Phoebe and I went to a Red Panda Encounter today at Wellington Zoo. The Keeper took us into their enclosure and we fed ‘Reeka’ and ‘Jay’ pears and grapes. So soft. They are natives of China and are found up high in the Himalayas. Also they are known as the ‘Firefox’ and are the symbol for the browsers we know so well!
This is Reeka and Jay’s son who wasn’t keen to join us and stayed up in the trees:
A lovely day for the end of the school holidays.
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I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since last October!
Here is a brief catch up:
Exhibition – ‘Impressions 2’ at the Hutt Art Centre.
Some of my solar plate etchings (the one on the right sold).
Daughter 3 is 14!
Christmas Day in Wellington ( hottest day since 1934!)
Holiday in the Coromandel:
Kids go back to school in a week or so , then can start printing (and weaving) again.
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Maggie broke her cruciate ligaments in her leg and is on the slow road to recovery .
The latest weaving project is underway.
I have had the use of a press for a week at home and have been making lots of prints…
A small sample
Getting ready for the Hutt Art Centre’ s printermaker’s exhibition at the end of November.
Tools of the trade.
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Sunday. Top of Wright’s Hill Road in Karori. Still windy but the sun is out. Yay.
Looking out over Wellington City.
The heights of the trigs from this week ( from NZ Lands and Survey Dept)
Monday – Piwakawaka Track (Kaiwharawhara Hill No2 ) 241 m
Tuesday – Newlands 266m
Wednesday- Johnston Hill 359m
Thursday – Mt Kaukau 445m
Friday – Tinakori Hill 303m
Saturday – Mt Albert 178m
Sunday – Wright’s Hill 355m
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Saturday. Gale force winds and rain. But I still made it up to the top of Mt Albert behind the National Hockey Stadium in Newtown.
I had my parents’ dog too.
Looking north towards the city:
And an extra trig we passed on the way back to watch hockey. Looking south-east over towards Wellington Airport.
I hope the weather improves soon!
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