My family just don’t seem to appreciate that photography takes time. Enough time for a rest at least! Through the undergrowth home beckons. At this point I wish we had a nifty gate through our back fence. Instead it’s around 15 minutes basset waddling around the lane and down the front drive. One day in the not too distant future the house will be hidden... There was a screeching of brakes when I first met this little lady. Heaven knows where she came from but she almost met her maker under my car. When I got out of the car to check she was still alive she scuttled up to me as tame as anything. To avoid any further... I first noticed this “yellow cow parsley” about a year ago. It is in fact fennel growing wild along the Hutt River. It gives a heady aniseed aroma which confused the heck out of the bassets. It’s a show off that’s for sure whether it grows... Usually we post pictures this size. But when you have a plug-in (don’t ask) you can fake all sorts of php (don’t ask) and save yourself a lot of heart ache. I am no geek but maybe one day. We can now go large! Not once, but forever if we want! This is... 