January: teaching
14 Feb 2026
Yet more course prep, a trip to Pohara and Angelus, and Quebec for Christmas.
December: Wellington, Pohara/Angelus, and Quebec
23 Jan 2026
Yet more course prep, a trip to Pohara and Angelus, and Quebec for Christmas.
December: photos post
14 Jan 2026
Still less than 2 years of backlog, though January will be slower for sure, with 3 courses of teaching.
November: Wellington
16 Dec 2025
Time for course preparation, plus another paper submission.
Trip report: Angelus Peak Thrice in Three Days, December 5 to 9
14 Dec 2025
I lost my phone near the summit of Angelus Peak, but recovered it on the second try (oof).
November: photos post
12 Dec 2025
Less procrastination in November, though also no travel, so still a high number of photos processed. Notably, the oldest unprocessed set is now December 2023, so less than 2 years of backlog.
October: Wellington, Ontario, and Whitehorse
19 Nov 2025
Mostly NSERC Discovery Grant editing, plus a Wilderness First Responder recert and the Ontario Open.
Submission on the NZ Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill
16 Nov 2025
Back to the negative submissions about NZ legislation, this time about an underhanded attempt to modify the Fast-Track Amendment Bill by claiming it’s about supermarkets.
October: photos post
2 Nov 2025
In October I was working on my NSERC Discovery proposal, so I may have procrastinated sometimes by processing pictures. I selected way more pictures than in any recent month (1330 versus 846 in July), and the total number of pictures in the pool was 16% higher in July (3883 versus 2642). July did include a large collection of Estonian bird photos (710) and a walk up to Apostolidis (528). This month, on the other hand, I had lots of tiny sets, including in-transit days. Still, there were 13 over-100-picture days. (updated: spreadsheet error)
September: South Island and Auckland, as well as Wellington
11 Oct 2025
Some domestic NZ travel (more skiing than usual) and then just work (research and service) as normal.
