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December 23, 2020 · 5:35 am

Christmas on the Pecos Favorites

Christmas on the Pecos

Every December in the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico river cruises are available for a very special Christmas lighting special. Before you get to the photo gallery, however, here are some particular favorites of mine. The next photograph is a rather abstract reflected light image from our Pecos River voyage:

Christmas on the Pecos

I particularly enjoy the symmetry of this next reflection shot:

Christmas on the Pecos

And this next shot would make a great Christmas card, I would think:

Christmas on the Pecos

This next one I call Meeting Santa on the Sidewalk:

Meeting Santa on the Sidewalk

Now for today’s photo gallery and slide show. Enjoy:

Christmas on the Pecos

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December 18, 2020 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Circumnavigating New Zealand; Te Papa Tongarewa Favorites

Today’s Fun Photo Friday selection is of the more artsy aspects inside Te Papa. Next week I’ll be rerunning some of my Christmas photography blogs, and we’ll return to circumnavigating New Zealand the week after that. Until then, have a wonderful Holiday Season and an absolutely great New Year.

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December 16, 2020 · 5:35 am

Circumnavigating New Zealand — Te Papa Tongarewa Museum; Browsing

Ursula outside the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Today it’s going to be mostly photographs of the Te Papa, and the area around it, such as this different view of Circa Theatre next door to the museum:

During our visit inside the Gallipoli exhibit, the museum fire alarm sounded, which prompted a rather lengthy wait outside before we could resume our tour:

Waiting outside after the fire alarm sounds

A word of caution about visiting Te Papa if you’re pressed for time. We checked bags as required, but were unable to retrieve those bags once the call was made to evacuate the building. If we had been pressed for time, it would have gotten rather ugly.

Don’t forget to go outside onto the observation deck of the museum. On this day it was rather gray and damp, but the views are definitely worth a look: