Covid R&D Funding

I thought this was interesting. Go USA

Link to info

 

38 Elizabeth

 Dine Shop Live That's the motto being used by the company building one of Tauranga's largest downtown new constructions. Known as The Framers Building. It covers an entire city block.

Family Xmas 2012

 Found this today.

Birds on the Park

 I have a love hate relationship with birds living by the park. They mess up my house, my car and even my head on the odd occasion. Kingfishers constantly attack our windows. I hate them at cafes where they scavenge food off plates and fly inside and scurry around between tables. I think they can be disgusting. However in their own environment they are amazing creatures. I took my camera out to the park to check out the bird life.

Pigeon (or a Dove?)

Kingfishers

Shags just off the park in the harbour.

This guy was in the process of attacking me

Tui

These guys are full-on this time of year.

Nuclear Power

When Australia announced they were entering a contract to build nuclear submarines it made me wonder about nuclear power in general. One surprise was the number of plants in the world today.

USA leads the world, followed, surprisingly by France which is only twice as big (land mass) as New Zealand.

Lifes Joys

Business friends and associates.

I have met so many people that have been just great to work with, over the world and over the past decades.

Spending time with the grandkids. This is young Jay.

(Note the head never changes 😅)

 

Home's Where You Make It

The old family homestead at 48 Clarke St Tauranga.

It was a gravel road when we arrived there many years ago. This old house was eventually moved and the RSA built flats on the site. Mum and Dad were grateful to be allocated one of the new flats.

This house has a lot of memories for me and my family (7 people). Humble thought it was, it was home.

 

Jacinda v The Virus

Level 3 in Auckland today. The battle with Covid continues.

 

Tommy & Lewi

 In the pool tonight. Thomas must have used his phone!

Thanks for the pics Tommy, hope you still have a workable phone..

Oh, turns out it was his GoPro

My Dad

Ken O'Sullivan

 Loved his Rugby. Represented Nelson but I don't know the details.

Looks like he was possibly still in his teens here.

Later years in Totara St Nelson, mum and dads first and only new home. Me with mums mother (my Nana) and an Aussie friend on the right. My big sis Lyn (Aka now as Gidge) sitting. I look like 4 or so. 

Circa 1955.

Looks like he's acting it up here. Not like him. A few beers later perhaps...

Mid 40's. He came back from Egypt and Italy and had been very ill from a bullet wound and pneumonia

We understand this photo was taken during his recovery in NZ.

With mum. In their 50's

Need to check on the year of this as our youngest  was yet to be born by the looks.

Having a formal photo was not like us. But pleased they did it.