Aylene

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Loving life in Taranaki. You know I don't like peas though, eh?

Flight path of a small plane. A few circles at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, then coming in to land
Large bulbs for unidentified flowers
Very early daffodils. Small clustered flowers with pointy paper petals surrounding butter yellow centres
Hand holding a chicken cranberry pie. Flakes of pastry all down the front of my jersey, with some making it onto a plate
Two wetsuit-clad ladies holding boogie boards on a black sand beach. One is a Lionel Messi fan
Grey cat lying on Kaffe Fassett fabric quilt clad lap with green wool knitting in the foreground
Pencarrow Lighthouse in the distance on left. Large wave breaking over rock on right. Gravel road that we biked 20km return on in centre
Looking west across the bay to Port Taranaki. The iconic chimney and sugar loaf islands "ngā motu" in the distance. Some nice sets rolling in for the surfers
Grey cat with head buried in a red and orange patterned quilt
A very early paper white (?) daffodil in flower
Grey short haired cat, comfortably snoozing on a pair of grey track suited legs in the sun
Apparently Renco are looking for an "extortionary" leader!
Sunset at a west coast black sand beach. A small figure has just taken a refreshing dip. A large piece of drift wood has been anchored in then sand, and stands to attention
Looking out to sea over a west coast black sand beach. Flax bush on the left of the photo, sun glinting off the sea. The tide is very low
A cloud covered Taranaki maunga with snow showing under the clouds. This is pretty good coverage down to a low level 🥶
Hand holding first feijoa of the season
Grey cat, unhelpfully sitting on fabric, next to a sewing machine
House clad in ironsand vertical coloursteel and vertical light brown stained wood
A sign sellotaped to an oven door stating "Pavlova. Do not open". No one dare open the oven for fear of the mother's wrath
Grey cat peering through the large hole in the middle of a sewing machine. His head fills the hole
A grey cat standing on some colourful fabric that I am trying to feed through a sewing machine
Track to Wilkie's Pools from Stratford Plateau. Looking ahead along a misty track, overhung with native trees forming a natural tunnel.
Greggs Nutmeg packet. Best before date of 31/05/08.
My Merriam Webster 2026 word of the year "galvanic"
My 2026 word of the year "galvanic" according to Merriam-Webster dictionary
One of many metal framed bridges on the Karangahake gorge cycle trail
Choux pastry under way
A half consumed coffee - flat white-ish - in a caramel coloured Denby tea cup. Last day of work for the year. Already feels like a long one.
It's a tomato slicer. Which i didn't know until I put my reading glasses on 🙄. Photo of a bone handled knife with a long flat bulbous head. There are serrations around the bulbous but, and hatching in the middle - presumably to stop the tomato from sticking.
Ugg boot. A comfy caramel brown woollen ankle boot. For indoor wear only! Should not be seen in Pak'n'Save but is
The Egyptian Garden. A large, reflecting pond surrounded by a walkway featuring hieroglyphics and drawings
Pale bare feet poking out from blue jeans, snuggling their way into warm black sand
Tuatara sunning himself
Christmas decorations for sale. Possibly drummers. All wearing top hats and some clutching drum sticks. Apparently it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Two very similar Greggs spice boxes. Left is ground cinnamon, right is ground chilli. Could've made for an interesting lunch
Screenshot showing temp of 18° in Westown, New Plymouth/Ngāmotu
Pink Daphne in full bloom
Photo of the sky a dusk. Outlines of a nikau and kowhai in the foreground
Looking west to Port Taranaki from the Coastal Walkway. A pinky yellow sky on the horizon
7 red poles in the foreground looking out over the Tasman sea from near Bell Block, North Taranaki. 3 ships are on the horizon, and a small group of surfers are watching the sets roll in
Cone shaped mountain covered in snow, with Pouakai range in front
Article from NZ Herald. Headline reads:" Exclusive: Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung's sex and drugs gossip about Tory Whanau."
White, arched, ribbed bridge with a muddy, brown river flowing very high underneath
Plane stationary at the gate at Ngāmotu airport
Hail stone the size of the ice cubes you add to your G & T
One of the Three Sisters, Tongaporutu, with Taranaki maunga in the background
Fitzroy Beach, Ngāmotu at sunset. Looking towards the Port. Wee rivulets of water running down through the sand towards the sea
A hand held captive by a frozen bag of first aid peas
Kereru/wood pigeon sitting on a branch. Looks like it has a very small head, compared to its chonky boi body
Aurora Australis. Orange glow in the aky
Huge waves breaking over the wharf at Port Taranaki
Barometer showing huge drop in air pressure.
White gardenia flowers, on plants next to the deck
Grey cat with head planted firmly in orange blanket. He's had enough
The Puffer in foreground. A concreted 4wd track servicing a broadcasting antenna, just out of shot on the left. Summit of Taranaki maunga top and centre of photo. Blue sky day
A 60s drinks cabinet. Mirrored rear wall. Divided into compartments for bottles and glasses. In the background is some lovely orange Orla Kiely wallpaper
Blue tshirt with white writing saying Hofbräuhaus München 1997
View west to the Sugar Loaf islands and Port Taranaki, looking along East End beach. The rising sun casts a golden glow on the few hardy surfers
Grey cat lounging on a paper sewing pattern. He thinks he is helping, but he is not!
Film advertising for a movie called The Mountain, set in Taranaki