Walk in the sun with my sister Louise, visiting from Brisbane #family #sister #sun #walking

Sparkling #evansbaymarina #evansbay #pōneke #marina #sun #water #sea

Pre-dinner drinks for dad’s 82nd birthday #birthday #82 #82nd #82ndbirthday #family

Mōrena Pōneke. #mōrena #atamārie #pōneke #evast #hannahslaneway

That green light, we want it. #pōneke #mōrena #morning #light

Today Pōneke was sublime #pōneke #wellington #sun #light #sublime

Riding into the future. #wellington #pōneke #cycling #trees #sublight

Two cyclists on Willis St Wellington. Sunlight through trees. Blue sky on a winters day.

Amazing solar-powered elevated mobile orchard pruning and picking platforms #horticulture #orchard #apples #innovation #foodandfibre #ngaitukairangitrust #aotearoa

Huge benefits for worker comfort and safety, speed of work, and - frankly - fun! #worksafe #worksmart #workfun #noladders

Coffee stop in Waipukurau #raodtrip #coffee #waipukurau #aotearoa

After a very busy family weekend, it’s nice just to relax and do very little.

Bill on a beach. #billhastings #beach #sun #walk #loveofmylife

Today’s harvest. #limes #feijoas #onefig

A truly fabulous family occasion - the Twins 80th birthday. Gathering at a sunny seaside deck and garden, a feast of food, and the 80 year old twin sisters opening gifts.

#family #gathering #feast #food #coast #sun #sea #beach #kāpiti #aotearoa #80th #80thbirthday

And then the sun came out … #winter #sun #beach #batch #family #kāpiti #coast #cards #deck #80th #80thbirthday

Family winter swimming madness! #beach #swim #winter #family #freezing #kāpiti #80th #80thbirthday

Aunty Jo and Fred comedy duo #bakers #barrs #luffs #twins #80th #80thbirthday

Family craziness has begun! #bakers #barrs #luffs #twins #80th #80thbirthday

Kāpiti coast, Raumati #beach #coast #kāpiti #raumati #family

Figs, Figs, Feijoas and Limes. The bounty of Hōkio.

Mōrena.

Even on the hard days, keep at it.

Queenstown, early morning run 🏃‍♂️

Fairlight Station and homestead, Southland. Wonderful visit to talk about their all female shepherds internship programme.

Garston, Southland. Visiting Garston Hops, the southernmost hops growers in Aotearoa.

Poached feijoas #feijoas #poached #preserves

Finished reading: Lie With Me by Philippe Besson 📚

A gloriously written story of hidden first love in 1980s provincial France, reminding us of the loss, pain and wasted opportunities created by social oppression. The final pages pack an incredible punch that will stay with me for a very long time.

The fact I was a teenager in this time period and had lived in France only a few years earlier deepened the impact on me significantly. Philippe Besson is incredible.