Sony262, Tuapata

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Tuapata
Coprosma repens
the essence of Wellington
So common by the coast here that it has become invisible
Ask people whats that bush with the very waxy deep green leaves, pairs opposed, and they'll go blank
Its the plant that I recall when I recall Wellington

Tough, waxy, sea and wind resistant
related to coffee
the seeds are edible (?)


Sony 262 reel-to-reel tape recorder 1961
I recorded many Beatles and Goon shows on this beast
kept in working order by my hipag bro
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nb I am now gbrun77 on flickr, because I've gone non-pro, so gbruno is full up.
Also, weird censorship may mean a flickr sign-in is required to view gbruno, but not gbrun77 (?)
Because of Googles conversion to XML from CSS (why!?) I can make NO changes to the template here, without spending a month studying their xml, so the sidebar continues to point to flickr gbruno.


Sony Sony262 tuapata