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Photo taken while sitting at a table waiting for friends at our local McDonalds. Last week I posted a story about how a local elderly man was killed. The update on that is that a local 16 year old was arrested for it.  Crazy! A very sad situation all round.

We've had alot of rain this week - typical for Spring on the west coast. Most of it come down from the north of the country so alot of humidity, doesn't help with hot flashes from menopause. With the wet weather we've had quite a few Pukeko coming into the backyard looking for treats, usually they hang out at the neighbour's property across the road. 

Linking up with Weekend Reflections and the Weekend Roundup.

Comments

Bill said…
That's sad about the elderly man. McD's doesn't look crowded at that time of day.
11 October 2025 at 08:13
James said…
Very sad indeed. I don't think I've ever seen a pukeko.
11 October 2025 at 08:15
Tigger's Mum said…
The pukeko babies are out in force around here - cute little balls of fluff.
11 October 2025 at 08:53
Lydia C. Lee said…
That's terrible. And terrible that a child did it. Just awful news all round. #WeekendReflection
11 October 2025 at 08:54
Jan K. alias Afanja said…
That's sad news indeed. In our country too, there seems to be an increase in serious crimes committed by young people lately.
11 October 2025 at 11:13
Pauline said…
There's so much bad/sad news! Great Mc Donald's shot. It's a glorious day here today, shades of summer.
11 October 2025 at 14:12
DB Stewart said…
A safe neighbourhood is priceless.
11 October 2025 at 17:30
kwarkito said…
Voilà une photo contemporaine qui raconte bien notre temps. Une commande face à un écran. Si la photographie ne change pas le monde elle montre le monde qui change disait Marc Riboud. C'est exactement ça dont témoigne cette image
11 October 2025 at 19:27
Marie Smith said…
So sad about that man. Such a tragedy for the country!
12 October 2025 at 00:29
Tom said…
...stupid things happen every day.
12 October 2025 at 08:50
Klara said…
not a fan of those self-order machines.
12 October 2025 at 22:22
William Kendall said…
There was a man found guilty of killing his wife this week here. We share the same surname.
18 October 2025 at 23:40
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