Keith Shering

Among all the severe weather, you may have missed that we passed our 1000th post on bluesky today 🥳

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“On my signal, unleash Whittakers!”

A glorious sunset, looking South across Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Harbour. A tree is silhouetted on the ridgeline of the hills in the middle ground. Wish my phone camera could convey the true majesty of this sunset. There is a stunning depth of colours in the clouds in real life.

Pō mārie… 😍

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Very rapid firing up of GeoNet there to submit a wee shoogle report… 😬

A fiery sunrise across te Awa Kairangi Hutt Valley

Ata Mārie e te whānau… 😍

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Super-simple (mostly store-cupboard) cassoulet: pack of sausages, two tins of mixed beans, tin of sieved crushed tomatoes (or passata), splash of red wine vinegar, good teaspoon of dried thyme. I just drop it all in the slow cooker and leave it on low for the day whilst I’m out at work.

A view of a clear evening sky with an orange-rose tinge, with silhouetted tree ferns for dramatic effect.

A dramatic view of clouds at sunset, looking South over Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Harbour.

More lovely sunset pictures from Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. Enjoy… 😊

Ngā mihi e hoa. I adore your coastal sunrise photos and videos - the sun rises behind the hills where we are, so we don’t get quite the same early fire. On the plus side, here in Korokoro we get the other end of the day, with the sunsets.

A photo of a glorious sunset sky in Aotearoa New Zealand, with an orange glow on the horizon fading to a mauve-blue at the top.

No TV on tonight, just listening to music and watching the sunset together. Feeling immense gratitude this evening. Sending good vibes out to the world. 😊 Goodness knows we need them… 😬

A photo of a laboriously completed crossword showing it only took 100 attempts to get inside the head of the crossword setter, and get every clue right without sneaking a look at the solution.

Boom! Finally got an unassisted 100% hit rate in this book of cryptic crosswords! 😄🐌

A fiery sunset with a dramatic cloudscape, looking across Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Harbour.

A glorious end to the day. 😍

An arm (mine) having blood removed from it. In controlled circumstances, which is relatively unusual for me, as it’s more often a crash or accident. It’s OK if you’re squeamish - no needle visible.

Time to trade some life-blood for some biscuits and a paper cup of Raro…

Oh wow - that is stunning 😍

Mitre10 for KN95s, and OfficeMax for FFP2s. I think both may have been end of line items though. Also got some N95s from Blackwoods (NZ Safety)

A rainy view. In mid-summer. Oh, Wellington… :)

Meanwhile in Wellington… 😄 (Full disclosure: We had nicer weather yesterday)

A view over Wellington Harbour, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, on a sunny day. It’s always this sunny, honest. Coffee mug for scale.

Too nice not to do coffee break outside today… 😊

A big, fat, squishy, lovely, orange foam longboard ready for a morning out at the beach.

A carefully bagged longboard sits on the roof of a blue car, looking wistfully at some 1.5m waves.

A happy, tired, learner surfer uses zinc sunscreen to indicate where he face-planted on his board.

Took the morning off today to get out of startup pressure cooker mode for a few hours. Longboard and small waves = chilled fun 😊

Some fresh, chunky, ground-based and hearty veg, with a ground-up, inside-out sheep, aka haggis. All getting ready to be cooked. And eaten…

A view over the bottom of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the top of Mount Climie in Greater Wellingtonshire.

What could be more Scottish than haggis, neeps and tatties in the middle of summer for St Andrew’s Day…? 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇿 (Had to use tinned haggis this time, will need to try harder next year!)

A surfboard in a bag, leaning expectantly against a wall.

Got the short board all ready for an early start tomorrow. Looking forward to some quiet brain time. 😌

Started surfing this year. Perfect blends of physical + mental engagement, and of serenity + risk of death.

Hīkoi pictures

Hīkoi pictures

Hīkoi pictures

Hīkoi pictures

Toitū Te Tiriti!

A very low-cloud-obscured view of a damp sunrise. Somewhat uninspiring.

Sunrises of Korokoro, number 32. 😄

A dramatic sunset over Wellington Harbour

Sunsets of Korokoro, number 74. 😍

Meanwhile, back in Wellington…

Lovely to see Peter and Barbara together and looking so well.