#Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad, and Young Human (8?)--are enjoying an evening run on a country track.
Side-by-side.
Each looking content in their own world.
A lanky spaniel loping at their sides.
A nearby river gurgling as it flows to sea.
A couple (20s?) are sitting on a picnic blanket in a stunning valley. Softly talking and laughing while eating sandwiches.
Spring lambs gambolling in a nearby paddock.
Sheepy bleats and birdsong an accompaniment to a perfect evening.
A tiny human (1?) is fast asleep in a pram as Mum walks along a sunny street.
It's a busy day and people are about, talking and making noise but Tiny Human is imperviously getting in his forty winks.
He's hugging his toy firetruck, and everyone knows toy firetrucks make the best sleep guardians.
On a walking track through a cow paddock, a man (30s?) is taking a minute to admire the view while a very curious cow gives his knees a considered sniff.
But wait!
Curious Cow does not approve of these knees!
She gives him snort and a headshake.
He laughs and continues on his way.
A woman (70s?) wielding a gnarled wooden walking staff, with a canvas bag of pinecones tucked under her arm, is ambling along a river track.
Stopping every now and then to admire a flowering tree or inspect and interesting rock.
It's a quiet evening and she's going to take her time.
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