Monthly Archives: September 2020

Webnesday (61)

Posted on September 30, 2020 by krikitarts

It’s Webnesday, and I have a new one for you. The day before yesterday Batty and The Sprout saw a hunting wasp (likely Priochnemis monarchus) dragging a paralyzed banded tunnelweb spider (Hexathele hochstetteri) across the ground and managed to scoop … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (6)

Posted on September 27, 2020 by krikitarts

One of the highlights of our family trip to the South Island earlier this month was a visit to the windswept Taiaroa Head Nature Reserve at the end of the Otago Peninsula, overlooking the mouth of the Otago Harbour, in … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (5)

Posted on September 24, 2020 by krikitarts

The C-19 situation is improving enough that Auckland has dropped to Level Two and the rest of the country to Level One. Masks are still strongly advised and many folks are willingly complying with that request when out and about, … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (4-A) / A Liking for Lichens

Posted on September 21, 2020 by krikitarts

My blog-buddy Steve S expressed an interest in the lichens visible in my last post, and I promised him I’d post a sequel. I’m a devoted lichen fan, and I love to find them growing on anything they can, especially … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (4)

Posted on September 19, 2020 by krikitarts

During our drive from Dunedin to Wanaka two weeks ago, as we were approaching  Alexandra, we made a detour up a dirt-and-gravel road to a site that The Pebbler had visited with his dad as a child and wanted to … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (3)

Posted on September 17, 2020 by krikitarts

To continue this new category, allowing for a brief arachnid aside yesterday, here are two more views from my adventure up into the coolth of the high country above Cardrona last week, this time looking the other way and upward … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (60)

Posted on September 16, 2020 by krikitarts

It felt a bit like spring here this morning, for the first time. At 8 am the sun was shining and the temperature was 17°C (almost 63°F). I noticed a tiny spider in the kitchen that had  very probably only … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (2)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by krikitarts

Here is my second offering from my adventure in the central Otago high country, five days ago. As I drove slowly back down from the snowline, I had time to savor the perspectives that each turn provided. This is the … Continue reading →

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SpringScapes (1)

Posted on September 13, 2020 by krikitarts

I’m back at home again after a family trip of almost a week. We flew to Dunedin and drove inland a bit more than 270 km to Wanaka (accent on the first syllable). Squiddy and Batty and their families had … Continue reading →

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Isolation Antidotes (53): Sneaking into Spring

Posted on September 4, 2020 by krikitarts

Spring officially began here in New Zealand on the first day of September, which was three days ago, so I’m a bit slow off the mark, but life gets in the way. As this has been the mildest winter in … Continue reading →

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