a book of days

Sep
01
august ending, a list

august ending, a list

the end of august always seems to perform a kind of seasonal alchemy; taking a dose of the winter dormancy
3 min read
Aug
29
today's garden visitor

today's garden visitor

tauhou // silvereye (waxeye) • we get loads of these little birds bouncing around in the trees and foraging for food in
1 min read
Aug
29
today's garden visitor

today's garden visitor

the tui, another nz native, also known as the parson bird because of the white tuft at its throat.
Aug
25
today's garden visitor

today's garden visitor

historically found mostly on the outer islands of nz, due to predation, we’re so happy to see that kaka
1 min read
Aug
22
nature's revitalising tonic

nature's revitalising tonic

+++ a walk the beach in the morning sunshine is the revitalising tonic my body & soul needed today
1 min read
Aug
12
garden visitor

garden visitor

we often have a few kererū (nz native pigeons) flying around our place. +++ recently, when i was sitting right here
1 min read
Aug
10
flotsam and jetsam

flotsam and jetsam

i’m contemplating the luxury of time. and how i’ve recently been moving through my days based on my
2 min read
Aug
08
riroriro

riroriro

riroriro // grey warbler (one of nz’s tiniest birds) spotted collecting moss from a tree next door. hopefully that means
1 min read
Aug
07
fog chaser

fog chaser

we don’t often get really foggy mornings where we live. today it was so thick that it was almost
1 min read
Aug
05
the upper part of a horse standing behind a fence facing towards the photographer. in the distance, the ocean and a row of lo

wood ash and elbow grease

don’t let these blue skies fool you, these winter days are the coldest we’ve seen this year. in
2 min read