A Day Out

I had a wonderful day out today with a dear friend in Morrinsville.  Morrinsville is a town that is thirty minutes’ drive from Hamilton, and is set in the middle of dairy farming countryside.  Cows are so important to this town that they have created full-size cows out of fibreglass (I think!) and painted them to match the business they have been placed outside of.

So far there are over fifty such cows, and I saw a new one today outside the Police Station.  It is a Police Cow!

The Police Cow reporting for duty outside the Morrinsville Police Station

Friend and I caught up on all our news and I was able to have a look around her new home.  It was so light and airy and full of sunshine, and it made one feel happy to be there.  I was given an enthusiastic welcome by Lucy, the pet Maltese Shih Tzu.  She is like one big cuddly teddy bear and has a beautiful personality.

Lucy, the 2-year old Maltese Shih Tzu

After a bite to eat for lunch, friend and I headed down-town and visited a couple of thrift shops.  We had fun!  I bought two tops, a summer cardigan, a lightshade for my bedroom, and a couple of little trinkets.  I am slowly learning that just because I like something, it does not mean I have to buy it!

When I left this morning it was windy and raining.  Coming home this afternoon it was still windy, but I was bathed in brilliant sunshine.  I stopped and photographed these dairy cows ruminating beside a large weeping willow tree.

Dairy Cows enjoying the sunshine

Back in Hamilton just in time to get caught up in the start of rush-hour traffic.  Son is getting dinner tonight so I can relax.  He is very good to me.

Home is a wonderful place to live.

Margaret