(not) just another erica jones

sparkle and glam

2012-01-25T20:49:00.000+13:00

/ night sky nails via a glamorous little side project /

i didn't really have a hens/bachelorette party since the timing was just a bit crazy around the holidays, but i did have a nice girly evening complete with cocktails, sequins and good friends.

the theme was 'fashionably bombed - the wedding edition' based on a great fashion/cocktail website dominique and i found while searching for drinks recipes called fashionably bombed (visit website, fall in love). the task was to wear something fabulous - sequins, fur, feathers, lace, bling - and taste some cocktail creations.

/ wayne, the honorary maid /

most of the cocktail recipes were taken from the fashionably bombed website and adapted to what i had on hand and could get on short notice. i then added some wedding-themed names and we were off mixing! (our menu below)

/ the fabulous group - lorna, dominique, miriam, angela, me, wayne, rakapa /

The Wedding Edition

The Blushing Bride

Champagne,strawberries, lemon juice, vanilla simple syrup

The Gullible Groom

Whiskey,rosemary simple syrup, soda water, cherry

The Mother-In-Law

Vodka,crème de cacao, milk, peppermint essence, peppermint marshmallows

The Mother of the Bride

Crème decacao, cream, vanilla essence, vodka, chocolate syrup, walnuts

The Sister-In-Law

Butterscotchschnapps, cherry brandy, vanilla simple syrup, cherries, sprinkles

The Maid of Honour

White rum, peaches, lime juice, rosemary simple syrup

The Wedding Party

Mix yourown!

garden fresh

2012-01-21T23:34:00.001+13:00

my garden has been much more productive this year thanks to a little experience and much nicer weather than i remember last year. several of the herbs i planted last year blossomed this year and allowed me to put together quite a few little flower arrangements to brighten up the apartment. i also used the leftover bits and pieces of herbs and arugula for my delish green pizza base.

possibly the biggest and best surprise was my carrots. sure, carrots are cheap so this may not be the most cost effective crop, but homegrown carrots are so much sweeter and delicious than store bought. i intend to plant more when the time is right.

because i had a few free pots last year and not too much colour, i thought i would add in some decorative plants to brighten up the balcony, definitely lots of fun!

root crops seem to work well on my balcony since there is so much wind and not much sunlight. i picked a few of my baby beets for a salad last week and was pretty excited they've turned out well. the funniest part of my beet patch is that when i put the vermicast from my worm farm in the soil, there must have been some tomato seeds as i now have three little plants - two of which even have fruit on them. i never thought they would produce anything so i'm keeping my fingers crossed these little tomatoes might eventually be just big enough to garnish a salad.

post-wedding post

2012-01-21T13:07:00.000+13:00

/ knitted squirrel by wibit /

happy squirrel appreciation day and welcome to my first post as mrs. prier, hence the slight title change as i am no longer one of the many erica joneses in the world. i'm happy to say that reuben and i have joined two amazing families and both have accepted us wholeheartedly. i'll gush about the wedding soon enough when i post some fun pictures from the day, but today i'm just catching up on some fun stuff.

/ found this book while christmas shopping - makes me want to take up knitting! /

so mom and dad arrived just before christmas and ever since then, everything has been full on! there were holidays to plan, trips to organise and wedding stuff to complete. we weren't overwhelmed, but we were busy. it's hard to believe that it's been a whole month - it just flew by!

/ knitted pigeon via swissmiss /

this year is going to be an exciting one for reuben and i, we have a lot on our plate as we start to think about moving back to the states next year. reuben will be finishing up his degree, we want to finish seeing all of the interesting sites in nz and take a few trips to australia, several of reuben's cousins are getting married, the list goes on... i'm hoping i can stay motivated (even when the depressing winter rolls around) as i have lots of goals this year: cleaning out clutter so moving will be easier, establishing a gym routine, cooking lots of delicious and healthy meals and spending quality time with my new hubby :)

bed time story

2012-01-10T10:39:00.001+13:00

/ lovebirds on threadless /

as i am writing my bits and pieces for the wedding, i think back to one of the stories about the origin of love, which is by far my favourite because of the profound way it speaks to the way i feel about reuben. this is a transcript of a great re-telling by robert krulwich of radiolab (transcript found on how do you think?):

“Once upon a time, he says, people were not born separate from each other. They were born entwined, kind of coupled with each other. So there were boys attached to boys, and there were girls attached to girls, and of course, boys and girls together in a wonderfully intimate ball. And back then we had eight limbs. There were four on top, four on the bottom, and you didn’t have to walk if you didn’t want to. You could roll, and roll we did. We rolled backwards and we rolled forwards, achieving fantastic speeds that gave us a kind of courage.

