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25 January 2025: Not something I've seen in the skies above Waikawa Beach before now. 😳
25 January 2025: This applies to Ruakākā, where we're moving to later this year — Fast-track legislation stirs up opponents of Northland sand mining plan | RNZ …
25 January 2025: I've been suspicious that the Command key on my M1 MacBook Pro isn't working properly — I go to Paste with Command V and instead get the letter …
25 January 2025: The Kuaka | Godwits were resting or feeding near the Terns. 🐦
25 January 2025: I don't visit the beach quite as much at the moment, but this morning's trip brought Caspian Terns, White-fronted Terns and a Gull hanging out with …
25 January 2025: Our house hasn't been this clean and tidy since before we moved in. 🤣 Even though we haven't yet finished prepping for sale next month a possible …
24 January 2025: I laughed a lot while watching 2 seasons of Loot on Apple TV: It follows newly single Molly Wells, whose divorce from her tech billionaire ex-husband …
24 January 2025: This New Zealand native bird, the Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris, is one that can only be seen mounted in glass cases, like this pair on loan from Te …
24 January 2025: This fabulous map shows where any point on earth is in shade or sun at any given moment. Many thanks to HowTown for the link. I already know our …
23 January 2025: Pronouns are interesting. As a native speaker of English I've never entirely come to grips with the intricacies of pronouns in Te Reo Māori, and …
23 January 2025: Change doesn't happen overnight. Back in the 1970s I lived and taught teenagers in small town New Zealand. When I made it clear that my correct title …
22 January 2025: Before they can start building our new house they have to add some height to the building platform. 🏡
22 January 2025: Yesterday started with an extremely delicious strawberry from the tunnelhouse.
20 January 2025: One of those timeline adjacencies! // @cygnoir@social.lol @danielpunkass
20 January 2025: Big day today. In theory they've started breaking ground at our new Ruakākā property. Meanwhile we just signed all the million forms to engage an …
13 January 2024: Amazing, my 6th anniversary at Micro.Blog. A wonderful community. Thanks everyone who created it and makes it so. I try to post here at least once …
08 October 2023: Last night’s Chicken, cashews and veges in a potato basket dish from Siam Thai in New Plymouth was piping hot and delicious.
25 July 2021: Rakiura Cruise, Day Zero To start with we needed to travel from home to Invercargill. That meant setting off with our neighbours in the car at about 0915. We drove ~100 Km to …