OUR WORLD and Nature Notes - Some little wonders in New Zealand

We arrived late and by the time we were out of the airport,

it was close to midnight.

Happily, Darling Daughter had booked us the most 

comfortable king-sized beds at the nearest hotel

After a blissful night, this bumble bee was busy at the

entrance as we waited for transport back to the airport

to pick up our car.

After a few hours of slow driving through flat, rather boring

country, we came upon this marvellous Japanese restaurant

at Ashburton. A find indeed, with authentic beyond delicious 

Japanese food. We were a bit late for lunch but they 

very kindly kept the Restaurant open for us 

so we could fully enjoy our meal.

it was so delicious I did not even think of taking a photo

until we were halfway through our meal.

I stil salivate just thinking about it.

DD, who organised the whole trip, is a seasoned traveller

and knows when to stop an stretch one's legs to ward 

off fatigue

we stopped by a railway line, under some beautiful oaks

and although it was not such a great spot for stretching one's

legs, there was much to discover and appreciate in the grass

tiny lawn daisies

red clover

a sea of baby oaks

some roadside weeds glowing like miniature suns

and this interesting flower which neither of us was 

acquainted with and much much more
(this plant has now been identified by Sweetpea
in my comments. Thank you Christ.))

a short stop, but so refreshing for the soul.

Linking with OUR WORLD

and Nature Notes