And then the courage swelled to pride.

And the pride became arrogance.

And then we decided that we were greater than the gods and we tried to roll up to heaven and take over heaven. The gods alarmed, struck back! Zeus, in his fury, hurled down lightning bolts and struck everyone in two, into perfect halves. So all of a sudden, couples who had been warm and tight and wedged together, were now detached, and alone, and lost, and desperate, and losing the will to live.

And the gods see what they had done, worried that humans might not survive or even multiply again. Of course, they needed humans to give sacrifices and to pay attention to them, so the gods decided on a few repairs. Instead of heads facing backwards, or out, they would rotate our heads back to forward. They pulled our skin taut and knotted it at the belly button. Genetalia too, were moved to the front, so if we wanted to, we could.
And most important, they left us with a memory. It was a longing for that original other half of ourselves –the boy or the girl who used to make us whole. And that longing is still so deep in all of us, men for men, women for women, men for women, for each other, that it has been the lot of humans, ever since, to travel the world, looking for our other half. And when, says Aristophanes, when one of us meets another, we recognize each other right away. We just know this. We’re lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy. We won’t get out of each other’s sight, even for a moment. These are people, he says, who pass their whole lives together, and yet if you ask them, they could not explain what they desire of each other.

They just do.”

1 week

2012-01-07T10:03:00.001+13:00

/ travel neptune poster via ffffound /

so only one week to go now til the wedding! i have to say we're right on track as far as getting everything done. i honestly don't understand why people have something against long engagements, it makes planning so much easier. i mean, i didn't start working on decorations until last week really, but that's because i've been so indecisive about what to do - there are so many amazing and gorgeous ideas out there that it's hard to not to feel creatively inadequate and/or completely overwhelmed by coolness.

but i've managed to put together some fun and pretty stuff (or at least i think it is) of my own and can't wait to see everyone! most of my family will be on planes within hours and some of my friends are already here or on their way - how exciting! actually, i've been following holly and keemin's blog, around the world, and it's great - i'm really happy their enjoying the start of their adventure.

ok - time to get crafting!

happy hols

2011-12-23T18:54:00.003+13:00

so the rents have landed, presents are wrapped (mostly), carols are playing - let's get christmas started!

boxcat

2011-12-13T19:43:00.003+13:00

/ life is hard by boxcat on facebook /

love it.

delightful doilies

2011-12-11T23:14:00.001+13:00

/ eejay design necklaces /

i suppose it was fitting that i found lots of jewelry that i loved at craftzilla from a crafter called eejay design :) i did buy a piece that might wear for the wedding, so one more tick off the list! i'm looking forward to getting a lot more ticks next week - only 3 days of school left!

cherpumple

2011-12-11T21:24:00.001+13:00

/ the mighty cherpumple - click for description /

when looking for a wedding cake, i suppose we could have been distracted by this beaut, but no. we were sensible. instead we have opted for some delish cupcakes from sweet as cupcakes. what flavour you ask? you'll just have to come find out ;)

craftzilla

2011-12-08T21:56:00.001+13:00

/ via alt.shift.craft on facebook /

i miss crafting. i enjoy it but haven't had much time for it lately. i think that will have to change once school finishes because i have a wedding to craft up soon! hoping to get some present inspiration (or check off my list) tomorrow night at the craftzilla event.

post-craft shopping i'm hoping to share a bottle of pinot gris with some of my ross ladies, hopefully the weather will be as nice as it has been today!

sleeping beauty

2011-12-08T19:51:00.001+13:00

went to see rnzb's sleeping beauty a couple weeks ago. the costumes and sets were gorgeous, but the dancing was the classic choreography so nothing i haven't seen (or danced) before. i know the classics are classics for a reason, but it would be great to see some of these big story ballets remade once in a while! i admit the fire-breathing dragon was unique and quite cool :)

every morning in my house

2011-12-08T19:40:00.001+13:00

yep, this happens pretty much every morning at 5:30am.

