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Tim Welch
@timwelch.nz
Follow me for bikes and bees and baking 'n stuff...
Modern Workplace Engineer - fulltime remote
Wanaka | New Zealand
The bumblebees are loving the lavender
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Who knew that posting a photo of my normal Sunday pizza making would blow up my notifications...

It's almost like BlueSky users are looking for normality 🤔
January 25, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Pizza Sunday
January 25, 2026 at 5:43 AM
LOL
January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
There is the odd benefit of visiting the big smoke...
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 AM
1 star. Would not recommend.
Worst holiday ever
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Weather window for a walk
January 20, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Dealing with my father in hospital in an unideal situation. It's tiring and mind-numbing but what has been quite the success... recording conversations with Doctors, and Occupational Therapists etc and then uploading the audio file to AI for a summary in layman's terms.
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Morning bike ride 🚵🏼
Wanaka
New Zealand
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Stormy with a hint of Australian forest fire smoke
January 11, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Mine too, RNZ. Mine too...
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Reposted by Tim Welch
This heatwave has marked a historic turning point in the Australian energy grid - we used to have blackouts as everyone turned their AC's on, with pundits telling us that 'renewables aren't the answer'. No blackouts this time, and silence from the nay-sayers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave
For so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Proton Mail, Fastmail et al getting an incoming flood of customers???
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI. The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857883/...
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI
AI Mode but for Gmail.
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Today's mountain bike ride
Lake Wanaka
New Zealand
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Reposted by Tim Welch
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Morning bicycle ride
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
January 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The first decent crop of apricots from our tree. A kilo of fruit and 4 jars of jam
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Here's hoping you ain't at a mall at this time on Christmas eve...
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Morning bike ride
December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The bumblebees are loving the flax
December 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
That's gotta hurt!
December 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
An after work bike ride around the block...
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
New Record! 17 hours 21 minutes!
Sam Shaw of Wanaka is riding today from Auckland to Wellington and attempting to break Lachlan Morton's record of 18 hours, 26 minutes, 58 seconds.
Live tracking here with an ETA of 21:30
www.komoot.com/live/NTAzODI...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sam Shaw of Wanaka is riding today from Auckland to Wellington and attempting to break Lachlan Morton's record of 18 hours, 26 minutes, 58 seconds.
Live tracking here with an ETA of 21:30
www.komoot.com/live/NTAzODI...
Follow bubbleswgtn on their adventure | Live Tracking by komoot
bubbleswgtn is recording an adventure on komoot. Track their activity and location in real-time with Live Tracking from komoot.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Coffee stop at The Caravan in Lawrence
December 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM