Bushwalk with one of the kids
We set off up a small stream with no path, just me and one of the kids. She was thrilled, bouncing ahead and splashing into the water without hesitation. There was no trail to guide us, just rocks to hop over, branches to duck under, and the steady sound of the stream winding its way through the trees. Each little obstacle felt like a new discovery—a mossy rock here, a shiny stone there. For her, every step felt like a small victory.
On the way up, she took her time, inspecting leaves and sticks, occasionally pointing things out with the excitement only kids can muster. She laughed whenever her shoes slipped in the water, not minding a bit when her pants got wet. With each step, she got braver, happily stepping into the deeper parts and challenging herself to cross even slipperier stones. There was no rush or goal, just pure enjoyment of being somewhere wild and free.
The way back was even better. She wasn’t worried about getting wet anymore; she was already soaked! Every splash was an invitation to play, every stumble a chance to laugh it off. It wasn’t like a regular hike with a clear path to follow. This little adventure was raw and messy in the best way, and seeing her joy in the simple things reminded me why getting off the beaten path is sometimes the best way to explore.
Money Game. Part 2. Ren Gill
After the last few days
... Money is a game and the ladder we climb
Turns a saint into a sinner with his finger in crime
I'll break it down for you motherfuckers line by line
This is business economics in a nursery rhyme
She sells seashells on a seashore
But the value of these shells will fall
Due to the laws of supply and demand
No one wants to buy shells 'cause there's loads on the sand
Step 1: you must create a sense of scarcity
Shells will sell much better if the people think they're rare, you see Bare with me, take as many shells as you can find and hide 'em on an island stockpile 'em high until they're rarer than a diamond
Step 2: you gotta make the people think that they want 'em
Really want 'em, really fuckin want 'em
Hit 'em like Bronson
Influencers, product placement, featured prime time entertainment
If you haven't got a shell then you're just a fucking waste man
Three: it's monopoly, invest inside some property, start a corporation, make a logo, do it properly
"Shells must sell", that will be your new philosophy
Swallow all your morals they're a poor man's quality
Four: expand, expand, expand, clear forest, make land, fresh blood on hand
Five: why just shells? Why limit yourself? She sells seashells, sell oil as well!
Six: guns, sell stocks, sell diamonds, sell rocks, sell water to a fish, sell the time to a clock
Seven: press on the gas, take your foot off the brakes, Run to be the president of the United States
Eight: big smile mate, big wave that's great Now the truth is overrated, tell lies out the gate
Nine: Polarize the people, controversy is the game
It don't matter if they hate you if they all say your name
Ten: the world is yours, step out on a stage to a round of applause
You're a liar, a cheat, a devil, a whore
And you sell seashells on the seashore
Rain, rain, rain, rain
A storm, it comes our way
And those who rise through distorted lies
Poisoning the veins
But we like to point the blame, blame, blame, blame It's easier to blame
But point the mirror at ourselves We're all part of this old money game
That was what I was thinking, and he will have the backing of the supreme court.
God I feel sorry for you Americans and us as the rest of the world
Yeah, it would come with a full H&S review if we did change
That is why I said PLB plus txt. The satellite txt function of inReach is a fantastic function, but there is a 20min round trip. If Starlink and One Network can get that down that would be great.
Can't wait, this could save us $15,000 a year in inReach access fees if we switched to just PLB and phone access for messaging.
arcGIS and Hunting Maps
Hi all
As I'm new (returning) to hunting, I have to get my head around What & Where. There didn't seem to be a good online too that I could find so have built the following on arcGIS, DoC & Herenga ā Nuku (WAMS)'s data sets
Feature interview: Kahurangi National Park
The Nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson
At the top of the South Island, the Kahurangi National Park and adjoining areas are home to many plants and animals that aren't found anywhere else on the planet. Kahurangi means precious; to be prized and award-winning writer Dave Hansford wants all New Zealanders to understand why the biodiversity and beauty of this region is exactly that, prized and precious.
His new work is more than a coffee table book with stunning pictures of the landscape and wildlife. It's a plea to protect this sacred and wild land from the political, economic and social forces that jeopardize its future.
The book is called Kahurangi: The Nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson
Humanity has had a long and vexed relationship with the element lead. The problem is the stuff is terribly useful – and terribly toxic. Think Roman water pipes, lead paint, lead petrol. Now, new research is adding to a global body of work showing that there are more downsides to using lead in ammuni...
Something to thing about with wild caught meat
My wife studied linguistics, is the term you are looking for "corpus linguistics"?
Out in the Bush
I had an early start for my first hunting trip in nearly 20 years, and I was filled with excitement as I made my way to the Northern blocks of Pureora Forest Park. The feeling of returning to the wilderness after such a long time was almost surreal. As I headed into the park, the memories of past hunts started to come back to me, and I could feel the anticipation building up.
On the way in, I crossed paths with another hunter who was heading out. He mentioned that he and his group had camped overnight and that there were two more hunting parties further up the track. To top it off, his mates were also planning to head into the area that same morning. With all this information, I couldn't shake the feeling that it might turn out to be a pretty busy block, which made me slightly concerned about how crowded the hunting grounds might be.
As I continued along the track, I started noticing plenty of sign—although much of it was very old, almost too weathered to be of any immediate use. I kept moving forward, scanning the area with my eyes, hoping to come across something fresher. After a while, my patience paid off when I finally stumbled upon my first set of fresh tracks. The excitement of finding a fresh trail reinvigorated me, and I carefully followed the signs, hoping they would lead me closer to my quarry.
At one point along the way, I believe I might have heard a stomp—maybe 15 to 20 meters away—but the dense cover made it impossible to see anything. I decided to wait, standing perfectly still for several minutes, listening for any additional movement. Unfortunately, nothing stirred, and I couldn't confirm if it was a deer or something else. The area where I heard the sound was incredibly thick, the kind of cover where animals can disappear in an instant without a trace.
As I continued on the trail, I encountered a patch of sign that, while not exactly fresh, was definitely newer than the others I had seen so far. Among the signs, I found some scat that I couldn’t quite identify. It was smaller than most of the other droppings I’d come across, and I wondered what animal it could have come from. If anyone can offer an ID on the poop, I’d appreciate it!
Further along, I noticed several trees that had been rubbed, indicating recent deer activity in the area. Seeing those rubs, combined with finding fresh pee nearby, gave me hope that I was getting closer. Even though I didn't catch sight of any deer that morning, the experience was still exhilarating. There's something deeply satisfying about being in nature, observing the signs and tracking the wildlife, even when the hunt doesn't result in a sighting.
To cap off the day, I did spot two goats during the drive in, so at least I saw some wildlife on the outing. All in all, it was a good morning spent in the forest, and I was grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with a passion I hadn't indulged in for two decades. There's always the next trip, and who knows, maybe next time I'll get lucky!
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Lets all try beekeeping, it will teach you to:
- look
- observe
- think
- take your time
- gets you out doors
- and gets food for the table
you could live in a 3rd world country that doesn't care if individuals pirate. eg New Zealand
I run https://no.lastname.nz on equivalent to oracle's free service (I do have a subscription so I can run a backup etc) and before that it was on a vps at quantomcore https://secure.quantumcore.com.au
same here
Local I have trueNAS raid Z2 for photos/docs/home dirs/etc (backed up to backblase) and a zfs mirror for music/movies/etc not backed up
but even decades later, Twitter style interfaces do not make sense to me
Oh I feel the pain
I use AdGuard in my OpnSense firewall.
Why do you want a server on proxmox and NAS? or have I read this wrong?
That still doesn’t explain it
has the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Why does a bible need these things?
did london via LAX as well. This was my only experience of the US:
Arrive LAX and do the whole enter the US customs, the agent asks if anyone has had access to my baggage to which I answered "everyone here with security access". The shit head was not impressed and let me know.
I had a pair of adidas that looked like them maybe 30 years ago, they were the best, most comfortable shoes I've owned
With fewer than 1000 Australasian bittern left NZ-wide, the public's help is vital to "improve their chances of survival".
The Taranaki Regional Council has launched a interactive map to make it easier for the public to log sightings of Australasian bittern.
Small trial on native birds is part of preparations for arrival of deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu, which has not yet been reported in New Zealand
The discovery of a water dragon in the wild in the Tasman district comes with fears over invasive species.
A dead weasel has been found in the Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary, leaving staff wondering how it made its way in.
As we all know the Government has set a goal for Aotearoa to be predator free by 2050. One of the organisations doing the most work in this space is of course Predator Free NZ. Cam Speedy is a wildlife biologist and predator control specialist. He answers questions from Jesse and the listeners.
As the government moves to lift a 30-year moratorium on gene technology outside of the lab, a geneticist says New Zealand has been behind the curve for too long.
> A leading scientist is welcoming the end to a gene technology ban, saying New Zealand has missed opportunities because of outdated rules.
Drone pictures of White Island in level 3
cross-posted from: https://no.lastname.nz/post/739915
> WHAKAARI / WHITE ISLAND > The Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to Level 3 at White Island and the Aviation Colour Code raised to orange. > > Aviation Colour Code Orange indicates that a volcanic eruption is underway but with little or no ash being produced. > > On Geonet's website, duty volcanologist Geoff Kilgour said the volcano had produced "a more vigorous plume" on Friday afternoon, moving volcanic ash to the east of the island. > > Today, 10th August, Whakaari exhibited vigorous activity at the vent, which maintained a constant plume that was visibly depositing ash into the sea. > The latest official information is available from GeoNet at https://www.geonet.org.nz/mbl/news/6C... > > Just to clarify, a drone has no sound, from the brief times we could hear the sound it was identical to Dukono in Indonesia. This was the sound used in this video.
Drone pictures of White Island in level 3
WHAKAARI / WHITE ISLAND The Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to Level 3 at White Island and the Aviation Colour Code raised to orange.
Aviation Colour Code Orange indicates that a volcanic eruption is underway but with little or no ash being produced.
On Geonet's website, duty volcanologist Geoff Kilgour said the volcano had produced "a more vigorous plume" on Friday afternoon, moving volcanic ash to the east of the island.
Today, 10th August, Whakaari exhibited vigorous activity at the vent, which maintained a constant plume that was visibly depositing ash into the sea. The latest official information is available from GeoNet at https://www.geonet.org.nz/mbl/news/6C...
Just to clarify, a drone has no sound, from the brief times we could hear the sound it was identical to Dukono in Indonesia. This was the sound used in this video.
Behold! globular springtails (Dicyrtoma spp.).
Mangrove trees are on the move, taking the tropics with them
As the climate warms, mangroves are migrating farther poleward, transforming the coast as they go
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/202712
not a NZ story, but I suspect that are on the move here as well
Experts say the new figures dispel the notion that the country is protected from extreme temperatures and raise fears for local marine life
Canvas - No Last Name and Lemmy NZ
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Get out into your garden, count the birds, and build a build a picture of the state of our environment by taking part in the NZ Garden Bird Survey.
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