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A Farm Family Shoot in New Zealand
Thursday, December 11, 2014
A Farm Family Shoot in New Zealand

Recently I was able to visit myhome land - New Zealand. While there, I took the opportunity to have several photosessions.   The family in the photos herelive in a farm house and their childrengo to a rural school. Footwear for “Kiwi”kids usually consist of a pair of gumboots,jandals ( Flip-flops) and of course there isalways your bare feet. Yes, some of theschools still don’t require shoes when thekids attend school. No need to worry aboutsnakes either. New Zealand is one of thefew countries in the world that does not have this reptile in its midst. The children were delightful and enjoyedthe shoot.  They also insisted that Ifeed Daisy their cute little lamb. Last year’slambs were fully grown and were out in thepaddock (pasture) but the minute we cameto the fence they rushed up for some attention.I must say that I had a little troubledelving into a delicious lamb roast dinnerafter this episode.  The children were free spirited, friendly and full of life. Quite a delight to be around.  There were were no cell phones or computer/tv distractions here.  They were happy to play outside and mingle with the adults. We even got a little guitar recital from Jack. I took a lot of scenic photos of New Zealand while there. If you are interestedin looking at them, you can go to Collages.net and ...