AAAAAAAAH94/zupW-4II4h0/s1600-h/DSCN0015%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0015" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0015" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VLONtwH1Cc0/UYDW2WfiNPI/AAAAAAAAH-A/dioZEfP39w4/DSCN0015_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="699" height="557"></a></p> <p>…even I don’t know? Anyone care to contribute?? This occurred Wednesday afternoon this past week.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/MAtREdsE6FI" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/someone-rally-driving-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-39460166081443192532013-05-02T08:24:00.000+12:002013-05-02T08:24:00.398+12:002013-05-02T08:24:00.398+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GQHNupKFMdQ/UYDRZT1xVnI/AAAAAAAAH74/4l-I7uBVFL0/s1600-h/DSCN0006%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9PWf_w1g4RM/UYDRaiAYVSI/AAAAAAAAH8A/MrvtsojJQnY/DSCN0006_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="694" height="544"></a></p> <p>…when someone offered the advice “something about….”</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-s5ky6cde9yY/UYDRbQJIqHI/AAAAAAAAH8I/OzqNcLLgUiY/s1600-h/_DCL2514%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_DCL2514" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="_DCL2514" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eW8E7qnQjxg/UYDRcRFq7QI/AAAAAAAAH8Q/DVHI5b6Z-j8/_DCL2514_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="697" height="492"></a></p> <p>…..dressing your home?</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cIlebJB_5Uk/UYDRdHOL_QI/AAAAAAAAH8Y/T-LZBAp71pA/s1600-h/_DCL2517%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="_DCL2517" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="_DCL2517" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8-FKx7L4rN0/UYDRd5NidXI/AAAAAAAAH8g/xHsVlLy-3yU/_DCL2517_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="698" height="502"></a></p> <p>…I think.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/K95c_Bl3ZsM" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/not-quite-what-they-meant-when-they-said.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-14021467569616304222013-05-01T20:32:00.001+12:002013-05-01T20:32:04.657+12:002013-05-01T20:32:04.657+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oHiqdSTgYfo/UYDS5y__oxI/AAAAAAAAH8s/XH5W36TNCW0/s1600-h/DSCN0007%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0007" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0007" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h1lxmizX378/UYDS7LuNOEI/AAAAAAAAH80/8xiRKbbbdN0/DSCN0007_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="691" height="550"></a></p> <p>…my old stomping ground of 35 plus years ago</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XuIRMLZ7TXM/UYDS8t8CpoI/AAAAAAAAH88/R9qeb7nndN8/s1600-h/DSCN0008%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0008" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0008" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yTlKNuyt330/UYDS9_Q4tnI/AAAAAAAAH9E/ZUa4bT_XWY0/DSCN0008_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="693" height="544"></a></p> <p>…at a time when it was all but a valley with a creek running through it…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V2hVS0FzB4k/UYDS_UK3JxI/AAAAAAAAH9M/5HzQOHvy2w4/s1600-h/DSCN0009%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN0009" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN0009" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rHsZZa7thnc/UYDTAgt_CnI/AAAAAAAAH9U/B0rgTqRcmEo/DSCN0009_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="689" height="552"></a></p> <p>is starting to take shape as a suburb quite quickly, relatively speaking.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/fa-lV1T2xSQ" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/05/start-small-but.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-49382252119595737312013-04-30T17:05:00.001+12:002013-04-30T17:05:58.881+12:002013-04-30T17:05:58.881+12:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-G_frLysxT44/UX9RJ7MJBUI/AAAAAAAAH7Q/KKEwXqYb4I8/s1600-h/20130426_093954%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20130426_093954" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20130426_093954" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P4RCinN29Uo/UX9RK5cVi_I/AAAAAAAAH7Y/yfHIgYLMx6M/20130426_093954_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="377" height="518"></a></p> <p>look like, all I can say is WOW!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eKfqHPThJFM/UX9RMM6d7QI/AAAAAAAAH7g/dI9f9bR8MUI/s1600-h/20130426_094002%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20130426_094002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20130426_094002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5m-fDS7_6fw/UX9RNMOHBWI/AAAAAAAAH7o/wOWdDRB9y04/20130426_094002_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="372" height="522"></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/3bioeSrqSLs" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/well-thats-what-60000-glass-beads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-47578225057937673742013-04-27T09:51:00.001+12:002013-04-27T09:51:01.625+12:002013-04-27T09:51:01.625+12:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Xh8nqK-2f7M/UXr2v5iaFYI/AAAAAAAAH64/w5tSvviQeqg/s1600-h/_DCL2493_morning%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_DCL2493_morning" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="_DCL2493_morning" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eZSk9bDtbU4/UXr2wz-jqwI/AAAAAAAAH7A/_yFHTmmfci4/_DCL2493_morning_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="693" height="489"></a></p> <p>in the sky it did?</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/4VeXEiyOvpg" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/looked-like-giant-paw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-45401349656753609322013-04-26T07:31:00.001+12:002013-04-26T07:31:04.733+12:002013-04-26T07:31:04.733+12:00<p><img title="_DCL2460_sunrise" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="_DCL2460_sunrise" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PlrRG4dxHrk/UXmEdnqdkJI/AAAAAAAAH6o/jSxex-kFS8w/_DCL2460_sunrise_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="691" height="485">…this morning</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/35Sx4DKFnxE" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/nice-colours-to-start-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-38452299382357318962013-04-20T08:15:00.000+12:002013-04-20T08:15:00.349+12:002013-04-20T08:15:00.349+12:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EMmU_7WVnvE/UWu3TRX9ebI/AAAAAAAAH6Q/6lHwv6V5a5A/s1600-h/IMG_1495_6_7_fused%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1495_6_7_fused" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1495_6_7_fused" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6DSg3fUvdbI/UWu3UIpPOiI/AAAAAAAAH6Y/y9TFi1i4RjA/IMG_1495_6_7_fused_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="686" height="530"></a></p> <p>reports …&nbsp; is this little beauty, shes going to take 30,000 tons of logs out of Nelson. Apparently thats the largest ever single shipment ever!</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/D1qsZNosf3g" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-biggest-ever-according-to-local.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-23516497026939894552013-04-18T08:04:00.000+12:002013-04-18T08:04:00.354+12:002013-04-18T08:04:00.354+12:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7maiUyja5bE/UWu0epCOPgI/AAAAAAAAH5Y/EP7KwmOyja0/s1600-h/IMG_1532%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1532" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1532" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wIUIIeA8zw0/UWu0f_3BwWI/AAAAAAAAH5g/SDsylkEssSE/IMG_1532_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="679" height="533"></a></p> <p>…was this vessel pulling ……into Talleys Nelson waterfront dock this week…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qoZDnxTjvmQ/UWu0g4HzNVI/AAAAAAAAH5o/HoJguvvsnww/s1600-h/R0019975%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="R0019975" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="R0019975" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_nX05Eq6lj4/UWu0h0YqCpI/AAAAAAAAH5w/ZJN5qFMvhFg/R0019975_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="677" height="531"></a></p> <p>I had envisions of the latest “monster squid find” but alas…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PhRAZbPSHSk/UWu0jLM0zwI/AAAAAAAAH54/d5i8Dn9jtwg/s1600-h/R0019983%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="R0019983" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="R0019983" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GeakUCunysw/UWu0kFUG3XI/AAAAAAAAH6A/8DHJsdAggAM/R0019983_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="674" height="538"></a></p> <p>….<a href="http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/vessels/kaharoa" target="_blank">Kaharoa</a> is but one of NIWAs vessels and she does plenty of other really exciting things…like deploying buoys at sea.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/UvCN2AU7-PM" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/not-usual-suspect-at-all.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-85762101599468839882013-04-16T07:51:00.000+12:002013-04-16T07:51:00.436+12:002013-04-16T07:51:00.436+12:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2YUV8WFUlMo/UWuxo4voTXI/AAAAAAAAH5A/rEcAHb2viu4/s1600-h/IMG_1535%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1535" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1535" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9-kMkbPjzhg/UWuxp65kReI/AAAAAAAAH5E/NArg7v4ZlYQ/IMG_1535_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="699" height="548"></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/8JsWQZ1JFvY" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/hmmm-perhaps-tennis-player.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-63661601952524605152013-04-14T16:52:00.001+12:002013-04-14T16:52:01.342+12:002013-04-14T16:52:01.342+12:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0dbbSwLA5mo/UWo14XbZ-oI/AAAAAAAAH4Y/pnc3kinfCvo/s1600-h/IMG_1488%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1488" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1488" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bqeNprEduNo/UWo15aHuT3I/AAAAAAAAH4g/75B_qZTO6-U/IMG_1488_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="648" height="508"></a></p> <p>on a fabulously typical Nelson day.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D4W-8coaayc/UWo17Hfi17I/AAAAAAAAH4o/TU_7UIl-yrI/s1600-h/IMG_1489%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1489" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1489" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1NT5mYdKjNA/UWo172q5dPI/AAAAAAAAH4w/bWvnsLo6rPk/IMG_1489_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="514"></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/Oi_SEp2WdjY" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/dragon-boating-on-haven.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-47333043580061312382013-04-10T08:17:00.001+12:002013-04-10T08:17:38.931+12:002013-04-10T08:17:38.931+12:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MKvkl3yAqPo/UWR3T_QuvtI/AAAAAAAAH3U/s0w4hJR4hYY/s1600-h/IMG_1438%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1438" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1438" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hkC6tx5au_M/UWR3UovXrfI/AAAAAAAAH3c/BGd5Ug8u1Lk/IMG_1438_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="504"></a></p> <p>Rainbow …….</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4IueCEyc8x8/UWR3Vax3UyI/AAAAAAAAH3k/uAU8zGP6i1E/s1600-h/_DCL2307_Rainbow%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="_DCL2307_Rainbow" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="_DCL2307_Rainbow" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-r20YozzJJEE/UWR3WPRefUI/AAAAAAAAH3s/HaXGr296iy4/_DCL2307_Rainbow_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" height="575"></a></p> <p>were on display</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lF9SRxonzsk/UWR3XWLMR0I/AAAAAAAAH34/o4erm2BnyxE/s1600-h/IMG_1425%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1425" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1425" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tpUW8f6vcvA/UWR3YQ0tq3I/AAAAAAAAH4A/rlJ3t7cTNl8/IMG_1425_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="615" height="409"></a></p> <p>yesterday evening.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/SYro1WilsOE" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/colours-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-51427405121260252022013-04-08T08:30:00.000+12:002013-04-08T08:30:00.418+12:002013-04-08T08:30:00.418+12:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0fQE97ChsQQ/UV59om3wysI/AAAAAAAAH2o/UAn2FogYpr4/s1600-h/IMG_0248%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0248" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0248" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ri1p0M5fKFM/UV59pecV7ZI/AAAAAAAAH2w/Xy7EttTm9X0/IMG_0248_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="668" height="524"></a></p> <p>my brother and I, and friends often went walking up here, past the quarry, up into the “hills” back in the 70’s…along with our portable campfire and “Peoples Store” rations to cook up on it….</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ur4Mx_JqU7k/UV59qWdsXZI/AAAAAAAAH24/oPpL7TUCuMo/s1600-h/IMG_0254%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0254" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0254" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IcZ12jbW2n8/UV59rbPCfMI/AAAAAAAAH3A/bE2NX7efn3I/IMG_0254_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="663" height="530"></a></p> <p>….but wow how it has changed once the trees have come down.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/3jEuzMG7nwA" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/as-teenager-growing-up-in-marsden-rd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765667392130932771.post-40127545623071963322013-04-06T08:56:00.000+13:002013-04-06T08:56:00.437+13:002013-04-06T08:56:00.437+13:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lJFrId0U9ww/UV58KdQkeII/AAAAAAAAH2E/6yqIhCv6nPQ/s1600-h/IMG_0255%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0255" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0255" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F_oFnkpA_vI/UV58LcZ-t9I/AAAAAAAAH2M/5L_b_wDqqj0/IMG_0255_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="676" height="530"></a></p> <p>….even at this time of year when every day it isn’t always guaranteed to hit 25 degrees…its still popular.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HYFsqy52fF8/UV58MdbynGI/AAAAAAAAH2U/4kqacV2nr0k/s1600-h/IMG_0258%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0258" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0258" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iSBlsCorzdA/UV58NIyEa9I/AAAAAAAAH2c/A4x_aWUumEk/IMG_0258_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="677" height="542"></a></p> <p>But don’t forget into the equation, its also rated one of New Zealands safest beaches…..? </p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NelsonLife/~4/XYy8RCQdqwY" height="1" width="1"/>NELSONIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11202500704559251232noreply@blogger.com0http://nelsonians.blogspot.com/2013/04/tahunanui-beach-nelson.html