Spotted on an evening walk in Aotearoa #newzealand

A small human conducts investigations with a carefully selected poking stick. So far he's researched some fungi, some mud and he's now eying a promising cow pat. Suddenly all research is halted by Mum. This stifling of SCIENCE is intolerable!

A man (30s?) is lifting a woman in a sundress up as she picks apricots from an overladen tree overhanging a shady street. They're both laughing so hard he's almost dropping her and an audience of onlookers has gathered.

Two small humans are conducting special snorkel-based investigations in a river-bend water hole. Every now and then one Junior Stream Biologist will pop up with an interesting stone or piece of weed and it's evaluated and considered for excellence.

Two men are sitting in camp chairs next in a campervan that's freedom parked in a stunning valley location. Birds are singing, the nearby river is gurgling and the faint sound of Motorhead can be heard as they fry sausages on a portable gas stove.

A sleek Italian Greyhound is introduced to a big cheerful staffy. Italian Greyhound parks her butt on the ground to forestall all crass sniff-based introductions from this peasantish creature. Staffy is unperturbed.

Any typos spotted in this post are here to conduct a special ampersand-based investigation of any Christmas treats they find in their travels. If spotted, halt with a full stop, then coral with brackets.