An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 20 August 2011 entitled, "'Bloom where you are planted' Quilt for Chrissy's 18 Birthday".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sunflowers planted on the site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph of toppled potted plants outside a shop on Manchester Street.
A photograph of a fallen pot plant. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Now only one pot plant hiding the portaloo. Canterbury Street, Lyttelton".
Aerial image of the Christchurch wastewater treatment plant taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Christchurch wastewater treatment plant taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Plants growing through a pile of bricks in the car park of the SRS Ayurveda Clinic on Ferry Road in Woolston.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sunflowers planted by local school children in order to brighten up a demolition site on Ferry Road in Woolston".
The sign outside the Lyttelton Petanque Club, reading, "Lyttelton Petanque Club est. 2011. Grand opening today 12pm, bring food to share, lonely pots plants welcome!".
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.
The collapsed Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. Wire fencing has been placed outside the building to keep the public away. Pot plants have been placed along it to brighten it up.
Damage to the garden of a house in Richmond. Liquefaction is visible among the plants and on the driveway. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. Back lawn under 10cm of water and silt".
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Oneness, lovingness, synchronised hearts", "Take it easy! Yay...words of hope!", "Think differently", "Happy, happy, happy", "Christchurch FTW", "Life is for loving", "Life is beautiful", "Plant and grow", "Rise up", and "Keep going Chch".
Damage to the garden of a house in Richmond. Liquefaction is visible among the plants and on the driveway, and the driveway is badly cracked. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd. Water and silt have flattened the long grass in the back garden. The growth right of centre is suckers growing from the stump of a prunus tree we had felled last year. The section of fence between us and our neighbour fell down in the Sep 4 quake".