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@neoodist.bsky.social
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Support change and awareness around SarsCov2, Long Covid, and climate change. Novid. Teacher | Creator | Questioner - “Why?” and “Why not?”

Te Waipounamu, Aotearoa NZ
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I've had heavy winds and computer issues to contend with today, but sharing this song in support of everyone in AoNZ in the mega-strike. I think we need 21st century protest songs. Happy to post a blue sky on Bluesky.

ht - Credit: Photo by Christian Keybets on Unsplash.
October 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Some positive news, especially for people living in Wellington. A group from @covidactionnz.bsky.social is creating a Wellington based mask bloc and masks will be distributed out of Newtown Library.

chuffed.org/project/1510...
A graphic featuring a white line vector image of an N95 mask inside a violet colored circle sits on a bright canary yellow background. The Aotearoa Covid Action logo is below the image.
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Taken in the garden today. I have a soft spot for blue muscari aka grape hyacinth.

#Spring
#GrapeHyacinth
#FlowerGarden
Clusters of small bright blue bonnets of grape hyacinths. The central flower cluster is in focus and the ones around it have different focus levels. Behind the stems and leaves look like bright green grass.
September 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Kowhai flowers. One of my favourite signs of spring. Taken yesterday in the botanic gardens here.

#KowhaiNZ
#SpringAotearoa
#BloomScrolling
A cluster of bright yellow kowhai flowers hanging on a thin branch. Indivudually they have a darker yellowidh bronze cap and the petals look like draped wings.
September 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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A spring camellia from the garden. I should have got out today but stayed in to listen to an excellent webinar. We can't do everything. I'll get out tomorrow to beat the cold southerly that's expected tomorrow late in the day.

#FourSeasonsInADay
#Camellias
A fluffy petalled pink camellia nestled into green glossy leaves. Behind the focused image on the light are blurred camellia foliage and branches with patches of bokeh light amongst it.
September 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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We're still in Winter, but it was a bit warmer today with no frost. Great to see the bees out a couple of days ago when this was taken. While the bees hold on, there's hope for us all.

#PinkCamellia
#Bees
#BloomScrolling
A loose petalled pink camellia with a single bee at its center gathering golden pollen. Behind and close to it are in focus camellia leaves, and behind it are blurred leaves and bursts of light from daylight and the sky.
August 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Red japonica to remind me we're nearly in Spring here. We've had a few nights of frost, so seeing blossom is uplifting when the sun's out but the day's cold.

#SpringBlossom
A cluster of red japonica blossoms with yellow pollen dusted centers carried on a thin dark brown branch running diagonally across the photograph. Behind the blossom is sunlit green foliage.
August 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I've been a bit sluggish with posting. Let's blame Winter. There's a proverb; "As the days get longer, the cold gets stronger" aka seasonal lag. We're moving into better days here and shifting my focus to Spring helps. Rain and hail today, so these hellebores are from a couple of days ago.
An open white star shaped hellebore flower tinged with soft pink and pale green. Next to it is a side on single hellebore flower and pointy green leaves immediately behind it. In the background are blurred darker pink hellebore flowers and abstracted out of focus green foliage.
August 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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A monarch butterfly enjoying today's sun in Otautahi Christchurch. Wings open on a buddleja aka butterfly bush.

#MonarchButterfly
#WinterSun
A photo of a monarch butterfly with outstretched wings enjoying winter sun sitting on a buddleja flower. The buddleja it's perched on has green oval pointed leaves that hang down on branches, and clusters of pinkish white flowers.
July 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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I had a bit of camera fun today shooting in black and white. I stopped off at the local community garden and this fellow came to say hello. He was very chatty, and his tabby markings made him a perfect subject.

#blackandwhitephotography
A black and white close-up of a male tabby cat. The focus is on the cat's face.His eyes are in the shot but he's looking into the distance. He has very well defined tabby stripes, a whitish chin, long white whiskers, and an eyeliner effect around his eyes.
July 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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It's winter, so I should go online to see what tubers are available here online or in garden centers. This one's a good reminder of the burst of colour #dahlias bring.

#FlowerPhotography
#Dahlia
#PublicGardens
A close up of a soft orange-bronze pompom dahlia flower in the left of the frame. There's blurred green foliage in sun and shadow behind it and another blurred and similar single flower in the background and on the right.
July 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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A wonderful interview with Dr Nancy Malek on ‪@abc-news.bsky.social focused on common myths about COVID. It's short and accessible, so excellent to share. Both New Zealand and Australia have rising levels of Flu and Covid this Winter, so the science here is important.

#CovidMyths
#CovidScience
The text is a quote from Dr Nancy Malek a Sydney based anaesthetist. It reads: If someone starts smoking in your living room, you can’t wash your hands to get rid of the smoke. You actually have to clean the air. The text is white over a navy blue image of smoke floating in the air. It uses a cropped translucent photograph over a dark blue base. The photo is by Paul Wong on Unsplash.
July 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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A drab Winter's day feel better when you see a splash of pink like this. An early #camellia taken in the garden today.

