setting forth...

alas I missed the lovely areez katki during his brief soujourn to auckland.

he's resumed his european adventure leaving behind some tantalising

images. who would of thought such lovely images could be taken in matamata

and there is a delicious sense of the relief of homecoming,

the perpetual return of a new-zealander to the beach. see here. 

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all images by areez katki, taken from here

early cheer

glimpses of blossoms

seen from moving trains. there are jonquils too

and early cheer. spring can't be too far away...

for more nocturnal images see here

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june/july

continuous hot-water bottles
knitting with lambswool and reading 'middlemarch.'

strolling down the road to the local cafe to drink chai

when the weather clears.

and flower-theiving on the way home...

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black and white grains...

for more intriguing images see here

these two remind me of one of my favourite films of all time

michelangelo antonioni's l'eclisse (1962)

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climb every mountain

 

not quite a volcano every weekend.

maungakiekie and puketapapa.

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she wore...

a guilty pleasure site if ever there were one:

what courtney wore today

la maîtresse of role-play...

(I've been listening to "live through this" in my car of late)

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flower thief

owairaka is covered in forget-me-nots and wild carrot...

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image: taken by dws

encore

 

morris climbed the tree again.

this is important news.

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obligatoire

the sky was an alarming shade of blue.

taken whilst on the ferry to cockatoo island.

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twiggy

this is morris.

he lives about three doors down from me.

he climbed a tree yesterday.

a rather special cat.

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pursing

my mum says that if you eat
a persimmon every day
during winter, you won't get a cold.

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reach!

staying in, listening to old records.

diffused winter light, then sitting by the fireplace,

rosy cheeks and cold white wine.

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mist and smoke

 

the first weekend of winter.

a misty waikato morning

followed by copious quantities of tea,

knitting, reading, hours of conversation

with old friends, a long leisurely meal,

wood fires, wine, then whiskey.

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ragged blossom

a blossoming money-tree

much to the delight of bumble-bees and little birds.

hopefully this is an auspicious sign?

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pastels

Elle est retrouvée.
Quoi ? - L'Eternité.
C'est la mer allée
Avec le soleil.

(Arthur Rimbaud "L'Eternité")

sunset at port waikato

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(It is found again. What? Eternity. It is the sea mingling with the sun.)

illuminations

some fine images from le blog
 i_am_{here}

of note are the images of missing cat posters.

tender and tragic.

isthmus

sam sells sea-shells by the sea-shore.

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image: sam rountree-williams isthmus, 2012. (shells, spray enamel and gesso on canvas, 2000 x 1600mm)

song plums

very plum plums.

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indian summer

perhaps we in the isthmus of auckland

do deserve a little late summer / early autumn sun after all?

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little flowers and some earth

images: 1. some lovely yellow flowers 2. ceramics by lauren winstone in an upcoming group show at hopkinson cundy.