Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Bringing Home The Bacon...
In mid 2008, approximately 15kg of Francis Bacon was sold at auction
by Sotheby's
for $86,000,000.
Today it's possible to buy a kg of Bacon at most supermarkets
for around $9.99.
by Sotheby's
for $86,000,000.Today it's possible to buy a kg of Bacon at most supermarkets
for around $9.99.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
And Birds of a Feather...
The shellbank between Kaiaua and Miranda is one of the most
popular 'resting places' in New Zealand
... the Godwits return from the other side of the world to the Seabird Coast on the Firth of Thames each September.
The most famous of these little birds is E7 who in 2007 made her migration from Alaska back to New Zealand, a distance of 11,500 kilometers in 8 days of non stop flying.
The Flying Tortoise likes to stop at least every 90 minutes for refreshments...
The Shellbank and 'Rays Rest' is also the resting place of the common White Plastic Wheelie Bins, who flock to this area in their droves all year long... often to try and catch the flounder who are supposed to be there... their main homing grounds are the suburbs and while they pretend a type of independence they do seem to have insecurity problems and need their mates to nestle close and attend them.
The male of the species, will, on arrival at these sacred grounds, erect his antenna, pointing it northwards towards where the Gods of Entertainment and News abide, and then he and his mate will join other 'birds of the same feather' and watch the screen and other lives till sleep claims them and they dream till the dawn...
popular 'resting places' in New Zealand
... the Godwits return from the other side of the world to the Seabird Coast on the Firth of Thames each September.The most famous of these little birds is E7 who in 2007 made her migration from Alaska back to New Zealand, a distance of 11,500 kilometers in 8 days of non stop flying.
The Flying Tortoise likes to stop at least every 90 minutes for refreshments...
The Shellbank and 'Rays Rest' is also the resting place of the common White Plastic Wheelie Bins, who flock to this area in their droves all year long... often to try and catch the flounder who are supposed to be there... their main homing grounds are the suburbs and while they pretend a type of independence they do seem to have insecurity problems and need their mates to nestle close and attend them.
The male of the species, will, on arrival at these sacred grounds, erect his antenna, pointing it northwards towards where the Gods of Entertainment and News abide, and then he and his mate will join other 'birds of the same feather' and watch the screen and other lives till sleep claims them and they dream till the dawn...
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Bedford New Zealand Rally 2009...
You just might see many weird and wonderful old Bedfords at
the numerous Bedford rallies happening throughout New Zealand this year...
The main North Island rally will be held at Ambury Park in South Auckland
at Labour Weekend in October.
For further information, email theflyingtortoise@gmail.com
or keith@keithlevy.com
the numerous Bedford rallies happening throughout New Zealand this year...
The main North Island rally will be held at Ambury Park in South Auckland
at Labour Weekend in October.
For further information, email theflyingtortoise@gmail.com
or keith@keithlevy.com
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Flying Tortoise and Earthrace in Whangarei on the same day...
Thousands of visitors and locals queued in the sunshine today for tours of the World's slowest airbus and the fastest boat to ever circle the globe...Whangarei turned on a spectacular day and as we go to press, 11,932 people had toured the spacious Flying Tortoise Wide Bodied Harebus and only 14 people were able to squeeze onboard the very cramped but never the less impressive Earthrace...
And yes... a race is on the cards... place your bets... The Flying Tortoise leaves tomorrow for Auckland and Earthrace will compete in the race to Auckland but is going fishing for a few days enroute...
Sound familiar?
Check out www.earthrace.net
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Certainly.
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