
I loved the look of this roadside stall just outside Batlow, a pretty town on the western slopes of the Snowy Mountains of NSW, and couldn’t resist taking a photo. Some of the bags of crisp locally grown apples sell for just $2/kg.

Looking down as the plane approaches Blenheim on the tip of New Zealand’s north island, you see a flat stony floodplain with ridges of soil running in one direction juxtaposed with rows upon rows of upright vines, often just a few metres apart, running at right angles.
It’s an arresting sight, and one you’re not likely [...]