Delwyn Dickey
@delwynd.bsky.social
Freelance writer & ag/hort journalist: Climate change, farming, space, science and environment. Closet apanthropist. Auckland, New Zealand.
#SustainableFarming #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #agsky #energysky #Spacesky
#SustainableFarming #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #agsky #energysky #Spacesky
A movie that takes place where you’re from?
The submarine scene was shot down the road in a small lake in Manurewa, where I was living at the time.
The submarine scene was shot down the road in a small lake in Manurewa, where I was living at the time.
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from?
The submarine scene was shot down the road in a small lake in Manurewa, where I was living at the time.
The submarine scene was shot down the road in a small lake in Manurewa, where I was living at the time.
Before and after: When the ban on fishing was in place and after it was removed.
#MarineConservation #Rena #AstrolabReef #greensky
#MarineConservation #Rena #AstrolabReef #greensky
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Before and after: When the ban on fishing was in place and after it was removed.
#MarineConservation #Rena #AstrolabReef #greensky
#MarineConservation #Rena #AstrolabReef #greensky
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The performance I remember Diane Keaton for the most was in ‘Looking for Mr Goodbar.’
This is the only film of hers in my cine-library so this is what I’ll be watching tonight.
RIP Ms Hall
This is the only film of hers in my cine-library so this is what I’ll be watching tonight.
RIP Ms Hall
October 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The performance I remember Diane Keaton for the most was in ‘Looking for Mr Goodbar.’
This is the only film of hers in my cine-library so this is what I’ll be watching tonight.
RIP Ms Hall
This is the only film of hers in my cine-library so this is what I’ll be watching tonight.
RIP Ms Hall
This is good news - bats and solar mix together well. 👍
Pleased to see this after seeing bats and wind turbines don’t combine well.
here 👉 lnkd.in/geYaDzhW
#agsky #Agrivoltaics #solarfarms #bats #solar
Pleased to see this after seeing bats and wind turbines don’t combine well.
here 👉 lnkd.in/geYaDzhW
#agsky #Agrivoltaics #solarfarms #bats #solar
September 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is good news - bats and solar mix together well. 👍
Pleased to see this after seeing bats and wind turbines don’t combine well.
here 👉 lnkd.in/geYaDzhW
#agsky #Agrivoltaics #solarfarms #bats #solar
Pleased to see this after seeing bats and wind turbines don’t combine well.
here 👉 lnkd.in/geYaDzhW
#agsky #Agrivoltaics #solarfarms #bats #solar
Tinkered with the image - a bit better.
September 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Tinkered with the image - a bit better.
Settling in for an after dinner treat. RIP Bob.
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Settling in for an after dinner treat. RIP Bob.
I vote for the #kaka in first place. These seriously noisy parrots often turn up at my place these days. They were seldom seen when I first moved to Matakana 30 years ago so this is great news. Winning!
#BirdOfTheYear
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/voted/?email...
#BirdOfTheYear
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/voted/?email...
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I vote for the #kaka in first place. These seriously noisy parrots often turn up at my place these days. They were seldom seen when I first moved to Matakana 30 years ago so this is great news. Winning!
#BirdOfTheYear
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/voted/?email...
#BirdOfTheYear
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/voted/?email...
🧐It wasn’t until I switched to #DuckDuckGo that I found out how often I was actually being tracked while online.
August 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🧐It wasn’t until I switched to #DuckDuckGo that I found out how often I was actually being tracked while online.
Here’s another image for perspective
August 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Here’s another image for perspective
And claiming the power source to be from #renewables when it’s diesel generators? A bit on the nose 🙄
#SKA #RadioAstronomy #spacesky #energysky
#SKA #RadioAstronomy #spacesky #energysky
August 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
And claiming the power source to be from #renewables when it’s diesel generators? A bit on the nose 🙄
#SKA #RadioAstronomy #spacesky #energysky
#SKA #RadioAstronomy #spacesky #energysky
I had a bit of a fossick around and found this before and after of #Dunedin's lighting by Brad Phipps.
Very interesting.
#LightPollution #photography #DarkSky #energysky
Very interesting.
#LightPollution #photography #DarkSky #energysky
August 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I had a bit of a fossick around and found this before and after of #Dunedin's lighting by Brad Phipps.
Very interesting.
#LightPollution #photography #DarkSky #energysky
Very interesting.
