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#Spotted While Recently Roaming In Aotearoa #NewZealand

A woman (20s) in a flowing blue dress crouches down on a footpath to take a picture of a bumble bee giving a flower a good seeing to. It's sprinkling with misty rain, but neither bee or human seem to mind.

At a petrol station, a woman (18?) has pulled her car up at the tyre pump but looks a little worried about how to use it. Another woman (60s?) who is walking by with her shopping asks if she needs help. She accepts gratefully and they've soon got it sorted.

At a small town market: A food stall owner is describing the potatoes she uses in her dishes as "Sweet as!" while a busker nearby plays a tune on a penny whistle. He's dressed rather like a dashing medieval bard from a fantasy novel. Misty mountains in the distance.

A man (80s?) with an elaborately carved walking stick is chatting to a friend (80s?) at a whitebait fritter truck. He collects his order and salutes his friend: "See ya round mate. I gotta have a talk with this sandwich."

At a small town market: A man (40s?) has distracted his mum by pointing out a tūī in a nearby tree. While she's searching the branches for it, he quickly steals the bacon from her sandwich, stuffing it in his mouth and looking innocent at her when she turns back.

Any typos spotted in this post are a rather pesky Look Over There Sandwich Stuffing Snaffler. If spotted, please don't leave your sandwich unattended. They are voracious.