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Ex evo-devo biologist with a chronic problem of changing fields, now trying to understand what makes N. meningitidis tick.

Public health surveillance, microbial genomics, evolution, ecology, developmental biology, invertebrates, NZ native plants, gardening, cider, perry, malty beer, starry into space, wish I could draw

Made a peach pie with my subpar blood peaches. Probably should have made a cobbler or slice but don’t have eggs or butter at home and I am lazy! We will see… #gardening
Hmmm…funny looking chilli. Never seen fasciation in fruit before, only in leaves and stem. At least I think it is a form of fasciation. #gardening
Byebye MiSeq, you are good little machine. No matter what other people at work says. Our first sequencing machine and it has done us proud since 2016.
That weird feeling when someone is starring…
Kitty was pretty naughty at the v.e.t. Couldn’t get blood pressure done, she hates paws touched, because she was so angry. Otherwise all good for an almost 16 years old kitty. “Good body condition”, the vet said so not chunky. #catsofmastodon
Ok #wellington… a bit windy today. A video of upper deck of a double decker bus swaying in the wind.
A bit root bound…
Second from mother-in-law. Very old, possible 1920s.. wooden, no reference picture and missing a piece. Reason I think 1920s because there is a sheet of classified from a #wellington newspaper from 1927.
Finished a couple of puzzles this break. One a gift from my brother’s partner, small manageable and colourful.