This weekend is the Feilding Dog Training Club Championship Jumpers Show.  As a club member, I was assigned jobs (lead runner and poles).  I did not enjoy trudging back and forth in the mud.  The ground is so saturated.  The locals don't need their gum boots; they probably have webbed feet by now.  I hope that the weather is nice when the Schreibers visit, but if the sky is blue, and the house is warm, they'll think we were exaggerating.  Rx had two clear rounds today; the third run was good, but a bar dropped (unfortunately, I didn't get that run on video).  He placed 10th and 7th out of 54 maxis.  To move to the next class, you need two first places or 25 clear rounds.  On the drive home, I enjoyed the numerous sheep and lambs in the paddocks along the road (Camerons and Milson Line route 54).
What I'm going to miss:
sheep
ease of traveling, both around town and around the country, not having to tip
friendly co-workers; but hopefully my new office mates will be friendly as well;  :) working on new job/practice in Albuquerque; Rich was disappointed in the lack of camaraderie that he experienced here.
being able to walk to work, scenery, wineries (Rich's contribution to the list)
Will not miss:
getting my own CC and VS
heat pumps, space heaters, cold rooms, the lounge furniture, the bed, Featherston Street noise
kiwi television
"pies", savouries, fish and chips: too many kjoules;  I mastered Celsius and meters, but not energy.

lamb shank dinner

Mary's yummy sticky date pudding

evening meal and good conversation with Marilyn, Mary, Fong, Maria and Neil

I flagged the dog show on Sunday (gave it a miss).  The day was first overcast and then very rainy, and I had had enough mud.  Actually, I was just very tired, and I needed a rest after my more challenging work week.  More differences (will probably still be noting new things in the last week):  when serving dinner guests, you bring out the full plates, as opposed to guests dishing out their own portions from serving bowls.  When it is your birthday, you bring in the cake and treats for tea time.  Just as Hematology here trains with Pathology (instead of Oncology), anesthesia and intensive care are often together (some ICUs run by anaesthetists).  Neil works in the ICU, but is also an anaesthetist.  He has published articles on malignant hyperthermia.