As you might have guessed, this is Flash. He lives at the tea rooms at the Te Aroha Domain, where the hot springs are. His exact position is extremely difficult to define, but I suspect that it lies somewhere between General Mangler & Quality Control Officer. His name imparts a certain irony, because the lovely ladies that Flash allows to care for him assure me that he aint no speed king.He was quite difficult to get a picture of, because the moment the squatting position is assumed for the purposes of photography, Flash assumes that one is there to pay homage to his delightful self & so does his level best to smooge the camera lense.
His pedigree is about what you would expect. A wild stray from the delightful native bush that comes right to the rear of the tearooms, he was seduced by honeyed words & delectable food into adopting the good life, gladly (We surmise) paying the price of enduring deworming, defleaing & desexing. Not necessarily listed in order of importance or impact.
Anyway, if you happen to be anywhere near Te Aroha, check out the Hot Pools & particularly the Tea Rooms. You will be certain of a warm welcome at both places, specially if you mention at the tea rooms that you read about them in Flattie's blog
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