Pauanui



there's a definite change in the air

and things are moving inside...






Let the judging begin


under their fringes these horses give each other the evil eye

 
I have a confession though, I was secretly jealous of these women 'cos they got to run around with their little horses and win ribbons and cups and certificates 

Meanwhile, elsewhere at the Easter Show -
there was a circle of cows

and a stack of pigs


Outside, the entertainment was of a different kind
Green eyed monsters are not your friend and should not be kept as pets! They are wild animals and should be left to live in their own environments, not made to work in circuses

See!..foolish, foolish man
it's all fun and games 'till someone gets their arm ripped off. Repeat perfomances at 2 and 4pm. 
We decide to head home

Every beach is better with a dog. "Jibbs"

Jibbs is an 11 year old Wheaton Terrier. He is a sweetheart and is always on his best behaviour


He's such a sweetheart that we thought we should spoil him and take him to the beach! but we discovered his dark side.

We only made it as far as the creek. Jibbs doesn't 'do' beaches. As a protest he just like to stare straight ahead and stand.

he likes to stand up to his ankles in water
up to his knees in water
up to his chest in water
ain't no budging him. In fact, he could stand like this aaallll day if he has to
As people walk by they say things like 'is that dog alright?" 'I think he's stuck' and 'do we need to rescue him??'

No, we don't need to rescue him. He's having a pointless time and he sure as hell ain't going down to the beach. He's on strike.

Suddenly, after an eternity, he decides he wants to stand here. 'Nyah, nyah. Come and get me'.
no amount of coaxing will get him to frolic and run around so we decide since he's obviously not into it we should head off back to the car. That's when he decides he wants to do this
oh my god, I'm so happy! We're going back to the car!
This is the happiest moment of my life!

...sigh...