#Spotted in the Countryside in Aotearoa New Zealand:
In a mountain valley: Twin new lambs are drinking their breakfast while Mum munches on some long green grass.
Lamby tails wagging.
Mum quietly baaing.
Mist rising over a nearby riverbend.
A pair of paradise ducks flying overhead.
A tubby pony is most definitely the king of his paddock.
There might be a big horse (Clydesdale cross Sherman Tank?) on his turf but Tubby Pony's prepared to show it who's boss.
Gruntle-neighing.
Trotting around Big Horse like an X-wing circling the Death Star.
He. Will. Be. Victorious!
A long haired little white dog (Shih Tzu cross mop?) is jauntily trotting through a fern forest.
Her humans don't notice the giant stretch of mud ahead and Little Dog trots right in and...
...
Hmm...
...
A long haired little muddy dog (Shih Tzu cross bog monster?) is jauntily trotting...
A farmer (30s?) is riding a quad bike over a hilly paddock. A border collie a streak of black and white at his side.
A big moody sky overhead.
The scent of coming rain in the air.
Two women (30s?) are sitting next to a walking track information sign.
Talking quietly.
Drinking tea from cheerful yellow enamel mugs.
Hefty packs at their feet.
Sturdy boots on.
Mud all over their clothes.
It's been a big morning.
(Continued Below)
George Penney
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