treeless christmas

2011-12-08T19:19:00.001+13:00

got a little packet of homemade christmas decorations today. i decided to just go ahead and give the cats one of them before they tore them off the walls. we won't even attempt to put a tree up...

i would love to have a space like this one day

2011-11-20T22:36:00.001+13:00

/ via suicideblonde /

the secret goldfish

2011-11-20T22:02:00.001+13:00

/ molly on the secret goldfish baking company facebook page /

a couple months back i friended my first college roommate on facebook and i've just been catching up with what she's been up to - and it looks delish! check out the secret goldfish baking company and their great looking goodies.

dance dance dance

2011-11-14T20:07:00.001+13:00

/ kate moss in vogue via suicide blonde /

happy to say our dance performance went really well last weekend! it was so familiar putting on extra layers of eye liner, making sure every last hair was in the right place, straightening each others' costumes, running through last minute changes to the dance and peaking at the audience from the wings.

pulled out the bright red lipstick and giant rhinestone earrings i wore for my last performance of nutcracker's snow :) our whole class was having a great time re-living our stage experiences, but we were all in agreement that it was nowhere near as stressful or intense as when we were younger. i'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing; we all had a great time nonetheless. i'll make sure to post our group shot once i get it from my classmate sarah.

beautiful breakfast

2011-11-06T23:18:00.000+13:00

/ breakfast on sea of shoes /

look - a fashionista from texas discovering mccutcheon's :) i could definitely go for some of my faves - pumpkin butter, cloudy apple cider and strawberry rhubarb jam!!

winter wonderland

2011-11-06T21:20:00.001+13:00

/ husky safari via the nomad lab /

anyone who knows me knows i hate the cold. but i think i could suck it up for a husky safari in finland! look at those cute little puppies!!

the way of the owl

2011-11-06T17:11:00.000+13:00

/ ruru by flox /

i just finished reading wesley the owl - the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl. while it wasn't the most eloquently written book, it was a great story of a baby owl who got a second chance by being raised by a biologist named stacey. to someone who has never worked with wildlife, it may seem like a completely outrageous story, but to those who have, it was nothing out of the ordinary at all. i'd recommend if you're in need of a heart-warming, easy to read story or if you just want some insight into the (often out of the ordinary) life of a wildlife biologist.

the ruru (or morepork) pictured above is nz's only native owl species. check out the flox website for more amazing floral and wildlife artwork.

it's all up to you, future self

2011-11-05T11:13:00.004+13:00

/ found via brainpickings /

my present self should be vacuuming, but it's looking at shoes instead.

fabulous find

2011-10-31T22:53:00.003+13:00

/ golden tulip tights by galstern /

tights with a gilded floral pattern made from heels? yes, please!

almost extinct

2011-10-31T22:40:00.000+13:00

/ hihi on bbc wildlife's almost extinct calendar /

every month, almost extinct features another collection of threatened or endangered wildlife who are rapidly disappearing from the planet. i've been following it for several months now and each month has featured wildlife from nz, highlighting the fact that pretty much every native nz animal is on the decline, especially its avian species. this month included the hihi, or stitchbird.

luckily you can still spot these guys on nz's mainland and offshore islands like karori and kapiti.

think these guys are super cute? go vote for the stitchbird in forest & birds' annual bird of the year survey. i personally had a hard time picking this year, but went with one of my original faves, the yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho.

because christmas is around the corner...

2011-10-30T23:13:00.000+13:00

/ q-pot stackable burger rings via style bubble /

... i thought i would add a couple things to my wishlist :)

/ the little book of hindu deities via brain pickings /

whale fall

2011-10-29T22:52:00.000+13:00

whale fall (after life of a whale) from sharon shattuck on vimeo.

/ found via brain pickings /

you should definitely listen to the radiolab episode that inspired this. i heart all of the radiolab episodes, but i especially like the sciencey stories like this one.

and speaking of whales, the whale bones that te manawa acquired last year finally caught the attention of the media. i had a look at them over the weekend and they are hard to spot at first, but when you look closely you can see the spongy look of the bone against the dense, soft clay-like rock. i hope it gets some further attention in the near future as one of the more interesting pieces in the science collection.

legend

2011-10-29T19:05:00.000+13:00

nz often has really graphic or really dumb anti-drunk driving campaigns, but this one is pretty entertaining.

exercise your brain

2011-10-27T23:25:00.001+13:00

in case you want to stay up at night thinking about infinity and time travel... check out the whole series of thought experiments...

in love!

