Ali Clarke @simplicitarian@mastodon.nz

Guess I'd better do my #introduction again for the new instance!
A few things that interest me as well as what's in my profile:
#NZPol (I'm a leftie and Green voter)
#ClimateJustice
#transport
#biodiversity and #nature
#birds
#cooking

English is my first language. I know a little #TeReoMāori and I'm learning Scottish Gaelic. I sometimes post in #Gàidhlig for practice - corrections welcome! I learned French and German at school, but that was long ago so I've forgotten lots.

I had a wee nap on the sofa this afternoon but now it’s bedtime and I need to disturb someone to reclaim the pillows 😆🐾 #BlackCats

Good evening 😍 Hope I’m not boring you all with the frequent pics of Otago Harbour, but it really is stunning 😆

It’s hard to convey in a photo, but the harbour is completely gorgeous today 😍 #Ōtepoti

Consumer NZ has an interesting podcast- Consume This. Just been listening to their investigation into what happens to some ‘faulty’ (deliberately doctored so they are broken but very easily repaired) appliances. We really need to up our product stewardship game in this country 😬 #waste #recycling Here’s a written summary of the project, but I recommend listening to the podcast if you enjoy detective stories! https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/broken-appliances-are-they-repaired-or-dumped

Mōrena from #Ōtepoti, where rain is not far away but the light is beautiful just now 😍

Now I can type with both hands again (in moderation!), I've written a blog post about my project to read all the Hugo award-winning novels 📚 #ScienceFiction #fantasy #solarpunk #BookRecommendations https://clarkesquill.com/2022/06/26/reading-the-hugo-award-winners/

I’m no skier or mountaineer, but this is an important message for any of you who are. Sun protection is critical at high altitudes in winter due to high UV levels. Please take care! I say this as one of the 4000 or so NZers who will be diagnosed with #melanoma this year 😬 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300622011/uv-exposure-risk-on-skifields-similar-to-round-of-golf-in-summer?cid=app-iPad

Hey #NZTwits, the annual garden bird survey started today and runs until 3 July. Can you spare an hour for this great #CitizenScience project? Wrap up warmly, grab a hot drink, and head into your garden or a local park and count birds. You can even do it by looking out the window if you’d rather! All the info including bird ID guide is on the website. #birds 🕊️ 🦆 🦉 https://gardenbirdsurvey.nz/

Great typo spotted in a Stuff article - “shark-invested waters” 😆🦈

Mānawatia a Matariki! #Matariki greetings! I love it that we now have an Indigenous public holiday 🌟 ✨

#Ōtepoti is glowing this evening 😍

I went to my dad’s cousin’s funeral today. It was big, 200+ people, but not many of us wore masks 😬 It’s the 3rd funeral I’ve been to this year, but at least everyone wore masks at the others. There’s still plenty of Covid in this community, and no wonder. Another elderly cousin chose not to come because he is immune suppressed, and I’m relieved he wasn’t there. 😢

Ate a sandwich while the cat was on my lap - at least she’ll discover something tasty during her next wash 😆 #BlackCats

We had the biggest frost in ages this morning- it’s still icy in shaded places. But as payoff we have this glorious day 😍 It’s a balmy 9 degrees now 😆 #Ōtepoti