pīpīwharauroa // shining cuckoo
every spring i’m excited for the return of the pīpīwharauroa // shining cuckoo. their distinctive melody is a harbinger for
[more] morning swims
i very rarely like photographs of myself—except when i’m underwater. i am certain that i have more photos
morning swims
these past few days, the tide at our place has been perfectly timed for swims at high tide before breakfast.
commonplace vignettes
Hello Wednesday. Hello friends.
I’m thinking about clothing for slow days. Ones in which i can sit and meditate,
wild weather
fuji xt-3 fitted with a plastic lens
postcards from onetangi beach
the leaves on certain trees are already sprouting their brightest of bright green shoots, pale pink buds of the first
august ending, a list
the end of august always seems to perform a kind of seasonal alchemy; taking a dose of the winter dormancy
today's garden visitor
tauhou // silvereye (waxeye) • we get loads of these little birds bouncing around in the trees and foraging for food in
today's garden visitor
the tui, another nz native, also known as the parson bird because of the white tuft at its throat.
today's garden visitor
historically found mostly on the outer islands of nz, due to predation, we’re so happy to see that kaka
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