2011-10-27T22:23:00.002+13:00

/ giuseppe zanotti heels via farfetch.com /

i absolutely LOVE these shoes - too bad they're so freaking expensive! i'll be searching for a less expensive alternative for sure.

/ screenprint by misterrob /

LOVE this print, both the poem and the physical piece are beautiful.

congratulations new zealand

2011-10-24T10:53:00.000+13:00

/ all black milk leggings /

i think everyone agrees that new zealand is long overdue some good news after mine explosions, never ending earthquakes and oil spills. and the all blacks brought that good news last night. it was a narrow, nail-biting victory, but a victory nonetheless!

a peek into the cave

2011-10-23T21:07:00.003+13:00

took a few photos of our cave weta recently. can you spot her in the photo above? she was delicately cleaning her ovipositor by the little pond.

obviously the photos aren't that clear because they're from my iphone, but that's the only camera i have available when i'm working. this up close one shows the striped detail which makes them so hard to find when they're in the leafy underbrush.

if this one looks a bit weird, it's because this weta is nearly at the end of shedding his/her skin. i stuck around for about 20 minutes to see him/her emerge nearly all the way, but couldn't tell whether it was a male or female. i've since seen a male hiding in the same area so i think it might have been him.

work trip

2011-10-23T20:18:00.000+13:00

/ gecko - can't remember what kind /

a couple weekends ago, angela (the other te manawa animal keeper) and i head over to mt bruce to go have a look at some of their animal enclosures. in the near future, we're hoping to upgrade the former frog enclosure to contain both frogs and geckoes, but we wanted to see how some well-established institutions created and maintained their enclosures.

/ kiwi egg ready to hatch /

we not only got to see the geckoes, we also went to see the kiwi chicks being fed and one chick had just externally pipped and was going to hatch any minute. i have to say i was pretty impressed by the recent upgrades, the place looked really great.

/ tuatara /

/ kokako /

/ kaka /

woolly penguins

2011-10-22T00:53:00.001+13:00

/ penguins wearing wool via animal tracks /

i haven't been watching the news much lately so i'm kind of behind on the rena spill, but happy to see there is some success in saving the oiled penguins. i was watching a ted talk recently about treating penguins after a spill in south africa, i wonder whether similar techniques are being employed.

/ penguin made of wool by shishlookdesign - sold out! /

sid the sloth

2011-10-21T23:04:00.001+13:00

/ sid the sloth on zooborns /

is there really anything cuter than baby animals? yeah, i don't think so! you'd have to be pretty cold-hearted not to go awwwww at at least one of these babies, no matter what animal you find cute: arabian oryx, bat-eared fox kits, barbirusa pigs, or toads.

/ happy sloth by marymaryhandmade - sold out! /

ever since i visited the baltimore aquarium's rainforest as a kid i have always wanted a sloth. at least i thought it was there, even though i don't see it on their website's animal list at the moment.

spring cleaning

2011-10-21T22:10:00.000+13:00

/ my herb bouquet /

you would think that having 2 weeks of school holidays would allow me to get through my (very long) to do list - but no! i've been busy project managing 4 new property projects at ross, stufing hundreds of envelopes for the board of trustees elections and learning the ropes of the finance officer role that i've taken over. oh yeah, and i'm now officially the office manager :)

/ plantable via the contemporist /

one of the few things i've completed over the holidays is a bit of tidying up in the garden. i sorted through a layer of my worm farm to get the rich vermicast from the bottom layer to add to my soil, which ended up being a bigger job than i had thought because of some of the things i put into the worm farm last year have hardly decomposed or been eaten. i know better now and don't include things like avocado shells and pits and i now grind up egg shells into a fine powder before i add them. luckily te manawa has a compost bin now, so i have a bucket where i put all of the organic material that my worms won't eat that i later empty at work.

