Rimu

The sun is out to get me.

I retire to the high ridge where a light breeze delivers some comfort and the thick canopy creates a dramatic contrast of light and dark.

It’s cool amongst the crown fern and the slow sipping of cowboy coffee is meditative
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There are young Totora and Rimu here.

Embarrassment. I’ve been here many times before and not to notice.

Like a skinny teenager only growing in one direction but likely much older than I. A smile. A thought of encouragement to reach the light.

I recall past sentiments about losing good hunting grounds to scrub.

I must have matured as well.

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A good reward for noticing too [emoji106]
Takes a while for those rimu to become a skinny teenager [emoji41]

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It's nice to see you appreciate the beauty of God's green earth. Sometimes it's the little things that make a hunt special.

We take it for granted sometimes,

Been helping reduce numbers on private land a bit over the last 12 months and it’s so good to get back into the native.

Quite the poet as it turns out. On ya mate!

EXOlent

Always great when you stop and notice something special. It's around us all the time. But it takes effort sometimes to notice it.

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I need to get an electronic guide to refer to in the bush. My memory is like a sieve.

Take photos n save in phone perhaps??