Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷
@paullecomtephoto.nz
Caffeinated Hypermediated Photographer. Sad devotion to Nikon, typefaces, Everton, Canucks, UK indie & NZ roots music. Results may vary depending on caffeine & alcohol intake. Toitū Te Tiriti. 323ppm
https://paullecomtephoto.nz
https://paullecomtephoto.nz
Yay, Patience season 2 just dropped on 3Now here in NZ.
February 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Yay, Patience season 2 just dropped on 3Now here in NZ.
Really quick chart to show the rise of declared state of emergencies due to sever weather events. See the trend?
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Really quick chart to show the rise of declared state of emergencies due to sever weather events. See the trend?
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
The storm did arrive, & more end grain native NZ recycled timber chopping boards in clamps.
February 14, 2026 at 2:56 AM
The storm did arrive, & more end grain native NZ recycled timber chopping boards in clamps.
Lightning app going bonkers with the storm over the Lammerlaw Ranges west of Ōtepoti Dunedin.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Lightning app going bonkers with the storm over the Lammerlaw Ranges west of Ōtepoti Dunedin.
1 day apart.
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
1 day apart.
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
In the workshop watching the approaching thunderstorm, but given I’m not in the 1 in 1 years flooding they’re having up north I’m not complaining.
#ChoppingBoards
#ChoppingBoards
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
In the workshop watching the approaching thunderstorm, but given I’m not in the 1 in 1 years flooding they’re having up north I’m not complaining.
#ChoppingBoards
#ChoppingBoards
My bluesky timeline.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
My bluesky timeline.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Again here in New Zealand the accepted political discourse is to find ways to mine, drill & import LNG polluting the fuck out of our environment, accelerating 1/100 year floods, yet this hideous creature that lurks under the bed 'green ideology' must be feared at all costs.
I am pistified
I am pistified
February 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Again here in New Zealand the accepted political discourse is to find ways to mine, drill & import LNG polluting the fuck out of our environment, accelerating 1/100 year floods, yet this hideous creature that lurks under the bed 'green ideology' must be feared at all costs.
I am pistified
I am pistified
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Do you trust Winston tell the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth 100% of the time?
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Do you trust Winston tell the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth 100% of the time?
Might be the best end grainy chopping boards I’ve made. I will have 12 of the medium boards next week.
Sharpened blades & not rushing = all of Paul’s digits intact & super crisp chopping boards.
2 a night in clamps for the next week.
Sharpened blades & not rushing = all of Paul’s digits intact & super crisp chopping boards.
2 a night in clamps for the next week.
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Might be the best end grainy chopping boards I’ve made. I will have 12 of the medium boards next week.
Sharpened blades & not rushing = all of Paul’s digits intact & super crisp chopping boards.
2 a night in clamps for the next week.
Sharpened blades & not rushing = all of Paul’s digits intact & super crisp chopping boards.
2 a night in clamps for the next week.
Post trees you photographed
Hagley Park, ChurChur
Hagley Park, ChurChur
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Post trees you photographed
Hagley Park, ChurChur
Hagley Park, ChurChur
February 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I love this place to a tittle
But the heavily censored & US centric nature of it's Tenor gifs is really bloody boring.
Thank god for gif uploads now.
@bsky.app
But the heavily censored & US centric nature of it's Tenor gifs is really bloody boring.
Thank god for gif uploads now.
@bsky.app
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I love this place to a tittle
But the heavily censored & US centric nature of it's Tenor gifs is really bloody boring.
Thank god for gif uploads now.
@bsky.app
But the heavily censored & US centric nature of it's Tenor gifs is really bloody boring.
Thank god for gif uploads now.
@bsky.app
It’s kinda cruel looking at a vague glimpse of a summer evening over Ōtepoti Dunedin, whereas 11°C & low cloud over Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula.
Worst summer ever
Worst summer ever
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 AM
It’s kinda cruel looking at a vague glimpse of a summer evening over Ōtepoti Dunedin, whereas 11°C & low cloud over Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula.
Worst summer ever
Worst summer ever
Day 789 of not getting a haircut until #Manchester United win 5 games in a row.
![Shrek (27 November 1994– 6 June 2011) was a Merino wether belonging to Bendigo Station, a sheep station near Tarras, New Zealand.[1] He gained international fame in 2004, after he avoided being caught and shorn for six years. Merinos are normally shorn annually, but Shrek apparently hid in caves, avoiding muster. He was named after the fictional ogre in books and films of the same name.
Source Wiki
Cover of a children's book](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l43f5finrcugyqz534j5z265/bafkreighizrpcnhpa3w7hhrnnaqhdprbyie23pf57upcr7hd5ad4hdeku4@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Day 789 of not getting a haircut until #Manchester United win 5 games in a row.
This was a really challenging shot to get. 3mins north of Haast this wetland screamed stop the car!
I spent about 90mins taking what I thought were bangers (they weren't) then as the rain started, the drops in the water suddenly gave the rainforest wetland context
I spent about 90mins taking what I thought were bangers (they weren't) then as the rain started, the drops in the water suddenly gave the rainforest wetland context
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This was a really challenging shot to get. 3mins north of Haast this wetland screamed stop the car!
I spent about 90mins taking what I thought were bangers (they weren't) then as the rain started, the drops in the water suddenly gave the rainforest wetland context
I spent about 90mins taking what I thought were bangers (they weren't) then as the rain started, the drops in the water suddenly gave the rainforest wetland context
We all know the first two months of summer can be really mixed bag in Dunedin, but don’t worry, Feb/March are the warmest & sunniest…
10°C & somewhere behind that is the city of Dunedin.
Last years ‘worst summer ever’, we were lucky compared to this 1/100 year worst summer ever.
10°C & somewhere behind that is the city of Dunedin.
Last years ‘worst summer ever’, we were lucky compared to this 1/100 year worst summer ever.
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We all know the first two months of summer can be really mixed bag in Dunedin, but don’t worry, Feb/March are the warmest & sunniest…
10°C & somewhere behind that is the city of Dunedin.
Last years ‘worst summer ever’, we were lucky compared to this 1/100 year worst summer ever.
10°C & somewhere behind that is the city of Dunedin.
Last years ‘worst summer ever’, we were lucky compared to this 1/100 year worst summer ever.
Timeline cleanse for you (I promise no teeth were lost in the making of this)!
Summer sunset
9pm Otago Harbour sunset from Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin NZ
Summer sunset
9pm Otago Harbour sunset from Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin NZ
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Timeline cleanse for you (I promise no teeth were lost in the making of this)!
Summer sunset
9pm Otago Harbour sunset from Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin NZ
Summer sunset
9pm Otago Harbour sunset from Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin NZ
That’s enough for today, too much bloody dust.
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
That’s enough for today, too much bloody dust.
13 butcher block style chopping boards worth of strips here (inc the 3 in clamps that cracked).
These will have the edges trued up (again, I wish I had about $8k more fun woodworking toys to make this faster) & then have their final glue up.
These will have the edges trued up (again, I wish I had about $8k more fun woodworking toys to make this faster) & then have their final glue up.
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
13 butcher block style chopping boards worth of strips here (inc the 3 in clamps that cracked).
These will have the edges trued up (again, I wish I had about $8k more fun woodworking toys to make this faster) & then have their final glue up.
These will have the edges trued up (again, I wish I had about $8k more fun woodworking toys to make this faster) & then have their final glue up.
Cutting the blanks into strips (156 times).
A brand new blade makes this a dream & me extra careful with push sticks. #ChoppingBoards
A brand new blade makes this a dream & me extra careful with push sticks. #ChoppingBoards
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Cutting the blanks into strips (156 times).
A brand new blade makes this a dream & me extra careful with push sticks. #ChoppingBoards
A brand new blade makes this a dream & me extra careful with push sticks. #ChoppingBoards
Trimming the edges
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Trimming the edges