/ ceramic seed markers by esthercoombs /

i also planted two containers of arugula, two containers of corriander, one container of chives, and half of my large planting box with baby beets. my oregano plant has come back looking fabulous this year and my sage has the prettiest purple flowers coming out. before renewing the soil in some of my pots, i collected the remnants of parsley, corriander, arugula and spinach, which were looking a bit poor but still edible and made a really delish blended herb oil (preparation method found here). i then used it as a base for a really yummy homemade veggie and salmon pizza last night. reuben gave it his tick of approval and since i still have plenty of parsley left to harvest this weekend, i will definitely be making another batch! and planting even more corriander after reading this article about all its health benefits :) i also plan to try out this carrot top pesto recipe as i believe my pot of baby carrots are just about ready to be eaten.

octopi wall street

2011-10-16T12:05:00.000+13:00

/ by articulate matter /

cute!

paleontological finds

2011-10-12T11:05:00.004+13:00

/ dinosaur tracks in arkansas via natgeo /

talk about find of a lifetime! stories like this are what make kids (and some adults!) want to be paleontologists.

/ distinct extinction necklace on modcloth /

they seemed surprised that the tracks were somewhat pigeon-toed, but as far as i recall from my research, this is the norm for many birds (i even remember seeing this in my kiwi footage). while i don't believe birds are a perfect analog for studying dinosaur gait (there are some obvious differences), it's not actually a stretch of the imagination that this dinosaur would show some similarities. you'll be able to read about kiwi gait and it's possible similarities to dinosaur biomechanics in my paper... which reminds me i need to go work on that...

happy platypus day

2011-10-11T23:35:00.000+13:00

/ platypus necklace by marymaryhandmade /

isn't he adorable?? wishlisted.

blog backup

2011-10-11T21:09:00.000+13:00

/ reuben and i sporting our georgia colours /

ok, i'm very behind on my blogging so i'll start with two weekends ago when reuben i went to the georgia vs. argentina game at the stadium here in palmy. it was a surprisingly nice day (yay- spring is coming!) so with one or two layers underneath we could show off our supporting colours.

/ argentina supporter in front of us /

despite the georgian team looking positively frightening, argentina smashed them. ah well, at least we got to enjoy some hot dogs and donuts :)

from a land down under

2011-10-08T18:30:00.001+13:00

not sure i'm a big fan of the video, but thought i would share with my north american people, who probably wouldn't otherwise hear this catchy song by this australian/kiwi duo.

a little bit about georgia

2011-10-01T23:33:00.000+13:00

reuben and i are going to the georgia versus argentina rwc game tomorrow and since i know virtually nothing about georgia, i thought i would do a quick read on wikipedia.some things i found interesting:

/ balanchine's rubies via nytimes /

george balanchine's father was from georgia.

the knight in the panther's skin is a 6500 line poem considered to be georgia's national epic. i read a few chapters, but mostly i just like the title.

/ iris iberica via endemic species of the caucus /

the georgian iris has my name in it iris iberica :)

the golden fleece from the jason and the argonauts story was located in colchis, an ancient georgian region located in western georgia.

/ gergeti trinity church and mt kazbek via ministry of foreign affairs of georgia /

the greater caucasus mountain range runs through russia, georgia and azerbaijan, with shkhara being the highest point in georgia.

or if you prefer depths over heights, krubera cave is the deepest known cave on earth.

do you ever have dreams of flying?

2011-09-24T23:39:00.001+12:00

u-s-a!

2011-09-24T23:08:00.000+12:00

/ teams lining up for the anthems /

last night reuben and i went down to wellington for the usa vs. wallabies (australia) rugby world cup game and i actually had a great time! i know, i am not exactly a big sports fan, but the atmosphere was great even if the usa team was completely smashed 67-5.

/ being patriotic for the game /

we had great seats that reuben secured through work; only 5 rows form the field and right next to the aisle where coaches and players walked through to get down on to the field and up to their boxes. the most unexpected part of the evening was seeing ethan stiefel and gillian murphy only a couple rows away from us! amongst the rugbyheads, i would be surprised if anyone recognised them.

/ gillian murphy and ethan stiefel in swan lake /

now that ethan has officially taken over the royal nz ballet, i'm looking forward to seeing sleeping beauty in november to see if the company looks any different. watch an entertaining interview of ethan on the tvnz1 show sunday.

octomug

2011-09-24T20:04:00.002+12:00


/ octopus porcelain mug by archie mcphee & co /

love this - wishlisted! i would definitely enjoy drinking my morning coffee out of this :)

signature dishes

2011-09-18T18:15:00.001+12:00

/ food by state - click here for the original, larger version /

i miss a lot of american food. it's not that you can't find similar things, but you just can't find the same things. sure, you can get thinly sliced beef, a long bread roll and cheese, but you can't get a philly cheesesteak. you can get pizza, but you can't get new york pizza. you can even get kfc, but the skins are lacking crisp and i'm sure the colonel's 11 spice recipe is missing at least 9 of those spices here and to top it all off NO buttermilk biscuit! it's not as though i would eat these things on a daily basis, but sometimes i want to walk into the supermarket and pick up a can of new england clam chowder for dinner.

