February in Wellington is as good as it gets. Even though I woke up from a dream of summer clothing murmuring, “I need…a bathing suit…and…a parka…” February is the month when Wellington turns up the summery charm. “We should take February off, instead,” everyone grumbles. But they don’t mean it, really. If they did, downtown […]
Entries from January 31st, 2012
Bummer Of A Summer
January 16th, 2012 3 Comments
There have been cheerier summers here in Wellington. This year, summer weather seems to be cancelled, Blanket Man is dead, another dead body disrupted the Harbourside Market on Sunday, and National is getting ready to privatize half the government offices. At Wazzer’s job, Chelsea, the trim blonde waitress, is asking if Wazzer knows anyone looking […]
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IAWL Likes…Pohutukawa Trees
January 4th, 2012 2 Comments
Like all of Wellington, my heart warms when I see the pohutukawa in bloom. The dark-red masses of fringed flower radiant against the silver-sage foilage and epically twisted branches. Vividly silhouetted against the pure blue summer sky, or adding a moody glow to mist and rain. Most poignant of all, the soft, ephemeral pools of […]
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