Mum's photo

So happy to have this photo my Mum took, it's so rare to find a photo of me in the moment behind the lens. I coveted this one (lens) for years & even have a stoked selfie of the day I bought it. My smile radiates the joy I felt to finally have this beauty in my tool kit. It's a beautiful but rather cumbersome lens. For crispness it can't beat the 100mm macro but of course it can take me closer (200mm). 

Here's to more photography missions in the near future. 

Thanks Mum for the photo :) 

Cat's in Space edition 1

Having a bit of a giggle with some app on my phone and it makes me laugh when I see it so I hope you get a giggle too! Arohanui world xx

Footsteps to follow in …

 

An empowerment korero

So much great life advice here I will definitely be listening to this again!! 

Slideshow to chill to …

Rarotonga views

Reminder to be proactive

This is a great post from Leo Babauta: A life of meaning from Zen Habits

Cracked 2.5M views woo hoo!

Thanks so much to all my wonderful supporters who have clicked on my Flickr stream 2.5M times over the last 16 years. I'm so grateful for all the amazing support I've had in that time. I've also made some great friends through the site, you know who you are!! Sending love and good vibes out in to the world! Happy weekend everyone xx

imajane on Flickr

1+1=1

 

Link to Orchid Dreaming on Society6

Capturing images on Andy's gear

 

I feel humbled that Andy would let me use his impressive rig then include me in his reel. Cool! Thanks dude!! 

Link to www.vision8.co.nz

I really enjoyed the gimbal stabilisation and the mirror less Canon. Turned out it was set on slow mo. 

That's me on the left of centre in front of the stage.

Cubadupa 2021

Seed Soaring with Jazz Master by Alex Reece

We stopped under the massive viaduct and over the road this amazing sight! I've never seen seeds flying sideways for minutes on end, they just kept on coming. It was so beautiful.

Came across this post and reminisced watching these bubs grow up out my workplace window

Karoro at work [flashback]

Click on link then scroll down to see the chicks progression. 

Made me giggle …

 

Curating of galleries

 Eye Catchers Gallery on Flickr

Flickr has kindly enabled curation of galleries which is so cool and exciting to see how photos set each other off as well. Hope you enjoy the views into worlds from Flickr members all around the globe.

So cool to see this pig and kitty are best friends, gotta love them!

Link to Earthling Ed on Instagram

Realisation 101.01

My email replies are now slower than my snail mail ones were. Oh.

Scoby wasn't sure he got the right end of the stick when they said "bring a plate!"

 

A mediocre attempt at humour. Hope it made you smile :)

Scoby aka "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast" on a plate with a rubber band. Each week I take some of the liquid the the Scoby lives in and replace it with sweet tea. In exchange for tea and sugar they give me a rich drink that replenishes my gut flora and tastes amazing (aka kombucha). 

The by product of this wonderful symbiosis is that each week the scoby grows too and eventually starts eating so much the tea turns to vinegar too quickly so a cull is required. You could say she's a mother of an eater! With a very long heritage of successful breeders. I've found the vinegar is great in dressings as as a hair rinse, makes my hair all soft and lovely. Remarkable! 

This photo is a couple of culls from my jars as well as a small bottle that didn't get air tight on the second (usually anaerobic ferment) and made it's own teeny scoby. Flopped out onto a plate ready for the compost or the neighbours chooks I noticed a face. 

The rubber band was around as it holds material over the jar mouth during the first (aerobic) ferment in the cupboard. 

Intergalactic Salon by TapeArtNZ at Cubadupa

Fabulous installation at Cubadupa Street Festival 2021

TapeArtNZ on FB

 

Cubadupa slideshow with videos

Death isn't the end

Another great post from Zen Habits death isn't the end by Leo Babuata

Brag update

Just had two exciting contacts via Flickr YAY! The first ... 

"I'm reaching out with Committee Films, a television production company located in Minneapolis, MN. 
We love the photo titled "Mend it" and are wondering if we could use it on the program? "
We are searching for photos of Sashiko Mending to be featured in an upcoming program of ours that will air on Discovery+ and HGTV. 

How exciting! Hope that one pans out :)  

Mend it on Flickr

The second via comment on the pic below:

"I so love this poem! I'm running some creative sessions to support mental health for students here in Scotland still in lockdown--can I share it?" 

I'm humbled and so happy to share. 

Weaving Life on Flickr

Weaving Life 

Episodes intertwine

Lessons learned

Over again

Free sometimes

Yet trapped

Ingrained ways

Practice required

Presence held

This moment

Every moment

It’s hard

I fall

But up

I get

Here now

Old ways 

Die hard.

Resurrect themselves

I fight

please retreat

old thoughts

Underlying constructs

I must

Break through

Find happiness

right here.

It’s me

Just me

At one

With everything

Well trying

At least

To be

By Jane Monaghan 2020

Get 'im some wheels ...

This is such a lovely story. So nice to see people being nice to animals!

Helix the turtle