{"id":2474,"date":"2010-10-25T05:37:59","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2010-10-25T05:38:21","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T09:38:21","slug":"gardens-clothing-and-ducklings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=2474","title":{"rendered":"Gardens, Clothing, and Ducklings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was time to get Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) clothing issued. Because most of that time was spent with people changing into clothes, I didn&#8217;t feel super-comfortable having a camera out. So, I didn&#8217;t take a lot of pictures.<\/p>\n<p>To compensate I have a bunch of pictures taken while wandering around Christchurch. Most are from a morning stroll through the botanical garden. The garden had a large family of ducklings (ducklings!).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2474 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2500'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0617-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Strange Bows\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0617-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0617-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0617-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2500'>\n\t\t\t\tStrange bow-things outside the art gallery\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2499'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0619-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Floating House\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2499\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0619-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0619-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0619-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2499'>\n\t\t\t\tWandering into a random open courtyard, I discover a house floating in midair\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2498'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0625-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Different Floating House\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0625-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0625-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0625-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2498'>\n\t\t\t\tTurns out the courtyard belongs to the Art Institute (with some earthquake damage showing). The floating house changes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2497'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0627-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Crane Before Building\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2497\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0627-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0627-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0627-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2497'>\n\t\t\t\tCrane Before Building. Something about this scene compelled me to photograph it\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2508'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0640-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ducklings!\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2508\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0640-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0640-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0640-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2508'>\n\t\t\t\tNext, my wanders take me to the Botanical Gardens. There I encounter a large family of ducklings\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2507'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0641-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wrestlers\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2507\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0641-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0641-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0641-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2507'>\n\t\t\t\tSculpture of knotted wrestlers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2496'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0637-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Empty\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2496\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0637-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0637-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0637-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2496'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother sculpture, empty of water, on loan from somebody&#8217;s collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2495'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0644-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Building Above Trees\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2495\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0644-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0644-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0644-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2495'>\n\t\t\t\tBuilding Above Trees. I like such scenes, especially with modern-looking buildings like the Women&#8217;s Hospital\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2494'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0645-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Macro Flower\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2494\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0645-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0645-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0645-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2494'>\n\t\t\t\tMy only macro shots of flowers that turned out were of this flower\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2493'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0648-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DRM\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2493\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0648-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0648-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0648-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2493'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sitter is granted a limited license to use this bench for the purposes of sitting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2492'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0649-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pathways\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2492\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0649-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0649-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0649-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2492'>\n\t\t\t\tMany Pathways\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2506'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0655-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Grazing Ducklings\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2506\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0655-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0655-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0655-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2506'>\n\t\t\t\tClearly I chose the correct path, as I encounter the duckligs again, grazing near the river\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2491'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0660-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rock Garden\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2491\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0660-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0660-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0660-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2491'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Rock Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2490'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0662-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lilly Pond\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2490\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0662-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0662-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0662-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2490'>\n\t\t\t\tA lilly pond by the rock garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2505'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0663-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Texas Photo Recreation\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2505\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0663-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0663-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0663-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2505'>\n\t\t\t\tThe New Zealand recreation of <a href=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_0508.jpg\">one of my favourite photos I took in Texas<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/?p=2058\">full post<\/a>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2489'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0664-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red Ball\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2489\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0664-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0664-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0664-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2489'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Ball\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2488'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0668-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sundial\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0668-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0668-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0668-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2488'>\n\t\t\t\tSundial with very thorough calibration information (plaque graph)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2509'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0672-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snuggling Ducklings\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2509\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0672-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0672-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0672-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2509'>\n\t\t\t\tThe ducklings again, all snuggled together\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2503'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0674-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Duckling Hello\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2503\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0674-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0674-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0674-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2503'>\n\t\t\t\tHello to you too\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2487'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0675-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bridge Flowers\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2487\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0675-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0675-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0675-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2487'>\n\t\t\t\tBridge Flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2486'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0676-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pathway\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2486\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0676-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0676-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0676-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2486'>\n\t\t\t\tPathway. I like pathways\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2504'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0678-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bird Sculpture\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2504\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0678-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0678-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0678-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2504'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother sculpture, of a bird-like-thing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2485'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0679-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Annamarie and Stef\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0679-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0679-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0679-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2485'>\n\t\t\t\tI bump into fellow Antarctica-goers Annamarie and Stef. Thanks to this picture, they&#8217;re famous now\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2484'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0680-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Following\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2484\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0680-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0680-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0680-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2484'>\n\t\t\t\tThey put up with me as I follow them. (In addition to empty pathways, I like people walking along pathways)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2502'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0681-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red and Yellow Flowers\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0681-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0681-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0681-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2502'>\n\t\t\t\tRed and Yellow Flowers. That is their technical name\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2483'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0682-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Strange Stump-Standing Stef\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2483\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0682-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0682-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0682-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2483'>\n\t\t\t\tStrange Stump-Standing Stef. She&#8217;s too good for regular-standing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2479'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_06862-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"USAP CDC\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_06862-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_06862-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_06862-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2479'>\n\t\t\t\tUSAP CDC\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2482'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0683-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gear Bags\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0683-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0683-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0683-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2482'>\n\t\t\t\tLong lineup of gear bags\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2481'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0684-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Labeled Gear\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0684-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0684-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0684-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2481'>\n\t\t\t\tLabeled examples of all the gear\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2480'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0685-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"More Labeled Gear\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0685-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0685-250x187.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0685-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2480'>\n\t\t\t\tMore labeled gear examples (excuse the poor quality)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2556'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/5109832104_434dec376d_o-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Home of the Red Jacket\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/5109832104_434dec376d_o-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/5109832104_434dec376d_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/5109832104_434dec376d_o-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2556'>\n\t\t\t\tHome of the Red Jacket. Juan got a peek behind the counter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2501'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0687-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wall Bikes\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2501\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0687-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0687-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0687-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2501'>\n\t\t\t\tWall bikes, near a good collection of bars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2476'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0688-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wall Car\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2476\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0688-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0688-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/img_0688-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2476'>\n\t\t\t\tWall car, safely distant from the wall bikes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was time to get Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) clothing issued. Because most of that time was spent with people changing into clothes, I didn&#8217;t feel super-comfortable having a camera out. So, I didn&#8217;t take a lot of pictures.<\/p>\n<p>To compensate I have a bunch of pictures taken while wandering around Christchurch. Most are from [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions\/2515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}