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Sophie Fern

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In charge of wonder and excitement about the natural world, a making plans to help it recover.

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I know I’m heading to Brussels as the train announcements are in three languages.

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Have spent most of today on trains. Did go to Liberty’s to swoon over fabric, brought English cheese for Dad, got given free ice cream and have been called “darling” by half a dozen strangers. Next stop Belgium

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Can we shout at them about the effect of AI on the environment? Also I forgot about coffee catch up! I apologise. Am back in August so shall email.

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I wrote a thing 😊 It's great to share how Dunedin and Invercargill have transformed their city centres into walkable, welcoming spaces for everyone. These initiatives hopefully help inspire other cities around Aotearoa to do the same.

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Just done the ids because a total nerd and we got a water stick insect!

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Today’s adventures were reading on the sofa, more ridiculously cute villages and pond dipping.

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Libraries are one of the great joys of life. I have never recovered from “free books, no just take them” and hope never to do so.

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Bretforton In Worcestershire. It could not be cuter with the houses, church and a wee pub

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Riotous veggie garden border and chubby topiary at Hidecote. Also, the National Trust scone of the month is raspberry and ginger. I recommend!

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Thatched animals on the roofs of thatched cottages

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Because the world is tiny, there is a family from my village who I see frequently on the dog walking hill, on my flight to London.

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I don't think any of our biosecurity team are knitters, but if they were....

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My colleagues have kindly dubbed the school frock and sensible shoes combo as “iconic”

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at least 30%of eating a grapefruit is squirting yourself in the eye with the juice.

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Me, when smaller. Was never madly good at photos. Also the Guinea pig was called Hoot and he had a friend called Plonk. Both legit great names for guineapigs.

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Maybe no one has yet recommended the Anna Jones Carrot and Tahini (which has a beautiful dash of orange in it)? It cures all the things, especially heavy hearts.

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Thanks e hoa. And to you and your deliberations.

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Me neither. If I come back with any, I will share. But also, every family is different so what works for us might not work for you. Etc

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Very much me too. Families eh? So hard to know the right things to do.

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More Dad, not me! Mum was from here and met Dad, who is English, on her OE. We moved to Belgium when I was 2 for 6 months and 46 years later, Dad is still there.

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He is! I grew up there (from aged 2-19) and though he did a bit in Hong Kong and the US, he moved back there permanently in about 2000 and is never planning on leaving.

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I also asked whether Istas, the steak and chips place near where I grew up, has changed in the last 30 years. Seeing as it has been open since the 1890s, and some of the staff might have been there since then, it was a silly question. Steak bearnaise, saignant avec frites et salade, it is!

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Trying to convince Dad that I am travelling to Brussels to see him. He is the reason for the season, and he doesn't need to organise things for my visit I would sit in his living room for 4 days and chat if that is what he wanted. He is not yet convinced.

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My pharmacist is SO cross about it all. As am I to be honest, as it was game changing for us chronically ill folks.

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A friend in the UK shared it with me and I have been singing since.

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The words of "The Lost Words" Blessing song are always in my head at the moment.

"Enter the wild with care, my love
And speak the things you see"

"Look to the sky with care, my love
And speak the things you see"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg1x...

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Something is getting the benefit of the endless rain!

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This post is brought to you by your grumpy biodiversity Aunt, who feels she has been gentle and patient about incremental change for quite long enough.

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Flocks. I want to see groupings of birds that are actually sufficient. Not just one individual, spotted out of the corner of my eye and talked about for days. I want flocks, dammit.

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The flowering currants up the road are budding and I’ve cut some for the house. And the smell of the leaves reminds me that I made a gorgeous currant leaf cordial last spring. Time to dig out the recipe as spring is on its way.

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The giant water lillies are out at Kew Gardens and in a few Sundays time, I will be there with my exceptionally ace niece. And the Sunday before that I get to see my Dad.

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It was gorgeous G! At one point I had about a dozen tūī in my eyeline and then half a dozen kākā. So much happiness.

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Folks who know: is this the time of year when a young kākā’s fancy turns to love, or is hanging upside down with your mates, flapping your wings and scraking just what we do on a Friday?

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My little black dog and I are up (by "up" i mean snuggled in bed with tea and toast - homemade bread with home-grown jam) watching the Hautapu from Wãnaka.

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Always here for a good cephalopod, and they're all good cephs! (thank you)

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That degree of care does astonish, eh? We're too used to "can you survive till Monday"?, which we can, but also I'm here for much more than surviving! Hope you have a really restful weekend.

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