#camellias
#flowerphotographs
#homegardens
A soft salmon pink camellia flower is in the right of the frame and there are glossy blurred leaves behind it.
July 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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I haven't posted a #dahlia in a few days, so here's one to bring a bit of colour to the timeline.

#dahlias
#flowerphotographs
#publicgardens
A cactus type dahlia flower with rolled petals. It's a strong hot pink with a yellow center surrounded by golden pollen covered stamens. The foliage is almost metalic wtih a dark grey undertone with dark green.
June 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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stuff.co.nz had two articles on Winter health today by the same writers. That split key points. Mention of the simple act of masking was dropped from one & cleaning indoor air was not mentioned in either. 🙏 Dr Rawawi Keenan for trying to get the message out. /1

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
A simple graphic using royal blue, light blue, and white overlayed rectangles. There is a white line graphic of an N95 respirator mask in the bottom right corner, and there is a quote by Dr Rawiri Keenan. It reads; one thing that can make a significant difference in reducing illness is masking.
June 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Written on the blackboard outside a local community garden and small park today. I didn't see it when I walked in, but I'd found each star before I left. ✨✨✨

For everyone outside AoNZ, Matariki is Māori New Year, and Mānawatia means to welcome, acknowledge, or honour.

#Matariki
An outside blackboard that reads Mānawatia a Matariki. Can you find all the stars in the park? Come and have a look. Green plants are below it and tree branches can be seen behind it.
June 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Some #dahlia cheer today. We've just had Winter Solstice and the #Matariki holiday here in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Here's a useful old proverb to remind us that Winter will stay with us for a while; "As the days get longer, the cold gets stronger".

#dahlias
#flowerphotography
#publicgardens
A cluster of apricot mini dahlias contrasting with the green dahlia foliage behind them.
June 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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It's been cold with snow on the hills by the city, so a #dahlia with a bit of fire on its petals feels a good pick-me-up. I hope it brings a bit of colour and joy to your day.

#Dahlias
#PublicGardens
#FlowerPhotographs
A star shaped rich golden petalled dahlia with a cirlcle of red that looks painted on around the dark center cushion. There's a ring of gold pollen dusted stamens around the bloom's cushion. The background shows a leafy tree in shadow and the tree next to it bathed in sun like the dahlia flower.
June 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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h/t ACA's account on the expired bluebird site for the image.

This is what can be printed and handed out from the google linked pdf. It's has 10 of these on an A4 in business card size.
A business card using Aotearoa Covid Action's colors of purple and mustard plus black on a white background. The banner says campaign for clean air in schools with our kids need healthier classrooms, please sign if you agree. There is a QR code that goes to the petition, and the ACA and Our Acton Station's logos.
June 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Caught in evening sun, monarch butterflies in their overwintering tree in a local park today.
A group of monarch butterflies in a tree. Some have open wings showing flashes of orange and black, but most have closed wings and show white and black, and a small flash of orange against the tree's green leaves.
June 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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If only a poster like this was displayed in every NZ school. Kiwi children would be healthier, learn better & there'd be an uptick in attendance.

The @covidactionnz.bsky.social ActionStation petition is growing. Keep boosting & encouraging people to sign.

our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/cl...
Three children are holding hands and looking away from the camera across a green field towards trees and bushes Thery are wearing winter jackets and beanies. The sky in the photo is a light grey and there is text on it. The text reads: Haere mai. Welcome. Our kura is a clean air school. The text is navy except for the word welcome which is green to match the field. Photo by Marcus Spiske on Unsplash.
June 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Sometimes we need to change our perspective to see.
🌸🌸🌸

Up close with today's #dahlia.

#Dahlias
#PublicGardens
#FlowerPhotos
A close up of a decorative dahlia's rosette of petals. The bloom's in the left of the frame and is cropped on the top, bottom, and left sides. Close up the color's a mix of red, pink,and peach with red dominating. Behind is blurred foliage (leaves and dark purplish stems) and a pop of red from another dahlia flower.
May 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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There's a huge range of #dahlia flowers. This photo hopefully captures a sense of that. They weren't created with GM it was a slower process of selection to give us the diversity we have today.

#PublicGardens
#PlantSelection
#Dahlias
#FlowerPhotography
A pink ball dahlia is in focus at the foreground. Behind it is a kaledescope of dahlia blooms in yellows, reds, golds, and pinks. There is a tall hedge to the left and the shapes of tall trees behind. The sky is blue with white clouds.
May 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I want to share a wider view of #dahlias today. These ones are some of the wild types from Mexico. I take most of my dahlia photos in the botanic gardens where I live, and I'd like to give a shout out to the people there who care for and create spaces like this.

#BotanicGardens
#FlowerPhotos
A wide photographic shot of daisy type scarlet red dahlias with yellow centers. They have dark glossy foliage and behind tree trunks and other greenery can be seen past a gray gravel path.
May 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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It's grey out, so some pink pompom #dahlias are a good visual antidote to post today.

#dahlias
#flowerphotos
#publicgardens
A close up of a barbie pink pompom dahlia surrounded by blurred foliage and other pink dahlia pompoms.
May 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM