round about

round about, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This intersection with the confusing array of signs has always caught my attention. On this day I decided to stop and take a photo and try and see why.
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diggers

diggers, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

It is not always straight forward why I see a photo in front of me, usually the light first, then patterns, diagonals, verticals, a sort of completeness in a rectangle. Also something just moves me about a place. Here it would be just that it is my neighborhood, a place I walk past everyday.
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who let the dog out

who let the dog out, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

We were driving around the bays, when I saw what I thought was possibly a photo of a house. But nothing came of it, except while getting back in the car this dog appeared running amok on the beach.
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sea air

sea air, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

It was insomnia again, my wife was awake too. We left the hotel, and took the car to Mount Maunganui, we thought a walk in the sea air would be good, threatening to rain, but it didn't, I began taking some photos while the sun was not yet up.
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the hall

the hall, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I was walking up the side streets, there were no people here, they were all shopping on the main street. I passed a hall, and the door was wide open, there appeared to be nobody here, no cars parked, I could not help it, I had to look inside. It was the Methodist Church Hall.
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good news

good news, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

We were on a busy road, just exiting a tunnel when I saw this run down apartment block, and the Christmas lights displayed in the window. My instincts said stop and get a photo. I apologised to my patient family, someone tooted as I opened the door. But I think it was worth it even if just for my social sensibilities.
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pink curtains, bright colours

pink curtains, bright colours, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Sometimes this is all there is to show, or to be said.
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town square

town square, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

It is just an intersection actually, as usual there is a war memorial, some trees, and a town theme, which I have not actually posted as such but there is a large corrugated iron sculpture of a gumboot on the edge of town. The figure on the side of the building may also be wearing gumboots, This is Taihape.
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unused yard

unused yard, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I thought the steel was like a piece of found art, a sculpture. Things in transition, like empty lots, are always interesting, I wonder what is going to become of them. Though this has been like this for some time I think I photographed it a year ago, but the light was overcast then.
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sleeping in a van

sleeping in a van, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I was driving past, and saw this van, it was the same colour as the sea. I found somewhere to stop, my family were very patient, and I grabbed this shot. The blob in the sky, behind the van is some sort of water sport involving the wind. An ideal sport for Wellington.
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garage, pedestrian, hitchhiker

garage, pedestrian, hitchhiker, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

Probably the main reason I took this photo was the old fashioned sign set against the blue sky, maybe a childhood memory thing.
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public convenience

public convenience, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This was taken in a small town called Woodville. I have posted this mainly for canine interest. It is good when on a road trip, to find public toilets, but I think it is odd that there should be something for dogs. But I probably have this all wrong.
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viking lodge

viking lodge, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This is a scene from Dannervirke, which has adopted a viking theme, and a mix of architectural styles.
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grenadier guard

grenadier guard, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

I can not see the connection between the Queens Grenadier Guard, corgis and Eketahuna's womans public toilets. For no other reason I thought because of this, I should post it for your interest.
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main street pahiatua

main street pahiatua, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

This small town also has a main street called "Main Street". Most small towns probably had a cinema called "The Regent". The cinema is still a cinema, and not converted to something else, and I like that, but the cartoons have gone as well as the ice creams in trays at half time, but now you can buy a glass of wine instead.
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main street eketahuna

main street eketahuna, originally uploaded by Lester Ralph Blair.

The main street is called "main street", the other street has a church, so it is called "church street". But then our south island is called "South Island" and our north island is called "North Island". So it all makes sense.
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