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Meg Williams
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Spatial data scientist. R/python/esri things and pretty data. hydrology/ecology/environmental mapper. boy mom. dog mom.
Whakatu Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Maniacal face of a (usually very handsome Rhodesian Ridgeback) dog eating clumps of mowed grass while zooming about a yard Orangey-brown dog running on a freshly mowed, backyard slope
October 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Right side but check out palette tools for color blind/print friendly options? (My quick go-to is color brewer :))

Maybe add response numbers atop bars?

colorbrewer2.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Ah! the anti ungulate nightlife campaign isn’t goat specific — deer as well, liver treats too!

Tbf, I am really impressed with the local system for making use of introduced/invasive animals culled to protect native forest 🌳

www.wildhq.nz/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
Grocery store reference photo of ‘Possyum Supreme’ tube of dog food. Possums (not N. American opossums!) are invasive and prolifically destructive in Aotearoa New Zealand native forest ecosystems Screenshot from Wild HQ pet food website. Wild HQ is one of the local pet food suppliers and available at farmers markets
August 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Some rare, storm-brought surfable waves: Tasman Bay
May 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Post-storm glassy estuary reflections.
clouds and emerging blue sky reflected in estuary water - landscape view bisected by Boulder Bank spit which looks like a thin dark line clouds and emerging blue sky reflected in estuary water. Left side shows Nelson hillside and right side of landscape view is bisected by Boulder Bank spit which looks like a thin dark line
May 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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dog beach days
Puppy on lead, stretch of shoreline, blue sky with white clouds. Low tide at a stretch of beach, blue sky, happy puppy sprinting in the distance
April 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Sunset/Moonrise at Boulder Bank in Nelson, New Zealand.
13km naturally formed spit of cobbles.
landscape shot along a cobble beach, hills on horizon with pinky yellow and blue sky. A small bright full looking moon rises just above the hills Teenager in t-shirt and shorts with an orangey brown dog standing on smooth cobbles. Small rounded boulders and cobbles shoreline facing Tasman Sea, sky is muted sunset colours (north facing) landscape shot along a cobble beach, hills on horizon with pinky yellow and blue sky. A brown dog and teenager running in the middle distance
April 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Latest Puppy Gossip:

Likes: dried goat trachea, forestry trails and his new blanket from thebrooklyn.co.nz

Dislikes: slightest rain ☔️🌧️
Brown ridgeback puppy with floppy ears and long tail running along a dirt path. Green pine trees in the background, scrub vegetation in foreground Large brown puppy curled up on dog bed, asleep with a fluffy cream-colored blanket and some chew toys
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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We have a 5mo pup and now ALL my algorithms line up to puppy training vids ;)
A 5mo old Rhodesian ridgeback puppy at a cobble/boulder sea edge An orangey brown ridgeback puppy at a calm sandy beach
March 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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For rugged terrain veg mapping, we used a small receiver like Bad Elf’s Flex Mini ($500usd) and a life proof case on whichever tablet/phone we were going out w. SXBLUE is a Canadian brand making similar

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Marketing pic shows both a tablet and mobile phone each with small orange and black gps receiver attached. Caption Text reading ‘tablet mount’ or ‘paddle mount in action’
March 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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BRB Stuck here admiring the 50lb baby asleep on my arm.
Close up of a Ridgeback puppy asleep on a couch
March 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM