smell the roses

and enjoy the flowers we found along the way in the north of the South Island.

talk about food again

It is food in Kiwiland though.

Your thoughts on the following ...

Breakfast at the B and B in Hanmer Springs.

Sweets fridge in a cafe at Westport.

New year's Eve dinner In Nelson.

Fried mussels in Havelock.

Steak and cutlets in Marlborough Region

This is a ring in from Xmas in Bne.

Feeling quite content after reviewing the dining.

Have 2 words

New Zealand.

It's a breath of fresh air when you need it most.

See what I mean.

Green, even in drought.

Spectacular scenery

Fabulous art

Hobbits

Did I mention the scenery?

A great survivor attitude

...and old world charm.

More to come; I promise.

trailed some scarecrows

A glorious Brisbane Spring day; time to relax and have a drive in the country.

We've been trying to visit Tambourine for their Annual Scarecrow Festival for years now.

Yesterday was the day!

Here are my favourites, in no particular order.

Scarecrow Festival - tick!

I have a very tame 'bucket list' don't I?

Visit the Gold Coast

Every year in September the Swell sculpture exhibition is announced.

Every year we're taken by surprise and have to scramble to get there before it finishes.

It doesn't ever matter if we don't love every one of the sculptures, it's a gorgeous day out in the fresh sea air.

This creature atop Elephant Rock at Currumbin beach.

Strange the things that one seas on the beach. Note the iconic Aussie surf lifesavers to the right of the photo.

The friends we travelled with had never been to Palazzo Versace, so afternoon tea there was a must.

I wonder where its other 3 tentacles are?

went for a walk in our garden

Here's what I saw.

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All green thumb kudos to Paul.