Here we are Day 8 of my 31 day blog writing challenge!! As it's Sunday, I've decided to have a wee breather and just post a few photos that I took today :-)
'til next time,
 |
| Looking from the cowshed towards the back of the main farm. Cows catching a nice breeze on a muggy day. |
 |
| Near the cowshed showing a huge 'Old Man Manuka' in flower |
 |
| Quail on a post nearby We have a family or two of Quails that live close to the house. I've been trying really hard to get a decent photo! |
 |
| Pretty happy with this one! |
 |
| Then slightly to the left, we had a Tui singing in a Gum Tree. My camera was on maximum zoom - the Tui must have been 20 metres or more up in the top branches! |
The small local primary school runs a Trail ride each December. It was on today. It goes through quite a few local farms and takes about 1½ hours to get around. Lots of noisy motorbikes. You may have to enlarge the photos to see anything!
ED and I took the kiddies out the back to see if they could see their Daddy or Uncle. (No luck.) They both went around twice and had an 'awesome' time apparently.
 |
| Coming through the neighbours towards our track |
 |
| Turning onto our track. A tight turn if you're going too fast. Lily enjoyed waving at the riders. They weren't too interested! |
 |
| And then up and over the hills and far away. |
 |
| "If I can't ride those bikes I'll have to get onto the buggy..." |
'til next time,
happy stitches,
Great picture of the quail. Are they native or were they introduced? I love the California Quail, I don't think we have them in Michigan, or if we do they are further up north. Great pics.
ReplyDeletelove your scenery that you have that looks like a good trail!
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see pictures of your part of the world. Great shot of the quail. xx
ReplyDeleteYou live in a beautiful place
ReplyDeleteHi Raewyn lovely post i love the pics of where you live,such beautiful countryside xx
ReplyDeletelovely to see around the farm... the quail is lovely... such gorgeous markings. I have been lucky enough to see a tui in real life... they are lovely too...
ReplyDeleteHugz
I love seeing the scenery of New Zealand from your yard. It looks a bit like the area south of Calgary Alberta. Love the bird shots too! Birds are just so beautiful aren’t they to look at and to hear.
ReplyDeleteLove them all, but that bird photo is outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFabulous pictures!! Thank you for sharing pictures of the warm as we hunker down to avoid winter's icy winds. You did get a great shot of the quail - my mom's favorite birds. It would be much quieter if they would use bicycles instead of dirt bikes and quads, but it would certainly take them a lot longer than 1.5 hours!! I really want to come and explore New Zealand...it was one of my parent's favorite countries and they wanted to go back.
ReplyDeleteAmazing pics Raewyn!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the farm! Love that old Manuka tree! How many flowers must that be?!?
I’ve never seen a quail before, wow!
Thanks for sharing, it looked like a great day!
Hugs,
Barbara xx
Great quail picture! That is our state bird. We have several nests in our garden each year. I love the sound they make.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the birds.
ReplyDeleteLooks lie you had a great weekend.
Lovely photos of your neck of the woods. Great pic of the quail too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful views and looks like lovely weather, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely scenery you have on your place. It’s so green compared with around here. Much easier on the eyes. It sounds like the trail ride is a lot of fun and a good fundraiser too.
ReplyDelete