#LightPollution #photography #DarkSky #energysky
For #sugarcane #biochar? Has potential. #Hemp also needs lots of nitrogen for opt growth - like cotton in that regard. Holding onto excess would be good.
Also needs moisture in the soil (irrigation) without being water logged. So also useful there.
Biochar use with hemp below👇is positive
#agsky
Also needs moisture in the soil (irrigation) without being water logged. So also useful there.
Biochar use with hemp below👇is positive
#agsky
August 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
For #sugarcane #biochar? Has potential. #Hemp also needs lots of nitrogen for opt growth - like cotton in that regard. Holding onto excess would be good.
Also needs moisture in the soil (irrigation) without being water logged. So also useful there.
Biochar use with hemp below👇is positive
#agsky
Also needs moisture in the soil (irrigation) without being water logged. So also useful there.
Biochar use with hemp below👇is positive
#agsky
Interesting read. Having spent time working in vineyards can vouch that old canes can be an issue. Turning them into a strong plastic alternative certainly appeals.
Can #grapevines help slow the plastic waste problem?
#agsky #wine #VineyardManagement
www.sdstate.edu/news/2025/08...
Can #grapevines help slow the plastic waste problem?
#agsky #wine #VineyardManagement
www.sdstate.edu/news/2025/08...
August 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Interesting read. Having spent time working in vineyards can vouch that old canes can be an issue. Turning them into a strong plastic alternative certainly appeals.
Can #grapevines help slow the plastic waste problem?
#agsky #wine #VineyardManagement
www.sdstate.edu/news/2025/08...
Can #grapevines help slow the plastic waste problem?
#agsky #wine #VineyardManagement
www.sdstate.edu/news/2025/08...
On a far more minor note I saw on #ConsumerNZ someone had been given the thumbs up by #ChatGPT about a #DIY product for his dishwasher which apparently can damage your machine./2👇
August 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
On a far more minor note I saw on #ConsumerNZ someone had been given the thumbs up by #ChatGPT about a #DIY product for his dishwasher which apparently can damage your machine./2👇
On a far more minor note I saw on #ConsumerNZ someone had been given the thumbs up by #ChatGPT about a DIY product for his dishwasher which apparently can damage your machine.👇
August 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
On a far more minor note I saw on #ConsumerNZ someone had been given the thumbs up by #ChatGPT about a DIY product for his dishwasher which apparently can damage your machine.👇
Hope I still have a bridge connecting me and my cattle down the back, in the morning. 😳
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Hope I still have a bridge connecting me and my cattle down the back, in the morning. 😳
And just because you never know when you may need an out of print book - Eyes of Fire by Robie circa 1986.
Purchased recently from the #HardToFind book shop www.hardtofind.co.nz/gallery/albu... that has room for 500,000 other old books that are apparently no longer relevant.
Purchased recently from the #HardToFind book shop www.hardtofind.co.nz/gallery/albu... that has room for 500,000 other old books that are apparently no longer relevant.
July 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
And just because you never know when you may need an out of print book - Eyes of Fire by Robie circa 1986.
Purchased recently from the #HardToFind book shop www.hardtofind.co.nz/gallery/albu... that has room for 500,000 other old books that are apparently no longer relevant.
Purchased recently from the #HardToFind book shop www.hardtofind.co.nz/gallery/albu... that has room for 500,000 other old books that are apparently no longer relevant.
#Northland almost out of the rain. My very soggy moo's will be very happy soon.
Sending best wishes to the folk elsewhere still getting drenched, especially those with farm animals in #Nelson/Marlborough. 😘
Sending best wishes to the folk elsewhere still getting drenched, especially those with farm animals in #Nelson/Marlborough. 😘
July 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#Northland almost out of the rain. My very soggy moo's will be very happy soon.
Sending best wishes to the folk elsewhere still getting drenched, especially those with farm animals in #Nelson/Marlborough. 😘
Sending best wishes to the folk elsewhere still getting drenched, especially those with farm animals in #Nelson/Marlborough. 😘
Here's a grab of todays power generation. As you can see renewables account for most that's on the national grid anyway.
June 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Here's a grab of todays power generation. As you can see renewables account for most that's on the national grid anyway.
Top on Disney Plus today.
Hmmm. We're an eclectic bunch🧐
Hmmm. We're an eclectic bunch🧐
June 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Top on Disney Plus today.
Hmmm. We're an eclectic bunch🧐
Hmmm. We're an eclectic bunch🧐
May 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM