Another glorious summer’s day in the Capital today. Continue reading “Excuse me”
Splat
I was very pleased the other evening as I was driving home to find a number of bugs being suddenly rendered into two dimensions on my windscreen. Continue reading “Splat”
Garden update Feb 2025
The scope of my presentation today excludes dog related damage and anything to do with butterflies, so that brings it down to a fairly streamlined post. Continue reading “Garden update Feb 2025”
Swept away
I have just finished a mid century romance novel that was recommended, believe it or not, by the New York Times. Continue reading “Swept away”
Monarch butterfly update
We’ve done a particularly poor job of supporting the local Lepidoptera population over the past couple of years. Continue reading “Monarch butterfly update”
Learned helplessness v weaponised incompetence
Well I don’t really have anything clever to say about this. Continue reading “Learned helplessness v weaponised incompetence”
Pet update
In Christchurch, at my brother and sister in law’s house, everything is going along just peachy (I’ve always just talked about my brother because “brother and sister in law” is so clunky, but finally I’m just too embarrassed to leave her out anymore. Even worse, they aren’t married, so she’s my common-law sister in law, yikes! Sorry to leave you out for so long, Nicola.) Continue reading “Pet update”
Transparent
Is that story about the frog in boiling water a real South African saying or am I just misremembering something someone once told me? In any event, it doesn’t sound like an experiment that would ever pass an ethics committee. Continue reading “Transparent”
The late Kirsty J
Running late this morning, I managed to get every traffic light going my way as I cycled in to work. Continue reading “The late Kirsty J”
Dabbling
I have discovered something about my dogs’ arseholes recently. Continue reading “Dabbling”