So what's going on here? We have a super-intelligent parrot - Polly to her friends, but Professor to her students - at home and trying to relax but the kids are testing out their camera skills. We've all been there...

There's something about the aesthetic of old family photographs that I perversely love - the retro wallpapers, the jaunty angles and lack of focus, the look of terror on the poor victims, the fashion faux pas - and of course the memories - they're a delight to relive.  And I found some wonderfully cringing examples in my old family photo archive to share so you can perhaps see where I'm coming from with lovely Polly.

I'm super-stoked to announce that "Unfurling (tūī)" raised the most for conservation - specifically Zealandia - in the last financial year! Most of my wildlife prints include a 10% donation to conservation, so it's a treat each year to work out who was number one! Thank you for your incredible support.