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Found this fuzzy little guy outside the train station this morning. No eucalyptus around so I put him on a flowering shrub for shelter, at least. Sooo fuzzy!

A gum moth on a person's hand. The moth is beige and fuzzy, with pairs of darker eye spots on fore and hind wings

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 12h

Post a pic from your device without explanation.

A black and white map overlaying a photograph, 1940s, showing a river mouth, beach and oceanside properties.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just John Campbell going full shock jock & springing the sudden death of a colleague on Chloe Swarbrick live on air at 6:30am. Wtf. Insensitive & unprofessional. Massive credit to Chloe, she kept it together, but you could hear the shock in her voice. I hope she has good support this morning.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Waiting to be shorn at the barbers, and the playlist is eclectic and perfect. #liminalspace

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's going to be a down jacket, double gloves and buff ride to work I reckon

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have seen three people on the train reading copies of Dirty Work

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Holy shit the NZFirst candidate, I think for Keneperu, is a fucking twat.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Heading to town for a PSA out! debate. But a bit tempted to head up the road to Unity books to check out the Polittirati.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Imagine being able to drop however much it is for one of those new VW EV vans? No one NEEDS one, no matter how aesthetically pleasing they are.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's a long time since anyone has bought me flowers 😊

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

No dentist appointment til Thursday, and I'm debating whether to try and knock the most jagged bits of my tooth off to try and reduce the pain.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A new train is great and all, but RNZ interviewing every single person on the train about how good it is makes the rest of the country (especially the South island) sigh.

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paulinabarry.bsky.social @paulinabarry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Each reptile leaves different footprints and we identify their habits with ink trap cards. That's my theme for the reptile mugs. Otago skinks are one of the largest skinks in Aotearoa New Zealand. The full body is about lifesize and wraps around this cup. #herps #sciart #reptileart #skink #mug

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I have officially hit the "too many house plants" point

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just thinking about paleoecologies. What amazing and horrific parasites were hosted by the big dinosaurs? What screw worms, tapeworms and flagellate intestinal eukayotes do we not know about because they are invisible in the fossil record? Has evidence turned up in coprolites? Has anyone looked?

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Woke up with existential dread this morning (probably partially from the broken tooth). Made the mistake of reading racism in the guise of concern, then Seymour popped up on RNZ. I'm not looking forward to heading out to a community event, even though it's a stunning day. Feeling like an old grump

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

At this stage of late winter/early spring every year, I often feel like I'm falling apart healthwise and a five day work week is too much.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hoping lunch will make me feel less shabby

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just saw a clip on FB my cousin posted of A O'B working quite hard to discredit the Green's supermarket announcement. Lots of grasping at "Soviet style" but also reaching for "government surveillance" (like current supermarkets don't). Anyway, my cousin is buying it :/

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I would love to be able to spend 50% of my time as a small grower supplying for local school lunches, or a local grocers. I don't have anywhere I could do that of course, but how good would that be?

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This couple staring through my bedroom window

Two kereru in a tree, from through a dirty window

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Morena. Hope everyone's ok after that shake

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The gluten free tax: half as much for twice the price. Sealord hoki fillets

Four sad looking gluten free crumbed hoki fillets in a cardboard packet.
Sealord hoki fillets.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Are you or members of your whānau interested in volunteer opportunities in marine conservation? Mountains to Sea Wellington (extremely awesome & cool people) has volunteer info sessions coming up 9th & 11th Sept. Click on Events for info: www.mountainstoseawellington.org

mountainstoseawellington.org

Mountains to Sea Wellington

Mountains to Sea Wellington is building a community with te taiao at its heart. We support people to explore and restore nature from the mountains to the sea.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Things I need to do: - Buy a little garden shed to keep my bikes, tools and camping gear in. - Buy some bookshelves - Buy a record, cd & turntable storage cabinet. - Repot plants, find home for a bunch, get shelving for remaining plants.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Biryani spiced scrambled tofu, swede & greens with pesto & chilli oil for brunch this morning

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I have to say, half a codeine tablet and an antihistamine two hours before bed seemed to help the coughing. I had a great sleep.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

94 people with the flu at the retirement village in Blenheim where my Dad's partner works.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

See ya Te Wai Pounamu. Miss you already.

The view back to Picton as the ferry leave the south island. The sky is blue, the hills are bushclad

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Returning home from down south with a carload of stuff. I'll have almost everything in one place, except for my commercial hort gear, because I need a trailer to move it, and have nowhere to put it.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The check in person just got pissy with me asking them to look at me when they speak, or I can't hear them. No, I don't need you to yell, just not have your back to me.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nothing quite like a night spent at my father's place to remind me why I have as little to do with him as possible.

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

About -23 in my mind. Not sure how other people see me, but I don't imagine I'm intimidating at all

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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Excellent gluten free fish and chips from Cods&Crays in Kaikoura. They have a dedicated fryer and are lovely people.

A pile of battered gernard and chips sits on newsprint, alongside a tin of tomato sauce.

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