🧵Things spotted on a very sunny market day in small city Aotearoa New Zealand: A sturdy man in cargo pants with a Midwestern US accent standing at the top of the markets looking speculatively about him. He turns to his teenage son. "Well, how d'ya think we go about this? Do ya have a plan?" (1)

Two men ambling (50s?) with colourful cloth bags full of fruit and veges. One wraps his arm around his partner's waist. "Do you have any spare change Darl? I've gotta get some of those peonies for the house." (2)

DID HE GET THE PEONIES I need to know

Oh I love these...

A man. A plan. A canal. Aotearoa.

I smile and gather your words and create pictures in my mind.

@raggedrabbit.bsky.social & I have decided that you should totally compile all of your "Things spotted on..." threads into a book. It would sell like hotcakes!