A few pho­tos I took as I walked the dog in the Mount Vic­to­ria town belt, and of the unveil­ing of a new liv­ing sculp­ture at the Inner­most Gar­dens.

At the corner of Pirie and Austin, Mount Victoria.
At the cor­ner of Pirie and Austin, Mount Vic­to­ria.
Austin Street sign.
“No Deep Sea Oil Drilling Off Our Coast”, Austin Street.
Sign, Mount Victoria.
Town belt sign, top of Ellice Street.
Wellington from the former quarry site at the top of Ellice Street, Mount Victoria.
Look­ing west from the quar­ry site.
Mount Victoria Town Belt.
Dead wood.
Sign Post, Mount Victoria Town Belt.
Sign­post near the Pirie Street play area.
A view towards Kelburn from the Hataitai Bus Tunnel, Pirie Street, Mount Victoria.
A view from the Hataitai bus tun­nel of Pirie Street, Vivian Street, and Kel­burn.

 

“A Liv­ing Sculp­ture”

On April 3rd, Grant Lyon’s sculp­ture “Yeah, Nah” was unveiled by Welling­ton may­or Celia Wade-Brown at the Inner­most Gar­dens in Mount Vic­to­ria, at the con­clu­sion of the Cross­ways Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­tre’s 2nd annu­al Trea­sure Hunt.

At the Innermost Gardens' Charles Plimmer hall, Crossways Community treasure hunters have a barbecue.
At the Charles Plim­mer Hall, Cross­ways Com­mu­ni­ty trea­sure-hunters have a bar­be­cue.
Celai Wad-Brown reads the description of Grant Lyon's "Yeah Nah" living sculpture.
Celia Wade-Brown reads the descrip­tion of Grant Lyon’s “Yeah Nah” liv­ing sculp­ture.
Grant Lyon and Celia Wade-Brown pose with treasure-hunters after the unveiling of "Yeah Nah".
Grant and Celia with young trea­sure-hunters try­ing out the new seat.
Prize-giving at the Crossways Community Centre's 2015 treasure hunt.
Hand­ing out prizes.
Queen Victoria and friends rest on Grant Lyon's living sculpture "Yeah, Nah".
Queen Vic­to­ria and friends.
"Yeah Nah" at the end of the evening.
“Yeah Nah” at the end of the evening.