Further afield.........

Balmy summer evenings.

Clematis paniculata looking lovely in the sun.

Beautiful Tui

Impossibly cute

Borrowing the lawn mower

Buddy the dog.

Early lambs - spring is on its way!? #newzealand #southernhemisphere #sheep #lambs #sunset #nz #mist #shadows

Wood shaving dog - much friendlier than the bench dogs! #woodworkjoke #tibetanterrier #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel #mixedbreed #woodwork #dog #Buddy #companion

Curious dog meets curious sheep! #dogsofinstagram #newzealand #nz #wainui #sheep #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel #lowchen #tibetanterrier #mixedbreed #Buddy (at Wainui, New Zealand)

Turns out a walker talkie makes me smile! As a kid I used to dream of playing with these! #walkietalkie #childhooddream #newzealand

Garden work is impossible when 6 week old puppies are around. #puppies #puppy #garden #weeding #nz #gisborne (at Wainui, New Zealand)

What the hell, another frog on a frog sculpture! Not quite a pile but what a green colour. #frog #frogsofinstagram #newzealand #nz #gisborne #gizzy #nature

It's that time of year again when I can't help taking pictures of a frog or two - a pile of frogs is better - and a pile of frogs on a frog sculpture is awesome! #frog #spring #frogsofinstagram #frogs #newzealand #nz #gisborne #gizzy #sculpture (at Wainui Beach)

Honey bee checking out the Doryanthes Palmeri (Spear Lily). Spring is here and lovely. #bee #spring #spearlily #doryanthespalmeri #doryanthes #gisborne #newzealand #nz