I had my first outing a few days ago. I was getting a bit of cabin fever, so accompanied John on a run to the local Piopio dump, then we went for coffee at The Fat Pigeon Cafe and for berries at Piopio Berry Orchard.
Afterwards he decided we should go exploring some surrounds, so after heading down one side road near the Berry Orchard we went off towards Aria, a rural settlement not far away. There is an abandoned church on a hillside there I've wanted to photograph for some time.
For some reason we encountered quite a number of friendly free range pigs willing to pose for me along the way. John was a bit nervous about the last hairy guy, he reckoned he was a domesticated wild pig and didn't want me getting too close.
John and I rarely if ever take time to wander the local countryside. There is so much beauty on our doorstep, we just need to take the time out to see it.
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