back on the farm

Yes, up North again. Visiting family this time. These are pet sheep - Buddy and Eric. They eat the grass under the fruit trees and live the life of Riley.

PS That's the husband and his twin brother in the background

Reading: The reason I jump by Naoki Higashida

a good weekend

We left the city for the weekend to celebrate a birthday and catch up with family. We ate well, enjoyed good company, tried the local wine and drove home the long way.

- on the road near Ruawai
- steer with panda eyes
- hens at Ake Ake vineyard, Kerikeri
- oranges at a roadside stall near Kerikeri
- on the road to Maungaturoto
- a sheep called Eric
- grapevines at Ake Ake
- old Raupo ferry landing on the Northern Wairoa River