tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post6243740877641119686..comments2024-02-27T00:16:40.658-08:00Comments on my thoughts, stories and articles: Friday Shoot out: My Town's Premier Attraction.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪http://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-52306603905484850932009-11-22T21:05:01.620-08:002009-11-22T21:05:01.620-08:00How cool - what beautiful views!bHow cool - what beautiful views!bkate sweetenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456543724486391157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-6545381257757679872009-11-20T23:04:20.330-08:002009-11-20T23:04:20.330-08:00Oh my i just know that there are also volcanoes in...Oh my i just know that there are also volcanoes in NZ. Here in the Philippines we have some too, few erupted some years ago. I like the view of Rangitoto.RedLanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00950583057543849794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-89020807423469239832009-11-20T13:48:18.721-08:002009-11-20T13:48:18.721-08:00Very Cool! I mean potentially hot...with so many v...Very Cool! I mean potentially hot...with so many volcanoes! You have such a lovely town! Great info and great shots!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011213468397062735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-89489405986516536552009-11-20T12:20:01.237-08:002009-11-20T12:20:01.237-08:00Its great to learn all about the volcanoes of Auck...Its great to learn all about the volcanoes of Auckland. I didn'tknow that cows were grazing on Mt Eden, but I am all for that. The cow pats make the ground more fertile and no less sacred..Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660567773516760768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-42866616346726574072009-11-20T09:39:34.109-08:002009-11-20T09:39:34.109-08:00Wow! Great shots Ann. I lived in Oahu for 4 years,...Wow! Great shots Ann. I lived in Oahu for 4 years, and made it to the top of Diamond Head several times. The views looking down on the city remind me of those hiking trips!kent..https://www.blogger.com/profile/07102516806815607929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-57088582243048528722009-11-20T09:15:42.752-08:002009-11-20T09:15:42.752-08:00The one time I flew into Auckland, I was struck by...The one time I flew into Auckland, I was struck by the brilliant green of the land. Had I known that it was built in the midst of a volcano field,I would have been doubly impressed.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-23191609832560313702009-11-20T08:26:20.860-08:002009-11-20T08:26:20.860-08:00Hi Ann, this is a very interesing post There is a...Hi Ann, this is a very interesing post There is a building in your panoramic view that reminds me of the space needle in Washington and the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. <br /><br />I'm not brave enough for bungee jumping but I do like my hair blowing in the wind.<br /><br />Oh, and how dreadful that they removed the cows from the mountain.<br /><br />Your photos are very nice.~JarieLyn~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02519086938256175022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-62593185751258748962009-11-20T07:58:31.349-08:002009-11-20T07:58:31.349-08:00I've never seen a volcano, and after seeing th...I've never seen a volcano, and after seeing the movie 2012, I think that might be a good thing.<br /><br />Beautiful pictures, Ann.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-17405216841265504302009-11-20T06:48:41.941-08:002009-11-20T06:48:41.941-08:00What a beautiful, gorgeous vista!!!! I would like...What a beautiful, gorgeous vista!!!! I would like to climb to the summit myself.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting today, and leaving a wonderful, sweet, comment.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-54657930461757457902009-11-20T06:37:51.842-08:002009-11-20T06:37:51.842-08:00Very interesting series of photographs. I found th...Very interesting series of photographs. I found the comments about the Maori's objecting to the cows on the hill to be very interesting.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-55187052962686895782009-11-20T04:35:41.542-08:002009-11-20T04:35:41.542-08:00my good friend just went there christchurch to wor...my good friend just went there christchurch to work for his uncle's petrol station, always ask me to go, i think if i go Nz. Must stay for one month lah,,,, NZ so big,,,<br /><br />like the photos,, tqAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232858719879449643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-36657272118308804922009-11-20T02:51:21.066-08:002009-11-20T02:51:21.066-08:00ANN - you do know don't you that volcanos are ...ANN - you do know don't you that volcanos are a system ('a chain of volcanos') one blowing releived the pressure on the chain temperarily! and a live volcano means the chain is alive.