Bill’s new ride

Suzuki Jimny 4-door


Stunning Queenstown


Finished reading: Deep House by Jeremy Atherton Lin 📚

Sexy and intellectually challenging. What a love story!


Toasty.


Wellington Morning


New coat Love this new coat from Mandatory.


Rising up

Majoribanks Street, Mt Victoria, Pōneke.

(Street is pronounced “Marsh-banks” and was named after Stewart Marjoribanks (1774 – 1863), a wealthy wine merchant and ‘Whig’ M.P in the British House of Commons; who never visited New Zealand).


Dark trails

Early morning winter walk under the trees of Matairangi, Pōneke.


City lights

Early morning view from the slopes of Matairangi


Finished reading: Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance by Bronwen Everill 📚

Good overview of the misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions that have blighted Western economic interventions in Africa.


Harbour Lights


Hans’ birthday lunch


Path of light

Oriental Bay


Winter Tails

All dressed up to go to “Cabaret” at Ivy.


Installed book display shelves; hat hooks and re-arranged art in my room.


Finished reading: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong 📚

Heartbreaking yet strangely comforting. Connection and community across age, gender, race and surrounded by addiction and poverty.


Finished reading: Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles 📚

Well that was nasty. But excellently written.


June reading summary


Wellington morning

❤️ this city


Evening walk