Aylene
@ayleneinnz.bsky.social
Loving life in Taranaki.
You know I don't like peas though, eh?
You know I don't like peas though, eh?
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
😆 🤣 😂
I thought this was a school dinner when I first saw it
Cool!
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
😆 🤣 😂
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“We do not buy bananas, toilet paper, nappies – we buy asphalt, steel and concrete … those inflationary increases and those specific projects don’t always, don’t always align with what we see with normal household CPI.”
- Rehette Stoltz, Gisborne Mayor and LGNZ vice-president.
- Rehette Stoltz, Gisborne Mayor and LGNZ vice-president.
Simon says cap your rates – how will councils respond?
The Govt says councils must live within their means – but overseas evidence on rate caps is mixed, while local authorities fear a loss of 'critical investment' in infrastructure
newsroom.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“We do not buy bananas, toilet paper, nappies – we buy asphalt, steel and concrete … those inflationary increases and those specific projects don’t always, don’t always align with what we see with normal household CPI.”
- Rehette Stoltz, Gisborne Mayor and LGNZ vice-president.
- Rehette Stoltz, Gisborne Mayor and LGNZ vice-president.
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Rejected cover sketch
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rejected cover sketch
If you want a lift to start your day off well, I think this is it ☺️
Making car parks work for you or rather the community
Wonderful initiative by the selfless tradie
Wonderful initiative by the selfless tradie
Tradie turns car park into an abundant veggie plot
November 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you want a lift to start your day off well, I think this is it ☺️
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This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The German holidaye pastryes disappeared mysteriouslye --
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The German holidaye pastryes disappeared mysteriouslye --
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
I tried "piggy".
For no reason at all.
Just getting desperate. Really.
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Just getting desperate. Really.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I tried "piggy".
For no reason at all.
Just getting desperate. Really.
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Just getting desperate. Really.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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#FridayFrocks – For the next few weeks we will be focusing on some important items from our #Underwear collection. This pair of half-boned stays, c.1785 – 1788 is made from brown cotton and lined with linen, they are boned with whalebone.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#FridayFrocks – For the next few weeks we will be focusing on some important items from our #Underwear collection. This pair of half-boned stays, c.1785 – 1788 is made from brown cotton and lined with linen, they are boned with whalebone.
#1 son did the final exams for his degree last week, and has an offer for his dream job this week. I am beyond proud!
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#1 son did the final exams for his degree last week, and has an offer for his dream job this week. I am beyond proud!
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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i know its been a busy day but omg look at this pelican footage i got today!!! 🪶
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
i know its been a busy day but omg look at this pelican footage i got today!!! 🪶
Snort 😆 🤣
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Snort 😆 🤣
Puffin 😍
I hope you enjoy this 🪶Atlantic Puffin comfortably perched on a #rock and taking it all in.
#BirdOfTheDay
#MaineBirds
#BirdOfTheDay
#MaineBirds
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Puffin 😍
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NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.
Slippers? Nah, these are slippers
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Slippers? Nah, these are slippers
Okay tech friends. Any easy ways to download and save a whole heap of emails? Our old email address is spamming all and sundry, and I want to yeet it into the sun
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Okay tech friends. Any easy ways to download and save a whole heap of emails? Our old email address is spamming all and sundry, and I want to yeet it into the sun
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Joy. That's what is missing way too often from the current discourse on learning and education. I don't mean being overtly happy all the time, nor having endless fun at school (as if!), but an underlying belief that learning can be a joyful, engaging process, not just stuffing more into your memory.
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Joy. That's what is missing way too often from the current discourse on learning and education. I don't mean being overtly happy all the time, nor having endless fun at school (as if!), but an underlying belief that learning can be a joyful, engaging process, not just stuffing more into your memory.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Boom!
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Gorgeous, but possibly only suitable for summer wear? They wouldn't do well in our rainy Taranaki winters.
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Gorgeous, but possibly only suitable for summer wear? They wouldn't do well in our rainy Taranaki winters.
Cycled to Ngāruawāhia yesterday, Hamilton Gardens today. A great minibreak.
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Cycled to Ngāruawāhia yesterday, Hamilton Gardens today. A great minibreak.