<br /><br />just a geological note to make your day!GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-72864313697781510512009-11-19T20:17:08.542-08:002009-11-19T20:17:08.542-08:00That's certainly something Pensby cannot boast...That's certainly something Pensby cannot boast - not even extinct ones! A most enjoyable post, thank you Ann.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-48676890330656114242009-11-19T18:35:03.881-08:002009-11-19T18:35:03.881-08:00Nice shoot out on Auckland, Anne. It must have be...Nice shoot out on Auckland, Anne. It must have been hard deciding what to focus on!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-30682491818279434362009-11-19T17:51:59.056-08:002009-11-19T17:51:59.056-08:00Hi Ann, very nice...I'm wondering about the fi...Hi Ann, very nice...I'm wondering about the fishing there, ha ha. Very scenic city....and nice to have the sea close by too.<br />You now having Summer I guess? <br />I have a sister in Auckland....can't remember where she lives though.<br />Have a nice day, Lee. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659078775260068702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-43531659158605754322009-11-19T14:40:51.112-08:002009-11-19T14:40:51.112-08:00It is lovely to see Auckland through your eyes...W...It is lovely to see Auckland through your eyes...With some Maori views it is all the more interesting.<br /><br />May be I should really be visiting next year....<br /><br />thanks...and I hope I will soon have a chance to photograph Old Sibu from my perspective.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-15101500893781048492009-11-19T06:47:54.035-08:002009-11-19T06:47:54.035-08:00haven't seen a volcano yet..got to see one in ...haven't seen a volcano yet..got to see one in the near future..wennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535757998884625545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-55048260388961834962009-11-19T05:19:29.980-08:002009-11-19T05:19:29.980-08:00Oh noooo cows defacing the mountain, of course I w...Oh noooo cows defacing the mountain, of course I would remember that part, ha, since I would swipe them for you and create my own Kobe beef store off the local street, lol!<br /><br />Seeing a volcano is on my 'hunt' list...love this!Chef Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198603107302675448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-72342021135756036332009-11-19T03:27:32.167-08:002009-11-19T03:27:32.167-08:00Nice post on your area. I have never even been clo...Nice post on your area. I have never even been close to a volcano. They make beautiful sights in all their eruptive splendor, as long as I am far away.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-74417754320064423012009-11-19T02:57:26.641-08:002009-11-19T02:57:26.641-08:00I love NZ for it's vast land, beautiful lakes,...I love NZ for it's vast land, beautiful lakes, and of course the sheeps!! But I don't think I'll survive very long there, I'm born and breed city girl!Jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165901556595808031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-91085896812333066112009-11-19T02:24:11.602-08:002009-11-19T02:24:11.602-08:00I love volcanos, but one in my own back yard I don...I love volcanos, but one in my own back yard I don't know - I went up on mount Etna in Cicely (should I say on Cicely?) and tried to climb one in Chile (http://gingersflowers.blogspot.com/2009/02/dateline-january-03-2006.html)<br /><br />You must have great vegetation from the volcano even if it were 600 years ago. Ann have a great weekend.GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-54503554874067813782009-11-19T01:44:21.812-08:002009-11-19T01:44:21.812-08:00such a wonderful place.such a wonderful place.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907062140533347980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-28280212623305826052009-11-19T00:28:44.294-08:002009-11-19T00:28:44.294-08:00A great post. I had to laugh at the Maori resentme...A great post. I had to laugh at the Maori resentment of cow pats, when it was the erosion the cattle were causing was the serious problem. All those steps up the side which make it easier and safer for humans to climb up the grassy slopes are made by grazing cattle.<br />Great views of Auckland.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-84631829375705920682009-11-18T21:32:23.181-08:002009-11-18T21:32:23.181-08:00Beautiful! I'm with you...no bungee jumping.....Beautiful! I'm with you...no bungee jumping...only wind gales in the hair....<br />;^)Cynthia L. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13626090956828108370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266742625763583152.post-45975314519534575872009-11-18T20:22:16.735-08:002009-11-18T20:22:16.735-08:00oh by the way, my active blog is www.reanaclaire.c...oh by the way, my active blog is www.reanaclaire.comReanaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716477622054835019noreply@blogger.com