The music lovers of Christchurch turned out for this Jazz Concert in the Botanic Gardens. We got there early and scored one of only six park benches on "the lawn". Lots of folks had chairs but many were just down on the ground. The band was TigerMoth and they played Jazz. Their repertoire included Post-Modern Jazz, Pre-Modern Jazz and some Modern Jazz to mix it up. The sang
tunes by the Eurythmics, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, Backstreet Boys, Louis Armstrong and Rodger Miller. Actually the Rodger Miller was a funny take on the "King of the Road" song with different lyrics "King of Trombone" The band had us singing along and tapping our toes. After the sound check we still had some time so I took this chance to zip over to the magnetic observatory and got a bit lost on my way back. No worries I got back to the bench and chased off the interlopers. We loved the arrangements and the band really played well together.
A quick sound check
Everything checks out so time for some more walking about the gardens
Bridal Photos
This stump was as big as the building behind it
A vanishing staircase, off to infinity
It was in the middle of a lake so no one could walk on it
A immature Kelp Gull
Heading south to explore the Magnetic Observatory
We have a list, actually a spreadsheet...
Ernest Shackleton, a bit worse for wear in this photo, stopped here for a calibration before heading to the Antarctic
The infinity staircase from the side
Some sort of Rugby podium. You can see the wickets down lower
A World Peace Bell
Only 22 in the world and cast from coins donated by UN members
Gong goes the bell
The older crowd really showed up, maybe because it was free
Maybe because it was Jazz
Our bench was a bit in the trees
Lots of cute little ones
Rainbow parasol time
From the back of the crowd as it finishes
We had to stop and laugh at these guys who had no clue what they were doing