so i'm beginning to wonder - when we move back to the states, will we miss new zealand's food?

now new zealand isn't exactly known for their culinary masterpieces, but there are some things they do quite well, like meat pies and lamb shanks. i am also pretty partial to golden kiwifruit and the sweet variety of lemons that grow in most people's back yards. reuben could eat feijoas until he busts and my brother informs me that finding feijoa juice will be the first thing he does when he lands in auckland.

luckily, we will be in the new york area because there is a very tasty looking restaurant called kiwiana bringing (the good parts of) kiwi cuisine to the us. i even like the sound of manuka-and-marmite-braised baby-back ribs, despite the fact that marmite itself is pretty repulsive. nelson blue is down by the seaport, but the menu doesn't sound particularly kiwi - come on, fish tacos?? i do like their extensive nz wine range, though, especially the martinborough pinot noirs :) my family scouted out a delish pie shop in the chelsea markets and in checking out their website, tuck shop actually has three locations in manhattan.

so i guess we'll be set if we do have a hankering for kiwi cuisine, but maybe i should learn how to make lamb roast before i leave anyway. just in case.

cat stuff

2011-09-18T16:49:00.001+12:00

/ cat print by tinyconfessions /

found these cute prints on moderncat. the first one is definitely noli, while the second is absolutely aston.

/ striped cat print by tinyconfessions /

and speaking of cat things - 'a cat in paris' trailer on flicks.co.nz - a cute looking film that was on during the internation film festival, unfortunately i wasn't able to go see it.

kicking off conservation week

2011-09-11T23:26:00.000+12:00

/ view from the top of the hill at the start of the hike /

a small group of te manawa staff and some keen members of the public headed out this morning with a local doc ranger to the oroua catchment to walk one of the stoat trap lines and learn more about the blue duck project. the track was an easy one to follow and not a very long hike before we made it to the memorial hut for lunch. along the way, we reset the stoat traps with fresh bait (eggs) and cleaned out one unfortunate rat.

the track was an easy one to follow and not a very long hike before we made it to the memorial hut for lunch. along the way, we reset the stoat traps with fresh bait (eggs) and cleaned out one unfortunate rat.

/ view down to the swift water that the blue ducks love /

/ bridge over the oroua river /

/ view from the hut /

after our hike was over and we head back to palmy, we discovered that the wind that picked up during the day did a bit of damage while we were gone and completely uprooted and knocked over a tree onto the road out.

/ the tree preventing our departure from the forest park /

clearly we weren't going anywhere fast, but luckily some contractors doing work atop the hill who had chainsaws must have spotted us and were able to clear the majority of the tree out in about a half hour.

/ angela admiring the damage /

the weather wasn't horrible today, but it was certainly colder than we would have liked. we're hoping to organise another trip in the summertime where we can head up the river and spot some of the blue ducks.

wool week

2011-09-11T21:33:00.001+12:00

/ cardboard sheep via swissmiss - these are definitely on my wishlist /

wool week is just ending, looks like it was a good event in the uk, but haven't heard anything about it here in nz, despite the overwhelming prevalence of sheep here! the best part of spring here is seeing all of the adorable, fresh lambs out in the paddocks - so cute!

/ insomnia threadless wall decal /

i have to say, i've never owned anything wool until i moved to new zealand, but i am a big fan of my 100% wool winter jacket and merino/possum gloves and socks.

rarer than kiwi

2011-09-06T23:29:00.000+12:00

reuben and i pay genesis a *bleep*load of money, so it's good to know they are using it in a positive way. i'm looking forward to doing my part this sunday on a trip organised by doc and te manawa where volunteers will walk stoat trap lines and reset as necessary. somehow i doubt there will be a big turnout, but at least angela, jill and i will be there to represent the te manawa science team! with the reasonable spring weather we've been having, i'm thinking we have a pretty good chance of a really nice day out in the bush.

back to the start

2011-09-06T22:42:00.002+12:00

so cute! i remember when i used to have a chipotle around the corner from me... yummm..