We treated this scary monster with awe and respect. It was intimidating. But also fascinating, awesome – we were excited our walk coincided with this hedge cutter returning from a paddock on one side of the road, then crossing the road and heading up a driveway directly opposite. All photos taken by Nigel, 13 May 2020.
Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand.
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Approaching the monster
Nigel told me the next one was a completely accidental shot!
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Roadside verge with autumn wildflowers and me in the distance heading back home.
Text by Liz, photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2020)
Exploring Colour 
Wow, the beginnings of a scary movie there, Liz! You could open with that accidental shot. That’s a pretty place to take a walk—nice views, and sheep!
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Yes, it was sure scary enough to star in a scary movie!
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Crikey, Liz how high are your hedges down there?
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Very tall in some cases. Big tall macrocarpa hedges immediately come to mind, but also pinus radiata and eucalyptus.
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That’s a scary beast! Looks like it could do a lot of damage if it went on the rampage…
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It’d be terrifying! No thanks.
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Here in the UK – and maybe in NZ too? – you can’t get a haircut right now because of the Covid-19 social distancing rules. Maybe this piece of kit is the perfect solution … but then again, maybe not! 🙂
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Hahaha! We’ve just gone down to Level 2 so haircuts are allowed now.
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That is quite the piece of monster machinery–you did well to give it a wide berth. I’d like to borrow it to pay some midnight attention to a neighbor’s trees that obstruct our ideal view.
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Hahaha! But seriously, could the neighbour’s trees be thinned in order to improve things?
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Nah. Radical surgery is the best plan, Trust me, I’m a doctor.
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Hahaha … me and the OH just had a good laugh (he’s a landscape architect by the way) hehe!
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