Gingkgo Balboa such a beautiful tree love its trunk #writerslife #trees #nature #NewZealand #Otago #photography

A gorgeous Tiger Lily #writerslife #NewZealand #gardens #Otago #photography #nature

Entrance to the Chinese Garden in Oamaru #Otago #writerslife #NewZealand #Gardens #photography

Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process. The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%. www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...

I'm delighted to share some of my premium cotton t-shirts, printed with my original birds watercolour paintings, now available in my shop denisewongarts.etsy.com #Puffin #Robin #Penguin #Gentoo #Birds #Nature #Art #Clothing #BirdsGiftIdea

Restored 1870s waterwheel from the Phoenix Mill #Otago #NewZealand #History #writerslife #photography

The mechanics of an old restored 1870s waterwheel #history #writerslife #NewZealand #Otago #photography

A very old mooring chain in the seawall watched over by a New Zealand red-billed gull or tarāpunga #NewZealand #writerslife #Otago #photography

Juvenile Otago Shag (Matapo) #writerslife #birds #Otago #NewZealand #photography

Still extremely cold these days, but the chill hasn't kept this porcupine from climbing up a tree in the frosty air. #nature #animals #wildlife #porcupine #wildlifephotography #winter #Ontario #Canada 🍁

I usually avoid political stuff but Bruce Springsteen's song Streets of Minneapolis has a truth in it that needs to be shared. It's his best song ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

Trump's ICE shocks by drawing guns on retired couple: 'These thugs are the Proud Boys' www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-26...

These three redheaded ducks put on a good show during their short-lived food fight. In the end the lead duck got away with the spoils from the bottom of Lake Ontario. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #Ontario #Canada 🍁

A view of the dangerous beach at Oamaru with the old abandoned meat works in the background (built 1884: closed c.1914) #writerslife #history #nature #photography #Otago #NewZealand

Sumpter Wharf a former facility for the early frozen meat trade opened 1884. It's now an official wildlife refuge for a colony of endangered endemic Otago shag colony #writerslife #history #birds #photography #NewZealand

Craypots and other fishing gear stacked up down at the waterfront in Oamaru #writerslife #photography #Otago #NewZealand

There were a few ship wrecks before and during the building of the artificial harbour at Oamaru.The coastline isn't kind at all so I came up with a list of what I found. #writerslife #history #NewZealand northlandtootago.blogspot.com/2026/01/did-...

Otago Coast south of Oamaru township #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography

Sleepy screech owl #birds #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography

Gentoo penguin with chick, watercolour painting. #Penguin #GentooPenguin #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Painting #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea

Lovely to see Greenfinch during this years RSPB big garden watch.

Juvenile Otago Shag/Matapo (Leucocarbo chalconotus) what a privilege it was to get this capture. #writerslife #NewZealand #Nature #photography #Otago #birds

PS: Kyle does an excellent job of going thru the various videos to disprove the administration’s baseless claims.

What Colorado is doing to prevent — and prepare itself for — what is happening in Minnesota. (First half of last night’s @nexton9news.bsky.social @kylec.bsky.social on NBC9 in Denver.) THIS is what a journalist does, as contrasted to the “news media.” Well worth your time. youtu.be/LohVZh0aLys?...

Trout Falls on Cataract Creek #troutfalls #cataractcreek #cataractgulch #cataracttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #mmwd #marinwater #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Craypots on the wharf at Moeraki shot taken in monochrome #writerslife #Otago #NewZealand #photography

Trumpington Street, Cambridge, with the Loch Fyne restaurant, pastel (sold at a Cambridge Drawing Society exhibition. The channel that runs along the side of the road is Hobson's Conduit. I love drawing and painting chimneys. #Cambridge #pastel

Pine Siskin and White-winged Crossbill in #AlgonquinPark #Birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #Ontario #Canada 🍁

Old iron navigation buoy beached now outside the very cool rusty cafe at Friendly Bay Oamaru #NewZealand #photography #writerslife #history

One more that goes along with my last post. About 30 mins later maybe, next parking lot over. Got lots of cool shots of the lightning but I think this one is my favorite. #lightning #sunset #photography #landscape #art #bluesky #oregon #canon

August 31st, 2018 #iowa #football #sky #photography

Evening grosbeak takes a break as the snow falls around us. #birds #birding #birdphotography #snowstorm #winter #Ontario #Canada🍁

Ōrore Beach Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography

From a real journalist, who does it on Denver TV.

For Snowmageddon #Caturday Black Cat in Snow, Ross County, Ohio, Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration Photographs, February 1940. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/202022...

We came upon this bull elk in a meadow working hard on finding something to eat in the deep snow. #nature #winter #wildlife #mammals #elk #wildlifephotography #Banff #Alberta #Canada 🍁

Wow! The juxtaposition of megalomania, grift and municipal golf. Even if you are not a golfer, this is a fascinating class-struggle story. If you are a golfer, especially if interested in architecture and history, this is a must.

🌹 random rose 🌹 August 21st 2024

Rust never sleeps: a pretty cool and quirky cafe on the Oamaru waterfront I love the colours! #writerslife #NewZealand #photography #steampunk

It was a challenge trying to photograph this harlequin duck with its flashy colors in Lake Ontario. It was like waiting for a jack-in-the-box to pop up to the surface. #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #Ontario #Canada 🍁

27°C below, and you could hear a needle drop in the endless silence. Winter in Canada: a touch of magic. 🍁

#icm #photography #streetphotography #connectedbylight

Call me a #history nerd because I am. I love heritage in all its forms and I found a rusty old steam crane down at the Oamaru Harbour and I just had to #write about it. #writerslife #photography #heritage #NewZealand northlandtootago.blogspot.com/2026/01/carn...

Massive snowstorm here right now near #AlgonquinPark. Heading out shortly to snowshoe in the fresh snow. Here is a segment of "Winter Solitude" a poem by Canadian, Archibald Lampman. #snow #Snowstorm #Canada #Poetry #Nature #Winter 🍁

I haven't been on here for a while. Everything has worked out for me in the end. New job, new company but working with the same team. Sold the farm. Reached Otago a few days back and organizing a new build on 2.4 acres. Pic taken in Kaikoura #writerslife #NewZealand #photography

Gold clam detecting dogs - Some work from my colleagues. www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news...

All the Greenland discussion does give one pause for thought abt Cook Is & the vulnerability of resource-rich popn-poor islands, esp geographically isolated ones. Cld be a more useful exercise for our Nat sec agencies than endless fretting abt China.

Image I captured from a backyard down south of classic 1940s former state houses some still have their original garden sheds perfectly aligned with the yard next door's shed. #writerslife #photography #NewZealand