Leeds Street, winter’s evening.

Glorious evening light flying out of Wellington to Brisbane and Vanuatu.

#travel #flying #dusk #eveninglight #wellingtonnz #pōneke #brisbane #vanuatu

Extraordinary birthday dinner at Rita with Bill - briefly in Wellington between Florida and Vanuatu.

Thank you to my wonderful bestie Sam Mackay for helping me to buy my latest bookstack from Unity Books in Wellington:

  • Lady Chatterley’s Lover (D.H. Lawrence 1928)
  • Mona of the Manor (Amistead Maupin 2024)
  • A History of Japan in Manga (Shunchiro Kanaya 2022)
  • The Land Wars - the dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony (John Laband 2020)
  • Normal Women- 900 years of making history (Philippa Gregory 2023)

#books #bookstack #history #friends

Spring in Wellington #spring #wellington #pōneke #sun #trees

Blue sky over a sunny street wtih spring green trees

Wet evening, Willis St, Wellington

Rain washed street scape with yellow and red lights from shops, cars and street lights reflecting on the street. People in pink, red and other colours cross the road.

Pōneke sunset sequence from the air

Sunset and clouds from the air - orange blush on the cloudsSunset and clouds from the air - orange and yellow cloudsSunset and clouds from the air - deep orange and bright yellow on the clouds

Wonderful visit to the Lego Brickman Jurassic Exhibition at Tākina with the grandkids.

Great to welcome Mr Go's to Eva Street!IMG 3622IMG 3619IMG 3614

Family brunch for Matariki at Floriditas #family #brunch #matariki #matariki2023

Collage of family brunch photos. Ash, Eva Louise, Mum and Dad.

The Diva, The Deity, The Drag Queen … the Divine Miss Polly Filla - exquisite. #diva #deity #divine #drag #pollyfilla

A drag queen in a swirling zebra pattern dress in sultry lighting on stage at S&Ms bar in Wellington A man looks directly at a drag queen who looks directly at us. A study in obsession. Polly and Jeremy

Mānawatia a Matariki @EvaStreet

#matariki #matariki2023 #evastreet #hannahslaneway #roberthannahcentre #rainbowbridge🌈 #pōneke #aotearoa

Collage of images of a sunny day on Hannah’s Laneway, including the Rainbow Bridge 🌈

We ran a party 🏳️‍🌈

Three people in bright fluro tops with lights and rainbow flags

Just a little party we pulled together…

Collage of a house party with many people wearing bright fluro colours

Deuxième dîner d’adieu avant de partir pour Vanuatu

@ Shepherd Restaurant

#dinner #farewell #billhastings #vanuatu

Bill at the kitchen bench at Shepherd Restaurant Three glorious dishes at Shepherd

Premier dîner d’adieu au Vanuatu #farewell #dinner #vanuatu 🇻🇺 at Concord Restaurant www.concordrestaurant.co.nz

Bill holding up a negroni at Concord Restaurant, Wellington

Blue sky day. #bluesky #blueskyday #pōneke #streets

Blue sky above Mandatory store with cyclist riding pastBlue sky above Te Aro ParkBlue sky over Cuba StreetBlue sky over Eva Street

Walk in the sun with my sister Louise, visiting from Brisbane #family #sister #sun #walking

Me and my sister in the waterfront Evans Bays sparkling in the sunMe enjoying the public seat on the Evans Bay walkway

Sparkling #evansbaymarina #evansbay #pōneke #marina #sun #water #sea

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Pre-dinner drinks for dad’s 82nd birthday #birthday #82 #82nd #82ndbirthday #family

Family gathering for 82nd birthday