<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Spotted" rel="tag">#<span>Spotted</span></a> While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:</p><p>In a cafe: A server brings a woman (60s?) a GIANT cheese scone and she hoots with laughter. Slicing it in half to butter it, she exclaims: "Oh. My. God! This scone is just butter and cheese held together by wishes and dreams!"</p><p>In a supermarket, a fierce looking man (50s?) in black bike leathers with full head and face tattoos is doing a little on-the-spot groove in the coffee aisle to Enigma's song "Return to Innocence." Humming along as he chooses his brew. </p><p>On a very long bike track on sunset, two small humans (3 &amp; 4?) on bright pink and green push-along bikes are propelling themselves next to Dad. <br />They have ALL the energy and aren't looking tired at all. <br />Not. At. All. <br />Sleepy Looking Dad saying: "How bout ya see how fast you can go!" </p><p>In a paddock next to a walking track: A large, placid looking cow is being piloted by a seagull that's sitting on its back.<br />Seagull is standing to attention, facing the direction this big cow beast should be going. <br />Meanwhile Cow seems quite happy to munch some grass, running on autopilot. </p><p>On dusk, a tiny human (2?) in Bluey pajamas is toddling through a park with Mum. Picking feijoas off some nearby trees before studiously putting them in Mum's wicker basket. Birds singing good night to each other overhead. A big Labrador snuffling at the grass by their side.</p><p>(Continued Below)</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/809d09f6-85be-4c5e-a890-f75149826b0b/spotted-while-roaming-in-aotearoa-new-zealand</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:45:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/809d09f6-85be-4c5e-a890-f75149826b0b.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:11:07 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:31:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/georgepenney%40sunny.garden">@<span>georgepenney</span></a></span> The small humans have all the energy NOW but sleepy dad is CLEVER and knows that with a little encouragement NOW that they’ll be properly sleepy LATER… <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/116456154961074826</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/116456154961074826</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[arcadiagt5@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:31:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:25:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/georgepenney%40sunny.garden">@<span>georgepenney</span></a></span> Sometimes the word pictures you paint are so wonderful I want to weep with joy.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/BackFromTheDud/statuses/116456132341247129</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/BackFromTheDud/statuses/116456132341247129</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[backfromthedud@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:25:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:11:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Any typos spotted in this post are currently planning on nipping down to their favourite cafe for a cheese scone for lunch and to soak up the vibe. If typos spotted, they'll be pretending their to-do list isn't a howling beast with fangs and will be using ALL their butter on their scone. </p><p>Also, as the typos are largely fueled by tea, wishes and dreams, they have a Buy Me a Coffee for all assistance in making sure they're supplied with enough tea to continue their mighty mission. <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/georgepenney" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>buymeacoffee.com/georgepenney</span><span></span></a></p><p>The typos also have a rather spiffy Patreon with around 600 of these posts, plus the option to receive bonus posts and stories and to have your name featured in the next Spotted book, coming in September.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/georgepenney" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>patreon.com/georgepenney</span><span></span></a></p><p>(Thank you so much for reading my promo malarkey! <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2764.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--heart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="❤" alt="❤" />️<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f60a.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--blush" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😊" alt="😊" />🪻)</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/georgepenney/statuses/116456074683824786</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/georgepenney/statuses/116456074683824786</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[georgepenney@sunny.garden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:11:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>