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Ansem Vykn 🏳️‍🌈
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (20s?) in farm clothes spots another man (70s?) approaching.
Grinning, he yells: "Grandad! Christmas at your place this year?"
Grandad frowns: "You cookin'?"
"Yeah."
"You bringin' the beer?"
"'Course!"
"Pav?"*
"Can do."
"Don't see why not." (1)
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A euphorically happy black dog (staffy) is sniffing the air rushing by a car window as it coasts along a beach road.
Eyes closed.
Nose twitching.
Smells of fish & chips, the sea and distant green hills and mountains in the air. (1)
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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🧵Spotted at a Country Christmas Market in Aotearoa New Zealand:

Two small humans (Twins? 4?) in floral dresses and increasingly dishevelled pigtails are rolling over and over on a grass lawn.
Spinning around and falling over with much aplomb while roaring that they are: "VERY ROLLY POLLY!" (1)
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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🧵Spotted While Running Errands in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A small human (5?) skips into a post office and skids to a halt in front of a special postbox to Santa.
With great ceremony she posts a letter with some impressive pictures drawn on the envelope, then turns to give Nana a triumphant grin. (1)
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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🧵Spotted While On a Day Tramp* in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (70s?) in sturdy hiking gear is taking a selfie in front of a swing bridge over a rushing river. Waving other trampers by, she grins and says: "I know I'm a silly old chook*, but I always take before and after pictures every time!" (1)
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (60s?) is lugging a big plastic crate of Christmas ornaments from a shed while two small humans (3 & 4?) supervise, excitedly leading the way back into a pretty wooden bungalow.
A sleek tabby cat bringing up the rear. (1)
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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🧵Spotted on a Recent Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (19?) is studying a stationary display.
She bites her lip, looks at everything from one angle, then another.
Finally, after taking a deep breath, she picks up a pen.
Yes. This is the one for her.
Important decisions take time. (1)
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (70s?) is laughing as her husband tries to read a menu.
She says: "Forgot your glasses didn't you?"
"Yep."
"Want help?"
"Nope."
"Good. Because I wasn't gonna offer."
He gives her a fierce faux scowl, then stalks off to inspect the cakes. (1)
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (30s?) wearing business black finishes her lunch in a cosy Levantine cafe.
She dabs her face with a floral handkerchief, checks her lipstick and then rolls perfume on her pulse points with elegant precision. (1)
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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🧵Spotted on an Evening River Walk in Aotearoa New Zealand:

Three women (20s-50s?) are leisurely floating in a riverbend water hole.
Hair piled up on their heads.
Hands swooshing idly, keeping them buoyed.
Toes peeking out of the water like little piggy wiggies, curious to see what's going on. (1)
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🧵Spotted Recently at a Country Fair in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A couple (20s?) are having a very considered and serious debate about what age you have to be to unironically rock a tricorn hat. (While trying on the tricorn hat.)
One thinks after seventy.
The other thinks before ten. (1)
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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🧵Spotted at a Country Fair in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A small human (4?) in bare feet, green shorts and an orange T-shirt with a fish on it is standing next to the "I'm Lost" stand.
A grownup asks if he's lost and he says with absolute earnestness: "No, but my mum is." (1)
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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🧵Spotted Recently at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A tiny human (1.5?) is toddle-running down into the surf only for the receding water to come back again!
(Oh no!)
Shrieking she runs back up the sand again.
But wait!
The water's going away again?
Hmm.
Maybe it's time to go back in... (1)
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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🧵Spotted While Cafe Writing and Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A sleepy man (30s?) is sitting in on a very dull business meeting.
But what is this?!
He's ordered a GIANT piece of cake?
Ah, that's more like it.
The meeting drones on but he has a cake shield.
The boredom shall not defeat him! (1)
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A serious small human (4?) is trotting through the markets in a My Little Pony tracksuit. Every now and then she does a little pony skip and a neigh.
If one is going to get into character, one MUST commit the whole way! (1)
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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🧵Spotted While Cafe Writing in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (60s?) carefully fixes a wobbly table before producing a newspaper and pen.
Moments later, his wife joins him.
Talking softly with heads bowed together as they do the crossword, laughing at each other's silly guesses. (1)
October 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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🧵Spotted at a Diwali Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A tiny human (1 and a bit?) in a sparkly red dress is tottering along while holding Grandma's hand. She's a little bit wobbly but Grandma's keeping her steady. Tiny bells around Tiny Human's ankles tinkling joyfully as she goes. (1)
October 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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🧵Spotted on an Afternoon River Walk in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (30s?) is having a snooze in a sunbeam beneath a huge gnarled wattle tree. Head resting on her pack, hiking poles to her side. Her dog (staffy?) curled up cozily around her booted feet.
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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🧵Spotted While Cafe Writing and Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

Two burly men (30s?) are sitting across from each other. Both have tiny brand new humans strapped in slings across their chests.
Tucking into fry-up breakfasts, comparing notes on sleeplessness and being new dads. (1)
October 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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🧵Spotted at a Beer Garden Record Store Sale in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A teen (15?) has spotted Hot Chocolate's single, 'You Sexy Thing'. He calls over a friend and says: "I've got something to say about this eh."
His friend says: "Your new theme song?"
Teen nods with a goofy grin. "Could be."(1)
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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🧵Spotted On a Sunny Spring Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A tiny human (2?) is officiously stomping around a park telling all nearby humans (and some curious dogs as well) that: "The grass is VERY SQUISHY. You HAVE to be careful!" (1)
September 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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🧵Spotted at a Garden Tea Party in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (70s?) and a tiny human (1?) are both laying on their backs under some blossoming plum trees.
Looking up at the sky while Grandad points at interesting clouds. His fedora sitting on the grass nearby.
Chortles from tiny human. (1)
September 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

In an indie bookshop: A gentle big dog is eager to greet any customer who'll give him a pat. With his tail wagging invitingly, and soulful brown eyes, he gives all newcomers an optimistic look that says: "Will you be my friend?" (1)
September 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (50s?) is leisurely cycling through a park on a tricycle. A spotted black and white staffy is sitting in a wooden fruit crate on the back, doggy grinning at everyone they pass. Life is awesome. (1)
September 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM