Aylene

@ayleneinnz

Loving life in Taranaki. You know I don't like peas though, eh?

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Aylene@ayleneinnz· 25d

#1 son was given a the gift of a flying lesson. Pretty cool to be a able to watch his progress from 100s of kms away

Flight path of a small plane. A few circles at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, then coming in to land

Aylene@ayleneinnz· 25d

Can anyone identify these bulbs? I can't recall them flowering, so really not sure what they are. Big bulbs, and heaps of long leaves.

Long straggly leaves growing from unidentified bulbs

Aylene@ayleneinnz· 27d

Wish you could smell these

Very early daffodils. Small clustered flowers with pointy paper petals surrounding butter yellow centres

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jun 26

The best kind of pie. Crumbly pastry that falls all down your front. Delicious

Hand holding a chicken cranberry pie. Flakes of pastry all down the front of my jersey, with some making it onto a plate

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jun 19

Slightly early mid-winter dip. Perfect day for it

Two wetsuit-clad ladies holding boogie boards on a black sand beach. One is a Lionel Messi fan

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jun 11

Oscar and I are with you. Also watching the football, so not a bad start to the day here.

Grey cat lying on Kaffe Fassett fabric quilt clad lap with green wool knitting in the foreground

Aylene@ayleneinnz· May 31

Busy, busy week for us. Graduation in Wellington for #1 son, and two bike rides. One to Pencarrow lighthouse and one loooooonnnngggg one over the Remutaka Rail Trail. Luckily I have an ebike. Mr Aylene did it all under his own steam!!!

Pencarrow Lighthouse in the distance on left. Large wave breaking over rock on right. Gravel road that we biked 20km return on in centre

Proud parents flank a Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University student about to graduate

Featherston to Petone ebike ride. 74km! We knocked the bu&&er off!

Aylene@ayleneinnz· May 2

Yet another stunner in Taranaki

Looking west across the bay to Port Taranaki. The iconic chimney and sugar loaf islands "ngā motu" in the distance. Some nice sets rolling in for the surfers

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Apr 28

Oscar knows how you feel, but sends assurances that tomorrow will be better

Grey cat with head buried in a red and orange patterned quilt

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Apr 27

You'd think I live in the Northern Hemisphere

A very early paper white (?) daffodil in flower

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Apr 25

I should be doing stuff, but I'm pinned down and unable to move.

Grey short haired cat, comfortably snoozing on a pair of grey track suited legs in the sun

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Apr 24

Anyone know a suitable candidate? 🫠

Apparently Renco are looking for an "extortionary" leader!

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Apr 9

Last night. The returned student claimed it was warmer than Oriental Bay. As if that makes it tropical 🤷‍♀️

Sunset at a west coast black sand beach. A small figure has just taken a refreshing dip. A large piece of drift wood has been anchored in then sand, and stands to attention

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Apr 1

I always stop here on my bike ride home to check out the sea. It's a pretty nice view

Looking out to sea over a west coast black sand beach. Flax bush on the left of the photo, sun glinting off the sea. The tide is very low

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Mar 2

I'm asking for my money back if Summer really is all over

A cloud covered Taranaki maunga with snow showing under the clouds. This is pretty good coverage down to a low level 🥶

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Feb 27

Numero uno. Early for us.

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Feb 20

He's lucky he hasn't got a pin where it hurts, with this carry on

Grey cat, unhelpfully sitting on fabric, next to a sewing machine

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Feb 5

For us here in Ngāmotu/NP it seems like every new/rebuild is black and brown. Some version of this 👇Everywhere you look. 🫠

House clad in ironsand vertical coloursteel and vertical light brown stained wood

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 31

Am I doing this right?

A sign sellotaped to an oven door stating "Pavlova. Do not open". No one dare open the oven for fear of the mother's wrath

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 25

Much closer and he'll become part of my trousers

Grey cat peering through the large hole in the middle of a sewing machine. His head fills the hole

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 25

The supervisor is really not helping much at all

A grey cat standing on some colourful fabric that I am trying to feed through a sewing machine

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 23

Last weekend wasn't much better 😩

Track to Wilkie's Pools from Stratford Plateau. Looking ahead along a misty track, overhung with native trees forming a natural tunnel.

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 5

Recipe called for 1/2 tsp. We decided to omit ... and finally bin it

Greggs Nutmeg packet. Best before date of 31/05/08.

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 1

Snap! Just sitting here waiting for it to kick in...

My Merriam Webster 2026 word of the year "galvanic"

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Jan 1

Rode Waihi Station to Karangahake return. Thought we were in for a soaking, but got lucky

One of many metal framed bridges on the Karangahake gorge cycle trail

Victoria Battery site. Used to extract gold ore from Waihi mine. Large rusty cog in foreground and to right hand side. Day glow wearing chap steadying bikes in mid ground. Empty grass area behind where cyanide tanks etc stood

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Dec 24

Anyone know what I'm baking?

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Dec 23

Happy Christmas Eve. No question about a 2 coffee day today!

A half consumed coffee - flat white-ish - in a caramel coloured Denby tea cup. Last day of work for the year. Already feels like a long one.

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Dec 14

Sorting more of Mum's stuff that she's doesn't need in the resthome. Came across this... Any ideas? (Answer in alt text)

It's a tomato slicer. Which i didn't know until I put my reading glasses on 🙄.
Photo of a bone handled knife with a long flat bulbous head. There are serrations around the bulbous but, and hatching in the middle - presumably to stop the tomato from sticking.

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Nov 1

Slippers? Nah, these are slippers

Ugg boot. A comfy caramel brown woollen ankle boot. For indoor wear only! Should not be seen in Pak'n'Save but is

Aylene@ayleneinnz· Oct 26

Cycled to Ngāruawāhia yesterday, Hamilton Gardens today. A great minibreak.