This was supposed to be a picture of Traveller soaking in the sun at the foot of my bed but it's turned into an evil grin photo.
Monday, July 12, 2010
365/192 - Knitting Cat
Ok - so the cat wasn't actually knitting - but he was keeping me warm while I knitted and watched Doctor Who.
365/190 - Guitar head
My guitar has lived at school for the past 3-4 years - I've finally brought her home as I'm not playing it at all at school. This is her with an old photo of mum that I have on my desk - appropriately as my love of music comes from mum and dad.
365/189 - Black Hawk Down
I'm not sure how I managed to get this - the hawk came swooping down as I was driving I managed to grab camera, turn it on and press the button while driving!
365/188 - Toadstool
Spotted on the grounds of Waikato Uni - interestingly there were several of us together all who do the 365 challenge - must check to see if their toadstool photos are up too.
365/187 - Tangiwai
Looking up the river to the rail bridge from one of the vantage points at the memorial site. A sombre place.
365/186 - Weeping Waters
At 10.21 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1953 the Wellington–Auckland night express plunged into the flooded Whangaehu River at Tangiwai, 10 kilometres west of Waiouru in the central North Island. Of the 285 passengers on board, 151 died in New Zealand's worst railway accident.
It was, at the time, the world’s eighth-biggest rail disaster and made headlines around the globe. The nation was stunned. With New Zealand’s population at just over two million, many people had a direct relationship with someone involved in the tragedy.
The place name Tangiwai means ‘weeping waters’ in Maori. The timing of the accident added to the sense of tragedy. Most of those on the train were heading home for Christmas, armed with presents for friends and family. Over the following days, searchers found many battered, mud-soaked presents, toys and teddy bears on the banks of the Whangaehu River. Those waiting to meet their loved ones at the various stations up the line had no sense of the tragedy unfolding on the volcanic plateau.
(Information from: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-tangiwai-railway-disaster)
Other links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangiwai_disaster
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzdisasters/tangiwai.asp
Saturday, July 3, 2010
365/181 - Absentee Art
I had 3 days out of my classroom to work with some of our senior classes. My relief teacher did some fantastic art work with the students. This is some work in progress.
365/180 - Split Screen TV?
I get the dogend TVs in our house - this one has an annoying habit of losing 2/3 of it's screen just at the most important or exciting time!
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