I know it’s been awhile since I’ve put anything on here. Our keyboard has been acting up for the past two weeks, and it takes twice as long as usual to type anything. Today was special, though, so I decided to share it anyway.
We are part of a homeschool writing group called Dead Boring. Every two weeks during school terms we meet at someone’s home and the children each read a story they’ve written. We eat lunch together, and then the children play with their friends while the moms fellowship. This group has been an incredible blessing in our lives here. We also do a few fun things through the year, and today was one of those.
We met at Waikari, about 50 minute’s drive south of us, and the children and some adults biked to Scargill, approximately 20 km. My four oldest all did the entire route, but I drove James partway and then let him out to ride. I followed along behind him, and enjoyed the beautiful day. It was a perfect time to get some good pictures of our gorgeous scenery! The children all absolutely loved the day, although they are very tired tonight. James actually rode 13.5 km–I couldn’t believe he went that far on that little bike!
The scenery between the highway and Waikari was incredibly beautiful!
Coming over the hill to Waikari.
Everyone ready to take off!
There’s one of my boys!
That’s a wattle tree in bloom.
Such a beautiful day! There is the determined rider I followed.
Lots of lambs!
My bored passenger!
Sheep in a yard.
Some farms have signs at the end of the lane with their name on.
Young bulls
I thought this hedgerow was interesting, with alternating shades of green.
New Zealand flax
That’s a row of gum trees in the middle
Concrete water tank