It was a cool start to the morning but I was gob-smacked when I opened the blinds and saw a boomer frost! Winter is certainly on the way.
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| Looking out from the deck |
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| Frosty compost heap |
I cheated on daylight saving time and put my clocks back an hour on Friday night which gave me a great excuse to sleep in this morning. By the time I got up, the sun was shining brightly and everywhere was steaming. It's been a glorious day - just perfect for spending the day with the birds and trees whilst track trimming at Dancing Star.
Whilst on the topic of daylight saving time, I put my clocks forward a day early last September too - it seems much easier to adapt with two days of the weekend to do it, rather than just the one and I wish I tried it years ago :)
Mina and Phil flew out on the 8.30am flight last Tuesday which meant a walk down to the Post Office (aka Flight Centre) in the early dawn. After they left for the airstrip I sat and watched the sun rise over Halfmoon Bay.
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| A free shuttle to the airstrip - bye guys, thanks for coming |
What a picturesque island I live on!
My NatureWatching has taken a back seat for the last couple of weeks but I haven't stopped taking photos. There's a lot of fungi around at present - here's a wee selection...
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| Jelly fungus |
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| I haven't found this one in my books yet - any ideas? |
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| Puffball found checking Dancing Star traps |
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| A different sort of puffball found on Deep Bay rat lines |
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| This looks like the yellow version of the orange mosscap in my book |
I'll have to become more methodical when recording the fungi I find as identification from a single photo isn't always easy; features like gills, spore colour, type of habitat, cap shape and texture will all help. There's still many fungi in New Zealand which haven't been discovered before so keep a look out in your neck of the woods.
