HMS Otago anchored just off shore from the Oamaru Harbour and three crew members were here giving out information and being very friendly. You can see the warship just behind them. Public were offered viewing by climbing into an outboard and being taken out there.
As usual Waitangi Day in NZ was an ongoing argument in the North at the Bay of Islands where the ceremony was held. Maoris are protesting about who knows and there is a large police contingent. One activist lady who has been around for a while was asked not to escort the Prime Minister into the ceremony as she has claimed the honour for 12 years. Give another deserving person a chance, but no, she fought and bullied her way into the position and because they didn't want a public hoo ha, she was allowed to get away with it!
The quality of this photo is lovely, so clear with great lighting & colours. Love the sky too & the way it merges with the sea.
My little Max was cross because there was no ''Kindy'' today!
Good capture! I especially like how the sky and the sea look in this shot. I heard about the incident you described. I think this may have been on the Internet news.
I love the feel of this shot- the colors are so fresh and bright and the random positions of the people just make it all the more interesting- a capture of a moment in time.
@maggiemae I am sorry that I have not been keeping up, Maggiemae. I will not complain, just another thing that may take me back to the Dr. again. Hurts my left hand, shoulder and neck to type too much for weeks now, and getting worse. Trying to relax as much as possible.
Nice capture MaggieMae but your commentary was most enlightening. I think we visited that meeting place when we were in Bay of Islands last December. I though it was a place of peace ??
What a super shot! Love all the bight colors and everything to look at :) And great story :) Love the part that about the lady causing the hooha :) It's funny what some people will do :)
@happypat Thanks Pat for your thoughts about this picture! I liked what you did - sky merging with sea, after I had downloaded it. It is always nice to get tha surprise! It is good that Max loves his kindy that much!
Really nice candid scene of your special day. Seems there's always a protester around no matter what. I really like the sky capture hanging above the scene, too.
Oooh thanks Maggie - men in uniform! My brother-in-law is quarter Moari and there are some hilarious family stories. And my sister's favourite Moari quotation is 'Eat up quick we've got guests coming' which I'm afraid to say is still quite fitting! For my nieces! (Good job she won't read this - I couldn't write that on my page!!!)
We had FHB too. My brother- in- law's mother is quite sniffy about her late husband's Moari roots but they paid for a lot of her children's education. Don't know that it will extend to grandchildren though....
My little Max was cross because there was no ''Kindy'' today!