#Hawkes Bay

[johnnyraysblog]

[sunshineseekerforestlover]

Nicer by Flavio

[godesssiri]

I just wanted to say that if anyone is wanting to help Hawkes Bay and is planning to donate clothes etc: most donation centers are turning anything but bulk supplies away now. I know of some people who bought a truck load of clothes and linens and canned food and were turned away from 15 donation centers because they just Do Not have the resources to sort through and distribute more donations. This does not mean that all the people's needs have been 100% met and they don't need any more help, it just means the centers are overwhelmed and have to be as efficient as possible, which means cutting out the sorting by only accepting bulk goods.

They are also at a point where the immediate need for non-consumables like clothes and linens have been mostly met. If you have 2nd hand things to give hold off a few weeks/months and see if people are asking for more then. A lot of people most in need are in temporary living situations and their belongings need to fit into 1 or 2 bags, they're going to need more things when they're more settled. Or if you want to do something Right Now, sell your 2nd hand goods and donate the proceeds to a reputable charity.

If you don't trust the charities to spend cash wisely (some people don't) then look on FB and see what items community organizers are specifically requesting and where they should be sent to. Or if you know someone who is ready to leave with rubbish bags of clothes and boxes of cans who is likely to be turned away then message me and I'll put you in contact with a lady that's set up a shop where RSE workers can come grab anything they need for free. They need shoes.

[quo-usque-tandem]

Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

[soupy-george]

Broken heart for my home right now. Cyclone Gabby was a nasty piece of work.

[catalina45]

Part8

[checkpointgaming]

Part of our Hitman adventures a little while back. Ray's first time playing 👀 You can watch the full edited video here

[moodywho]

when will you post more again

soon. please have patience. this is an extremely traumatic time. over 3000 people are still missing. multiple people have died and more will be discovered. entire communities have lost everything. their homes, their businesses, their belongings and in some cases their family members. you cannot understand the gravity of the destruction from behind a screen. this is barely scratching the surface of what has been destroyed.

[jugs-and]

[12/22] Bell Rock, Hawkes Bay

Photo from a boys trip two weekends ago. S- had been bugging me to do this, and finally he proceeded to plan the trip himself. I could explain it from COVID lingering in the social scene, we haven't had a social season like this in over three years. I've come to a place where the more pronounced impacts have been on our relationships and how we have avoided the worst of it all, but the scars still remain on our fragile needs for human connection.

The Christmas season has been hectic, and I feel somewhat older this year, somewhat more tired. The fresh air and crunch of leaves underfoot brings me to a new world.

[time-schwime]

but why did Orson have to get his whole ass out in Nightcall that's all I'm asking. and then he has the nerve to say it's cold outside, bro you are double cheeked up on a stormy New Zealand beach and for what

[johnnyraysblog]

"Shine where you're planted- even if you find yourself bang in the middle of the black oats crop!"

[alwaystochocolate]

Huh, apparently it's in Hawkes Bay and has a website!

TaumatawhakatangihangakoauauoTamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu means:

The hilltop where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, conqueror of mountains, eater of land, traveller over land and sea, played his kōauau (flute) to his beloved.

https://thelongestplacename.co.nz/about/

Can't believe I didn't know that although I live in Aotearoa and I have heard of the Welsh village.

[mackerelfish]

[wine-porn]

Te Kaput

This is a ridiculously pedestrian wine, and I don’t have much reference on it because I don’t drink a whole lot of waist-hi-and-down supermarket pedestrian wines. I drink–errrr TASTE–a lot of blingy, expensive bad wines, but few of the myriad available for less-than-evolved palates. But this is boring on levels hard to explain. The nose has a bit of poopy funk in it, which–with pinot or maybe…

[sunshineseekerforestlover]

Life is like winding roads by Flavio

[adventuresinmonsterland]

Deck in Napier-Hastings Deck - large contemporary backyard deck idea with a pergola