View of Whau River mouth before sunrise from the Western bank. Tide is in, boats are moored, and the sky has lightened to gold on the horizon. 'Soft-focus' because the bus window was a bit fogged up. #river #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes

View of Whau River mouth before sunrise. The tide is in, boats are moored, and the sky has lightened to gold on the horizon. #river #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes

Crowd control continues to evolve. When the Winter Light Cathedral first opened, the entrance & exit were fully clear. Then signs on stands, & most recently, temporary fencing installed to deter cyclists biking through. #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes

View of Whau River mouth before sunrise. The tide is in, boats are moored, the sky has lightened to gold on the horizon. #river #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes

I don't know what a flesh disk jukebox is, but the Lynchian adventure game Something Beautiful makes me want to find out - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-dont-know-what-a-flesh-disk-jukebox-is-but-the-lynchian-adventure-game-something-beautiful-makes-me-want-to-find-out #SomethingBeautiful #PointandClick #Exploration #Puzzle #Indie #PC

The best of a blurry sequence.: View of Whau River mouth before sunrise. #river #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes

Congratulations fellow Southern Hemisphere people, you've survived the longest night of the year. Was out to greet the sunrise of the shortest day of 2026 but it was overcast & began to drizzle. #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes #solstice

Annoyingly the Whau River mouth triptych format is too wide to show properly. So here are the 3 images I put together. #river #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes

The evolution of crowd control? (Signage for Winter Light Cathedral prohibiting riding through initially to one side of the tunnel is now in front & impeding, because cyclist(s?) ignored & rode through?) https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/winter-light-cathedral #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes