Ali’s Visit

Last weekend our friend Ali was down from Tauranga. We did a leisurely stroll up Belmont Trig.

As you can see it was a fine day, but a bit breezy. There is a fine panoramic view of Wellington Harbour, Te Whanganui a Tara, from the top.

After a picnic lunch we visited the annual Shapeshifter sculpture exhibition in Lower Hutt. It's set in an open park and it was fun exploring and coming across the various creations.

David the metallurgist admiring a metal flower.

A moa made from recycled engineering pieces.

Ceramic eels

which Ali pretended to like (she has an aversion to the real things).

A parliament of owls

 

and a rat.

These shapes are on a plan of the world - Antartica at the bottom and New Zealand in the middle.

I love this lizardy creature with human hands.

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

Noreen was very taken with this sad polar bear - lamenting the imminent extinction of its species.

Next week we have the start of a Northern Hemisphere invasion, arriving for Sam and Bex’s wedding. It will be a busy month for us. I will get photos uploaded as I get the opportunity. Please bear with me.