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Mike Gemmell
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Apanthropist. Father. Papa. Knitter. Pupuhi. PhD. Botanist. Pākehā. This sound does not subscribe. Tenei haruru kaore ohauru https://soundcloud.com/detunedradio
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Black and white tuxedo cat having a nap on the floor. One paw draped over its nose.
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Friday fruit. Kawakawa. Piper excelsum
Macro photo of kawakawa fruit. Fruit is orange about 2cm long and made up of?hundreds?of small fruitlets Ripe infructescence c.10 mm diameter; fruitlets coalescent, sunken apically about the persistent dark stigmas, exocarp and mesocarp orange.
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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#fridayflower Erodium moschatum
Musty storks bill.
Macro photo of small purple flower. There are 3 flowers in the flower head
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Monday morning #moss
Macro photo of moss growing on tree bark.
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Future feijoa
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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#fridayflower tarata, Pittosporum eugenioides
Macro photo of tarata flower. Lots of small yellow flowers
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Monday morning #moss
Close up photo of some moss growing on a stone wall
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Bonsai forest Friday. Kowhai. No idea what I am doing but they seem happy at the moment. #bonsai
About 6 small bonsai kōwhai trees in a blue container. They seem to be growing well despite nearly dieing one summer when I didn't water them enough. A couple of them are getting quite tall and I should probably do something more to train them or something buy I have no idea where to start.
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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#fridayflower chestnut flowers. Quite a distinctive aroma 😳
Close up photo of chestnut flowers. Lots of small flowers grouped close together along a long flower stem
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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#fridayflower Pōhutukawa flowers bursting out
Close up photo of pōhutukawa flowers showing a range from buds about to open through to fully opened flowers
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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#fridayflower tī kōuka, Cordyline australis.
Close up photo of a tī kōuka inflorescence showing lots of tiny white flowers
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Lemon tree #lichen
レモンの木 #地衣類
Close up of two species of lichen growing on a lemon tree
October 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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#fridayflower harakeke, Phormium cookianum ( i think)
A bit late for Aotearoa but still Friday somewhere.
Close up photo of a harakeke flower. Lots of pollen on the stamen.
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The best thing about the trip to the historic village was the wall paper.
Photo of a pink floral wall paper seen in an historic house. "Windrush" designed by Phillip Morris
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Friday flower: Dianella
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Taupata putiputi.
Coprosma reopens flowers
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Very nice. I have the same shape in a different colour. Can just see it in the corner this photo
A red finel teapot with a repeating geometric pattern of circular shapes. A matching saucepan almost out of the photo. And a porcelain coffee pot
October 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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#fridayflower Galium aparine aka cleavers aka robin-run-the-hedge.
Macro photo of Galium aparine flower. It is a very small white flower with four petals. You can also see the small hooky hairs on the leaves which make the plant feel sticky. Photo of Galium aparine flower with a ruler showing flower is about 3mm acrosd Photo of the plant the flower is from Another close up.
August 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Danger cushions
Gap between some couch cushions with the paws of a very dangerous viscous kitten waiting to pounce just showing.
July 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Tiny waterfall at dusk
Tiny waterfall at dusk. Too dark to see anything except a few silhouettes of some trees
July 21, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Friday #fungifriends
Little brown mushroom growing on a log Little brown mushroom growing on a log from underneath
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Big waterfall on todays walk
Tall waterfall with quite a lot of water after recent rain
July 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Knitting with kittens can problematic
A kitten biting a knitting while someone is trying to get some knitting done
July 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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After a bit more rain
Same little waterfall as previously in conversation but with a bit more water after some rain
July 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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I should be cooking dinner
Person sitting on a couch with a kitten resting in his chest and another kitten sitting on the back of the couch meanwile dinner is not cooking itself. Well some of it is, its in the oven and will probably burn soon
July 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM