photo: Wainui Bay, near Pohara, oystercatchers tend to be moody, seemingly very busy and impatient, a lot like human beings, it seems.
We were going somewhere, but where, we didn’t know, yet it seemed like a good idea at the time, although we did not know what was awaiting us
*posted in 2024, edited in 2026
photo: Tahunanui, an afternoon like any other except for a little magic at the Tahunanui beach
A ruffled cormorant was drying its wings
as for me, I was digging in the sand with my toes,
and you were chewing on a twig,
another one, over there, was looking for gold in the sand,
in other words, he was feeding on hope
then it started to rain
*put online in 2022
photo: there is nothing simpler than a rose and yet, it only takes an angle, a background, a little something, and the magic happens.
The past, we remember it, we regret it, or we forget it.
The future, we await it, we dream of it, or we idealise it.
The present, we flee from it, or we live it.
photo: reflections, Nelson, botanical gardens
During the pandemic, the worry of living on a small island at the other end of the world (where so many goods (or bads) arrive through the sea, while global transport was hindered, delayed, or canceled), triggered in me the unhealthy habit of stocking up on what I thought was important (coffee!!!). It was only at the end of 2025 that I told myself it was time to live more ‘dangerously’ and let the reserves diminish. A few months later, here we are, back to square one, and I wonder whether I should let go or fill my cupboards.
*still inspired by Edouard Levé
photo: photo: Nelson Botanical Garden, learning to live is not an activity reserved for youth, it extends throughout life. One never reaches the moment when one knows everything about everything and everyone.
knowing how to live
we learn about it each day
throughout our whole life
