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I'm loving the slightly warmer weather we've been getting here. I snapped this photo last week outside the local library in town after I'd had a haircut. The glass structure to the left is a public telephone box. Spark is one of the main companies in New Zealand who provide telephone/cellphone/internet service. This photo was taken early in the morning so most people at work.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.

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local alien said…
I'm surprised to see a phone box. I wonder how often it's used. There are none here in greece any more.....that I know of
15 August 2024 at 21:23
s.c said…
Wonder how long Spark took on this ad.
15 August 2024 at 23:12
roentare said…
The grass mural is rather interesting
15 August 2024 at 23:21
Bill said…
I haven't seen a phone booth in years. I did see workers removing a couple of them a few years back.
16 August 2024 at 08:24
doodles n daydreams said…
I thought that was the library, I spent hours there as a child although it looked a bit different to what it does now.
16 August 2024 at 18:43
Iris Flavia said…
We still have phone booths, too, but not such pretty ones!
16 August 2024 at 22:04
Tom said…
...Amy, enjoy your approaching spring.
17 August 2024 at 09:27
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
I love all the lines and shadows in your photo.
We don't have hardly any working phone booths at all any longer here.
18 August 2024 at 02:07
Lisa said…
That's a lovely photo. I love shadows. In fact, you could link this to Shadow Shot Sunday, some others that participate in Skywatch Friday participate.
https://lisasgardenadventureinoregon.blogspot.com/2024/08/shadow-shot-sunday-august-18-2024.html
19 August 2024 at 09:56
Paspii said…
A public telephone box? We haven´t have those since 1990´s i.e. when mobile phones was getting popular.
23 August 2024 at 05:06
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