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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 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 76
Bird on the wire
I noticed a shadow above me on the wires when I got out of the car after work...omg ...a native New Zealand owl..morpork...just sitti...
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Day 40
One for joy!
After a perfect day in the countryside I stopped by the roadside to catch these rays of low sun only to see a magpie hop away lazily #thu...
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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 84
Hybrid spring and autumn
I keep finding trees that have both blossom, fruit AND autumn leaves on them at the same time. What is going on? It is delici...
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Day 58
Mount Rainier
What an amazing view of this volcano flying into Seattle!! #afternoon #mountains #landscape #monday #sky #clouds #travel #mountain #may...
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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 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...
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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 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 89
Twice the value
Today's image is of the same view and reflected building as yesterday but a different time of day. The fiery furnaces of a stormy suns...
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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 78
Autumn to warm your heart
A slightly more focused view from my window today...a cold and gloomy sky so I decided to have an at home day in front of th...
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Day 86
Languages of the Far North
Today I was pouring over a book at home to try and work out how the Native American writing of Alaska and Canada developed....
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Day 88
Optical Illusion
This was the marvellous view from my desk today. A strange composition of reflections and clouds...no multiple exposures or layering...
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Day 127
Kapiti Island
Patchy silver light played across a moody Cook Strait this afternoon on the way back from a weekend of music #outdoors #nature #afternoo...
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Day 87
Glass Ceiling
I was inspired to go out today in spite of the ongoing rain and chilly weather. It is such a good break from the office, and I found mys...
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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 233
Sunshine
#october #outdoors #nature #afternoon #monday #sun #garden #grass #leaf #flower #blur #bright #summer #elegant #lily #growth #tropical #flora...
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Day 72
Subway at LAX
Things have changed a lot in LA airport since I was last here 10 years ago or so. A whole new tunnel system which reduces the security h...
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Day 235
Rare Architecture in NZ
There are very few old buildings with character in the CBD in Wellington. Much of it was rebuilt in the 1970s because of earth...
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Day 60
Room with a view
Sundown from my hotel room in Anchorage at about 11 pm #evening #wednesday #building #barn #structure #housing #may #dwelling #hovel...
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Day 85
Busking with movement
I see lots of buskers at the market on Sundays, but today was special...this young man was playing classical music with aplomb a...
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Day 66
Copper River
This huge huge river looks like the ocean, but most of the action in the image is caused by a massive dust storm sweeping down the valley...