Category Archive: winter

Commuting 

Commuting 

“Someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for.” ― Norman Kirk, “The town that’s used to being disappointed”. A dark …

 

Winter solstice

Winter solstice

Rather than snow on the shortest day, our ornamental cherry is covered in lichen. It’s great not having snow, but the lichen is not a …

 

Garden of earthly delight

Garden of earthly delight

We are very happy with our lemon tree – perhaps more accurately, we are very happy with the lemons on our lemon tree. We’ve been …

 

Mid-winter dreaming

Mid-winter dreaming

Ever since she was a child, Kathy had dreamed of speeding across frozen surfaces. A snow white audience shouting encouragement. Faster. Faster! And finally, edging across the …

 

Wummer

Wummer

The long anticipated warmth and energy associated with summer hasn’t eventuated this year. Actually, it feels a bit like we are living in the Selfish …

 

Scurry!

Scurry!

There’s no more complete way to motivate people to get out of the city at the end of the business day than for the wind …

 

Matariki

Matariki

Sundown on the shortest day of the year – people are heading home on the longest night. In addition to being one of the shortest …

 

Drive time

Drive time

I’m walking back from a visit to my dentist, and it’s cold and raining. There’s that familiar feeling of being on a path that’s somehow …

 

100 days

100 days

It’s 100 days before the opening of the rugby World Cup. In 100 days this stadium will be transformed into a hive of activity, as …

 

361 – Harbingers of Spring

361 – Harbingers of Spring

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move …