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katydidnz.bsky.social
The Snark Maiden
@katydidnz.bsky.social
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Fan of lighthouses, McLarenF1, maps, & Moomins. Redhead, proofreader-for-hire, & freelance snarker. Casual snapper.
Kāpiti, NZ. 🇳🇿

Resistance is fertile. Toitū te Tiriti!


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Don't apply sunscreen then walk on the beach in a norwesterly. Unless you want a gritty face.
Rough sea viewed from sandy wooden steps up from a beach.
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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If you see this, post a bird.

Open for full effect.
A seagull standing on the bonnet of a car parked at the beach. On the car dashboard is a milkshake cup with a giraffe on it and a small pot of mayo.
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Have you ever picked up a rock from a beach or river and it fits your hand perfectly and just feels right?

My Kāpiti Island rock.
A triangular rock sitting on top of a wooden post. In the background is a similarly shaped island. Yellow lupin flowers and grasses surround the post.
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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This one?
A creepy sociopathic looking dude leaning on the edge of a swimming pool. Behind him is a large mansion he earned by being a cutthroat bastard.
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Is this karma or vanma? No sympathy for this dickhead who was illegally driving on the beach. I must be honest... I cackled with joy. Too many been driving down here lately and there's birds nesting on the sandspit.
A white van on a beach with its rear axle and wheels sunk in the sand. The driver is standing forlornly, holding his phone, trying to get assistance. He's safe as the tide won't come up that high. But I'm not telling him that.
November 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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November 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Like this card. I'll see if she has one of Waipapa
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Nice clean surface for the wind blown dust to stick to 😁
October 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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@thomas-bg.bsky.social

Look at these young, naive, fresh idiots!
October 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Having a Spring clean and I found my Barbie doll, Midge. I had to have the redhead of course.
A redhead Barbie doll wearing a green halter top, flower patterned green skirt and purple shoes.
October 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
A short dark-haired man in a red tracksuit holds a cigarette and stands next to a taller blond man in a shiny black quilted coat. They are the characters Tommo & Vinnie from TV show Brassic.
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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No you did not! You have this book?
A book cover titled Guiding Lights : The extraordinary lives of lighthouse women. Author is Shona Riddell.
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Typecast again, damn it!

What's your horror movie role this Halloween?
October 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I love this corner of my garden in Spring. So colourful.
A corner garden in a brick paved courtyard with a wooden fence behind it and a stucco wall to the side. Yellow and red freesias tumble out of planters. A white flowered cistus ground cover is is behind the planters, with a bird of paradise plant against the fence. Other pots contain cyclamen and succulents.
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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My phone keeps defaulting back to this thread when I open Bluesky so I'll see if one more reply end it!
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Somewhere under the clouds is Kāpiti Island. First day of DST September 2025.
A heavily clouded sky with a glimpse of the sun over a grey sea and beach. Under the clouds is an island.
September 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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What's your sign?
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Look at the flowers on your tilandia! Mine is in a hanging basket that broke two of its three chains in the recent winds.
A large tilandia or air plant in a hanging basket that is hanging from a tree by one chain. The other two chains have broken loose.
September 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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No new pictures, where are you at mentally?
A skeleton of some type of animal, possibly a sheep lying on a beach.
September 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Yes! It's arrived in Aotearoa/New Zealand. "Everything Will Swallow You" has reached the far side of the world. But it appears Tom Cox has suddenly gone from Bluesky. 🙁
A book called Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox leans against a window with greenery outside.
September 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I wonder where this washed up from?
A wooden post lying on a beach. It's encrusted in seaweed. A yellow sign is nailed partway down. The sign is from Telecom warning of buried cables and to call before digging.
September 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Listening now, with a cocktail.
August 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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A photo that brings you inner peace

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A white lighthouse with a dark roof stands on a grassy point.
August 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM