Went out last night to the new club "Lift", where Millenium and Club Toast used to be. Waited in line for 2 hours. I made some friends in line while we waited which made it easier. The club was excellent... like ripping up & redoing the floor outside the dance area. I was hoping to go sailing today but that ain't going to happen. I'm going down to the docks for the Rock the Dock celebration

...and I need the rest. We have J-boy's daughter here but that's only for one night really and he's in charge of her. Last weekend was a rough one for me but also good. I ended up walking down to the waterfront and sitting on a rock as the waves splashed up against it and dark storm clouds rolled in. I lingered a bit longer than I should have because I was caught up in some writing I was doing and...

1/2000s, 200mm, f/8, ISO200 Bird A, a scruffy young blackback, has obtained a tasty piece of sashimi. Birds B and C, a pair of big, mean, adult blackbacks, see no good reason for him to keep...to be: Get the focus approximately right, push the button lots, and hope the critter is at the right distance in at least some of the frames (Digital rocks!). Solution 2 is: Find well-lit wildlife.

Those of you who recommended that I buy a polarizing filter, anyway. Clouds!

Tough guys. Well girls actually. Heh. In other news, I have booked a mental health day for next Monday. Yay!

Yep. The season has definitely turned. I'm sitting practically on the heater, my flatmate was last seen with a blankie and hot water bottle and hot starchy comfort-food seems like a good idea.

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Hikitea, on the waterfront in the hot, hot sun.

Minnows. Hundreds of minnows. A handful of spotties, a couple of stingrays and a jellyfish.