Spring pictures

Here is a long overdue post with a few recent pictures.
Sometimes we get so busy living life that there is no time to report on it. I find that my daily rhythm changes when the clocks change - there are possibilities for going out and playing after tea. The grass is growing fast and the garden needs planting. The boys are wanting to run around like little spring lambs (stretching the imagination there ..).
Anyway here are 5 pictures showing some recent activities.
Patrick and I went for a paddle on lake Ngatu last Sunday to test out a kayak that we had borrowed. We hope to do a more challenging sea trip this summer holiday. We found that it was uite difficult to capsize this kayak - we managed in the end, though and had some pracice at getting back in in calm water.
Eric went out shooting turkeys and between us we bagged another 4. They are more challenging than possums but easier than rabbits. Plus they carry a lot of free protein. There is no comparison between these genuinely free-range tureys that wander about the grasslands in mobs of 10-20 birds and the "free-range" birds that we occasionally ate in the UK.
Patrick went to the local soccer league prize giving yesterday. It started at the ungodly hour of 9am on a Saturday and went on quite a while. His coach gave alot of his free time for the weekly practice and the Saturday games. Thanks Darren. He has now moved away from the area ao we could not thank him in person. Patrick got a certificate for playing, plus a medal for winning the league and a trophy for something else. NZ is slowly switching on to soccer. It does not compete yet with rugby which is definitely the national game. But soccer is growing.
Finally the rest of the family are all very keen on the 2 lagomorphs - Minty and Peanut. I will let them tell the world about them.