The shortest day has been and gone; great to know that we are over the 'hump' and that the days will be lengthening. Statistics for 21 June down here were:
Sunrise: 8:31:45am
Sunset: 5:04:32pm
Minimum temperature: 2.8 deg C at 7:59am
Maximum temperature: 11.1 deg C at 2:10pm
The Stewart Island Department of Conservation Field Centre has had its roof replaced over the last fortnight. Although it wasn't always easy putting up with the banging and scraping, our lot was nowhere near as arduous as the roofers. Well done guys for surviving the cold and frosty weather.
Working shorter hours has given me time to go for some longer walks and there's always good opportunities for photos regardless of the weather. It's great having my Sony DSC-TX10 waterproof camera, not only is it small enough to pop in my pocket but it doesn't matter if a shower breezes through whilst I'm using it. |
| Looking across to Halfmoon Bay from Ringaringa Golf Course |
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| NZ Stick Insect - Acanthoxyla spp |
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| Close-up of this amazing critter |
I've had some big frosts here and, if I hang my washing out on the porch, it's as stiff as a board in the morning! I'll leave you with a few pics of the iced-over mud puddles on my driveway which didn't thaw until a couple of days later!
