Evening over the paddocks

Another interesting post box

Our neighbors one year old pet deer came down the road to visit us - Her pasture mates are a cat and some sheep. She's very friendly

Aerial view of the property we live on, showing the main house and outbuildings - Taken before our cottage was built

Ready for shearing

Loading the wool to take to the wool buyers

Lamb #1 says: "What is this thing?" Lamb #2: "I think it's called a rock"

Baby goat the size of a housecat

Rural post box - We've also seen small refrigerators and microwaves

Eruption of Mt Ruapehu 1994/95

View from our yard of Mt. Ruapehu

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In search of homes in the rural countryside

Can you spot the house?

An orphan just a few weeks old

An active Volcano, Mt. Tongariro - It was in the world news a few months ago when it erupted. It is on the backside of the mountain we are facing, about an hours drive. You can see steam rising from the vents.

An afternoon in rural country

Wiggly Piggy

Our lovely lunch spot

Lunch time in the country

Can't help but love 'em

Cuddly cute

Another local volcano -Mt. Narahoe We had a wild weather day with heavy thunder, lightning, hail, rain and wind. We had to pull over on the road and wait until it was safe to move on.

A nosey neighbor

Our dog "Tiger"

Our dog "Ricky"

Sunsets & Rainbows

A beautiful end to a beautiful day

Going to scan the pastures for sheep or lambs that may have gotten stuck in mud or water holes or got onto their backs and can't get back over. They will die pretty quickly if not freed or turned back over.

Going

Hidden in the hills

Morning at the mountain

Our off road vehicle, "The Mule"

Country livin'

Fetching water for the dogs

A day in the ministry

Snow on the mountain

A friendly local

Turkeys trying to impress the chickens

A very rural farm house

Curious George

Nice piggy

Spring Lambs are everywhere

Part of our animal family

A section of our backyard

One flat and a spare with no air

A friend and neighbor with a compressor to our rescue

A beautiful end to the day

Sunset on the mountain and pastures

Front side of our cottage facing the mountain

Our cottage beyond the buildings and dark green trees in the center of the photo

An evening visitor