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Mary Livingston

Hey Everyone! I live downunder in the Western Pacific in this photogenic place called Aotearoa. I work full time as a marine scientist. After my kids left home, my number one hobby became photograp...
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Day 97
Crowded House
All the birds were bathing today in the first bit of warmth for a while. #outdoors #nature #friday #afternoon #duck #lake #bird #wood #w...
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Day 98
Winter Butterfly
A long walk on a chilly bright day through the botanical gardens revealed all sorts of colourful treasures, including this beauty. #o...
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Day 99
Hill Run
My friend Don Franks reading poems tonight at the public launch of his book 'Hill Run', dedicated to his partner Jill who died a year and a h...
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Day 100
Almost Mid-Winter
Two days to go before the shortest day of the year! Gloomy and chilly, the clouds today made for a great picture from my work. #outd...
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Day 101
Dr Zhivago
Sunrise this morning...cold, wintry with condensation inside the windows. Made me think of that opening scene in the 60's version of the mo...
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Day 102
Glassware
Simply playing with my new macro-lens #morning #color #wednesday #reflection #glass #crystal #design #art #party #blur #texture #image #brig...
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Day 103
Rush hour
I was surprised to see mist and haze in the distance on my way to work this morning as there was a significant breeze. I had to pull up on a...
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Day 104
David Jones
The southern hemisphere equivalent of John Lewis in the UK. I passed a happy lunch hour break taking images of these mannequins and lookin...
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Foggy Foggy View
Woke up today feeling cheated that somehow I had developed some sort viral chest thingie overnight that is going to floor me over the...
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Day 106
Sentinel
Many photographers hate pylons with a vengeance..a blot on the landscape that is not environmentally friendly. I quite like them. I cannot ra...
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Day 107
Beauty and Therapy
I am on the third day of one of those awful winter viruses..shivers and aches, the lot. But it was time to venture a short distance...
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Day 108
Reflecting
A lovely sunny morning everything hung with dew and rain, so I took the dog along to a local outdoor native plant museum. When I looked thr...
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Day 109
Ghosts of Cook Strait
Far to the west, beyond the surging waters and wheeling birds, the ferry gave me comfort that all was well. RIP Brigid. #outdoor...
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Day 110
Good Morning Wellington
I woke up to a sky full of promise this morning. #morning #thursday #june
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Day 111
Changing the Guard
Oh yes, the Lions are in town...how could I possibly forget? Everything makes sense now! #friday #afternoon #street #people #winter...
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Day 112
One more cup of coffee
Just before going to a memorial service to farewell a dear friend. A beautiful tribute was held. RIP my friend. #indoors #after...
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Day 113
One man's junk is another man's treasure
Sunday morning in a timeless world. Petone is full of eclectic junk shops and early settler remnants. Perfect...
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Day 114
Cathedral Glass
Another wet wintry day so I went to the local cathedral on my lunch break to explore the light from inside. This green glass helped to...
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Day 115
The Final Hours
Working late tonight I realised that I had not had a minute all day to capture any photographs. The colour of the sky was superb and i...
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Day 116
Dazzled
At last, a glorious sunny day with interesting glass reflections in the city! #outdoors #nature #afternoon #color #wednesday #sky #design #art...
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Day 117
Early Mists
The sun slowly drove off the morning mists today...the shadows and light show off Wellington's steep bushy terrain right next to the heart...
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Day 118
Shine a little light on me
Today the whole family was together again for the first time in 4 years, and for the first time as real adults. We headed o...
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Day 119
Dune runners
The second day of our family trip to the east coast. A big swell brought in a sea haze that obscured the giant dunes at the north end of...
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Day 120
Life is a beach
On the third day of the family holiday at Castlepoint I clambered up onto the reef which separates the lagoon area from the wild open...